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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a lack of appetite or aversion to food. It also extends to concepts of being well-fed or fertile, and conversely, being hard-hearted or unsettled.

Derived headwords

قَهِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to have no appetiteboth

    To experience a lack of desire for food, to be disinclined to eat.

قَهِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to dislikeclassical

    To find something disagreeable or loathsome, particularly food.

اجْتَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to desireclassical

    To have a strong desire for something, especially food.

أَقْهَىverb
  1. 1.
    to have no appetiteclassical

    To experience a lack of desire for food, similar to 'qahiya'.

القَاهِيnoun
  1. 1.
    well-fedclassical

    Describing someone who is well-fed and prosperous, particularly in their provisions for a journey.

القَاهِيadjective
  1. 1.
    hard-heartedclassical

    Describing someone who is unfeeling or insensitive, literally 'iron-hearted'.

القَاهِيadjective
  1. 1.
    unsettledclassical

    Describing someone who is restless or unsettled, perhaps due to being far from home or in a state of distress.

Parallel reading

ي: قهي من الطعام
He had no appetite for food.
كأقهى
as if he had no appetite.
والقاهي: المخصب في رحله
And Al-Qahi: the well-provisioned on his journey.
والحديد الفؤاد المستطار
And the iron-hearted, the unsettled.