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كردح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes a type of running or moving with effort, often characterized by a heavy or stumbling gait. It can also refer to falling and rolling.

Derived headwords

الكُرْدَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy runningclassical

    A type of running characterized by shortness of stride and speed, as if the runner is struggling.

الكُرْتَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy runningclassical

    Similar to الكردحة, denoting a heavy and fast run.

الكَرْمَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy runningclassical

    Also synonymous with الكردحة, describing a slow, heavy, and fast run.

كَرْمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to run heavilyclassical

    To run with a heavy, slow, and fast gait, as described by Abu Amr.

تَكَرَدَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to roll downclassical

    To fall and roll down, as if tumbling from a height.

Parallel reading

الكردحة: عدو القصير يقرمط ويسرع.
Al-kurdaḥah: The running of a short person who strains and speeds up.
وكذلك الكرتحة والكرمحة.
And likewise is al-kartaḥah and al-karmḥah.
قال أبو عمرو: كرمحنا في آثار القوم: عدونا عدو المتثاقل.
Abu Amr said: We ran heavily in the tracks of the people: we ran the run of one who is slow-moving.
كرمحنا في آثار القوم: عدونا عدو المتثاقل.
We ran heavily in the tracks of the people: we ran the run of one who is slow-moving.
الأصمعي: سقط من السطح فتكردح، أي تدحرج.
Al-Asma'i: He fell from the roof and tumbled down, meaning he rolled.
فتكردح، أي تدحرج.
And he tumbled down, meaning he rolled.