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كهب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific color, often associated with animals, particularly camels. It denotes a hue that is not pure red but has a reddish tint, sometimes described as a mixture or a duller shade of red.

Derived headwords

الْكَهْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    colorboth

    A specific color, similar to 'qahbah' (قهبة), which is not pure red but has a reddish hue, particularly noted in camels.

أَكْهَبadjective
  1. 1.
    reddish-coloredboth

    Describing an animal, especially a camel, that has the 'kahbah' color.

الْكُهْبnoun
  1. 1.
    camels of a certain colorboth

    Plural of 'akhab' (أكهب), referring to camels that possess the 'kahbah' color.

كَهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become reddishboth

    To acquire the 'kahbah' color, used to describe an animal, particularly a camel.

Parallel reading

الْكَهْبَة لون مثل القهبة.
Al-kahbah is a color like al-qahbah.
يقال بعير أكهب بين الكهب، وقد كهب.
It is said, 'A camel is ak-hab among al-kuhb, and it has become kahab.'
الكهبة: لون ليس بخالص في الحمرة، وهو في الحمرة خاصة.
Al-kahbah: a color that is not pure in redness, and it is specific to redness.