كوح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the side or slope of a mountain. It also extends to meanings of overcoming, confronting, and engaging in verbal disputes or struggles.

Derived headwords

الكاحnoun

1.
mountain sideboth
The side or slope of a mountain.

الكيحnoun

1.
mountain sideboth
The side or slope of a mountain.

كوحتverb

1.
to overcomeclassical
To overcome someone, to gain the upper hand.

تكويحاnoun

1.
overcomingclassical
The act of overcoming someone; gaining the upper hand.

كاوحتهverb

1.
to confront verballyclassical
To engage in verbal abuse or confrontation with someone, to challenge them openly.

تكاوحverb

1.
to struggle with each otherclassical
Two people struggling with each other, engaging in mutual contention or conflict.
2.
to engage in strifeclassical
To engage in mutual strife or contention, particularly in a verbal or argumentative manner.

تمارساverb

1.
to contend with each otherclassical
To contend with each other, to engage in a struggle or contest.

تعالجاverb

1.
to deal with each otherclassical
To deal with each other, often implying a struggle or difficult interaction.

Parallel reading

الكاح، والكيح: عرض الجبل وسنده.

Al-kāḥ, and al-kayḥ: the side and slope of the mountain.

وكوحت الرجل تكويحا: غلبته.

And I overcame the man with overcoming: I defeated him.

أعددته للخصم ذى التعدي * كوحته منك بدون الجهد

I prepared him for the transgressing adversary * I overcame him from you without effort.

وكاوحته، إذا شاتمته وجاهرته.

And I confronted him verbally, if you reviled him and challenged him openly.

وتكاوح الرجلان، إذا تمارسا وتعالجا الشر بينهما.

And the two men struggled with each other, if they contended and dealt with evil between them.