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كدء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes the state of plants or land that are slow to grow or develop. This slowness is often attributed to adverse conditions like cold weather or lack of water, causing the plant to be stunted or delayed in its growth.

Derived headwords

كَدَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stuntedboth

    Said of a plant when it is stunted in its growth due to cold weather or drought, causing it to remain low to the ground.

كَدْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stunted growthclassical

    The state of a plant being stunted or slow in growth, often due to cold or thirst.

يَكْدَأُverb
  1. 1.
    to be stuntedboth

    Present tense of كَدَأَ, describing the ongoing state of a plant being stunted.

أَصَابَهُ البَرْدُ فَكَدَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    cold stunted itboth

    When the cold weather affects a plant, causing it to be stunted and remain close to the ground.

تَكْدِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stuntingclassical

    The act or process of stunting the growth of a plant, especially by cold or drought.

كَادِئَةadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-growingclassical

    Said of land that is slow to produce vegetation, implying poor or difficult growth conditions.

Parallel reading

كدأ النبت يكدأ كدوءا، إذا أصابه البرد فلبده في الأرض، أو عطش فأبطأ في النبات.
A plant is stunted (yakda'u kadu'an) if cold strikes it and presses it to the ground, or if it suffers from thirst and is slow in its growth.
يقال: أصاب الزرع برد فكدأه في الأرض تكدئة.
It is said: The crop was struck by cold, and it stunted it to the ground, causing it to be stunted.
وأرض كادئة: بطيئة الإنبات.
And a land is kadi'ah: slow in germination/growth.