قحد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the hump of a camel, its size, and related terms. It also extends to describe something large or prominent, particularly in relation to the hump.

Derived headwords

القَحْدَةnoun

1.
base of the humpclassical
The fundamental part or origin of a camel's hump.

قِحَادnoun

1.
bases of humpsclassical
The plural form of 'qahdah', referring to the bases of humps.

مِقْحَادadjective

1.
large-humpedclassical
Describing a female camel that has a large or prominent hump.

أَقْحَدَتverb

1.
developed a large humpclassical
The female camel developed a large hump.

بِكْرَة قَحْدَةnoun

1.
young camel with a humpclassical
A young female camel that has a hump, or whose hump has become settled.

القُمَحْدُوَةnoun

1.
back of the headclassical
The part of the head behind the ears; the nape.

قَمَاحِدnoun

1.
nape of the headclassical
The plural form of 'qumhadwah', referring to the back of the heads.

Parallel reading

القحدة: أصل السنام

The qahdah: the origin/base of the hump.

والجمع قحاد، مثل ثمرة وثمار

And the plural is qihad, like thamrah (fruit) and thimar (fruits).

وناقة مقحاد: ضخمة السنام

And a miqhad camel: large-humped.

وقد أقحدت الناقة

And the she-camel has developed a large hump.

وبكرة قحدة، وأصله قحدة فسكنت

And a young she-camel is qahdah, and its origin is qahdah, then it was quiescent (settled).

مثل عشرة وعشرة

Like 'asharah and 'asharah.

والقمحدوة، بزيادة الميم: ما خلف الرأس

And the qumhadwah, with the addition of the mim: what is behind the head.

والجمع قماحد

And the plural is qumahid.