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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of fatness, stoutness, and fullness, particularly in reference to female camels. It also extends to meanings of being full-faced, robust, or even cowardly and weak. Additionally, it encompasses terms for nobility and the act of boasting or refusing.

Derived headwords

الكَهَاةُnoun

1.
Fat/stout she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is fat or stout, nearing old age, or having wide udder skins.

الكِهْيَاءُnoun

1.
Fat/stout she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is fat or stout, nearing old age, or having wide udder skins.

الأَكْهَىadjective

1.
Full-facedclassical
Having a full or broad face.
2.
Having bad breathclassical
Suffering from halitosis.
3.
Solid rockclassical
A rock that has no cracks or fissures.
4.
Cowardly/weakclassical
A person who is cowardly and weak.

كَهِيَverb

1.
To be fat/stoutclassical
To be fat or stout, particularly referring to a she-camel nearing old age.

كَهَىverb

1.
To be fat/stoutclassical
To be fat or stout, particularly referring to a she-camel nearing old age.

الأَكْهَاءُnoun

1.
Nobles/distinguished menclassical
The noble or distinguished men of a group.

كَاَهَاهُverb

1.
To boast againstclassical
To compete with someone in boasting or to vie with them.

أَكْتَهَكَverb

1.
To confront/faceclassical
To confront someone directly with a matter or question.

أَكْهَىverb

1.
To abstain fromclassical
To abstain or refrain from food.

Parallel reading

الناقة السمينة أو الضخمة كادت تدخل في السن، أو الواسعة جلد الأخلاف.

The she-camel that is fat or stout, nearing old age, or having wide udder skins.

الأكلف الوجه، والأبخر، والحجر لا صدع فيه والجبان الضعيف.

The full-faced, the one with bad breath, the rock without a crack, and the cowardly weakling.

كهي، كرضي، كهى، كهدى.

Kahya, as in radiya; kahya, as in hada.

نبلاء الرجال.

The nobles of men.

فاخره.

He boasted against him.

أشافهك بمسألة.

He confronted you with a matter.

امتنع.

He abstained.

سخن أطراف أصابعه بنفس.

He warmed his fingertips himself.