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كوه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with states of confusion, perplexity, and dispersal. It can also refer to the act of investigating or inquiring into something.

Derived headwords

كُوِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be confusedboth

    To be bewildered, perplexed, or lost in thought.

تَكَوْهَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be confusedclassical

    To become confused or bewildered.

تَكَوْهُهَ عَلَيْهِ أُمُورُهُverb
  1. 1.
    matters dispersedclassical

    His affairs became scattered, disorganized, or spread out.

كَاهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to investigateclassical

    To inquire into something thoroughly, to investigate its essence or nature.

اِسْتَنْكَاهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to investigateclassical

    To seek to investigate or inquire into something.

Parallel reading

كُوِهَ، كَفَرِحَ: تَحَيَّرَ.
To be confused, like 'faraha': to be bewildered.
وَتَكَوْهَهَتْ عَلَيْهِ أُمُورُهُ: تَفَرَّقَتْ، وَاتَّسَعَتْ.
And his affairs became confused: they dispersed and became widespread.
وَكَهْتُهُ أَكُوهُهُ: اِسْتَنْكَهُتُهُ.
And I investigated it, I investigate it: I sought to investigate it.