قدح

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root قدح (q-d-ḥ) primarily relates to the action of scooping or drawing out, often from a container or a source. It extends to concepts of striking or igniting, as well as damaging or corrupting, like a worm eating into something or a flaw appearing.

Derived headwords

القَدْحnoun

1.
the cup from which one drinksboth
the cup from which one drinks

قَدَحَverb

1.
he struck fireboth
he struck fire
2.
he slandered his lineageboth
he slandered his lineage

قِدَاحnoun

1.
arrows of Maysirclassical
Plural of قَدْح, referring to the arrows used in the game of Maysir.
2.
flintboth
A stone used to strike fire.

أَقْدَاحnoun

1.
plural of qadaḥboth
plural of qadaḥ

أَقَادِيحnoun

1.
arrows of Maysirclassical
A broken plural of قَدْح, referring to the arrows used in the game of Maysir.

المِقْدَحnoun

1.
ladleboth
A large ladle or scoop used for serving, especially soup or stew.

المِقْدَحَةnoun

1.
what one uses to strike fireboth
what one uses to strike fire

القَدَّاحَةnoun

1.
the stone that ignites fireboth
the stone that ignites fire

القَدْحَةnoun

1.
scoopfulboth
The amount of liquid or food taken with a single scoop.

القَادِحَةnoun

1.
wormboth
A worm or insect that causes damage or decay.
2.
flawboth
A defect or flaw, particularly a dark spot in teeth.

القَادِحnoun

1.
crackboth
A crack or fissure, especially in wood.
2.
dark spot (teeth)both
A dark spot or blemish that appears on the teeth.

القَدِيحnoun

1.
residueclassical
The thick residue remaining at the bottom of a pot, difficult to scoop out.

رَكِيٌّ قَدُوحadjective

1.
scoopable wellclassical
A well from which water can be easily scooped by hand.

تَقْدِيحnoun

1.
training (horse)classical
The act of training or conditioning a horse, making it lean.

اِقْتَدَحَverb

1.
he struck the fire-stickboth
he struck the fire-stick

Parallel reading

السهم قبل أن يراش ويركب نصله.

The arrow before it is fletched and its head is attached.

والقدح: واحد الاقداح التى للشرب.

And al-qadḥ: one of the drinking vessels.

والمقدح: المغرقة.

And al-miqdah: the ladle.

والمقدحة: ما تقدح به النار.

And al-miqdaha: that by which fire is struck.

والقداحة والقداح: الحجر الذي يوري النار.

And al-qaddaha and al-qaddāḥ: the stone by which fire is kindled.

وقدحت المرق: غرفته.

And qadaḥtu al-maraq: I scooped the broth.

أعطني قدحة من مرقتك.

Give me a scoopful from your broth.

وقدحت النار

And he struck fire.

وقدحت في نسبه، إذا طعنت.

And he attacked his lineage, if he slandered it.

وقدح الدود في الأسنان والشجر قدحا، وهو تأكل يقع فيه.

And worms ate into the teeth and trees, a corruption occurring in them.

وقدحت العين، إذا أخرجت منها الماء الفاسد.

And he treated the eye, if he removed the corrupted water from it.

والقديح: ما يبقى في أسفل القدر فيغرف بجهد.

And al-qadīḥ: what remains at the bottom of the pot and is scooped with difficulty.

وركى قدوح: تغرف باليد.

And a qadūḥ well: one from which water is scooped by hand.

وقدحت عينه وقدحت أيضا مخففة، إذا غارت.

And his eye became sunken, and it was also said qadiḥat, if it became hollowed.

وقدح فرسه تقديحا: ضمره.

And he trained his horse taqdīḥan: he made it lean.

واقتدحت الزند.

And he struck the flint.

واقتدحت المرق: غرفته.

And he scooped the broth.