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الكيه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to cunning, trickery, and the inability to escape or maneuver. It describes someone who is outwitted or lacks agency, and also the act of testing or probing someone's cunning.

Derived headwords

الكيهnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning, trickeryclassical

    A state of being outwitted or entangled by one's own schemes, implying a lack of cleverness or ability to escape.

  2. 2.
    lack of agencyclassical

    Someone who is unable to act or maneuver freely, being trapped by circumstances or their own limitations.

كهتهverb
  1. 1.
    to test cunningclassical

    To test someone's intelligence, cunning, or ability to strategize.

أكيههverb
  1. 1.
    to test cunningclassical

    An intensive form of testing someone's cunning or resourcefulness.

استنكهتهverb
  1. 1.
    to probe cunningclassical

    To thoroughly investigate or probe someone's cunning, resourcefulness, or intentions.

Parallel reading

البرم بحيلته لا تتوجه له
He is entangled by his own schemes, and they do not work out for him.
أو من لا متصرف له
Or one who has no agency or ability to maneuver.
وكهته أكيهه
And I tested his cunning, I intensely tested it.
استنكهته
I probed his cunning.