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كءد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of difficulty, hardship, and arduousness, particularly in relation to ascent or undertaking a task. It describes something that is challenging to overcome or endure.

Derived headwords

كؤودadjective
  1. 1.
    a difficult ascentboth

    a difficult ascent

تكادنيverb
  1. 1.
    it became difficult for meclassical

    A verb form indicating that something presented a significant hardship or difficulty to the speaker.

وتكادني الشئ — and the thing became difficult for me
تكاءدنىverb
  1. 1.
    it became difficult for meclassical

    Another verb form expressing that something was arduous or hard to bear for the speaker, often implying a struggle.

وتكاءدنى، أي شق على — and it became difficult for me, meaning it was hard on me

Parallel reading

عقبة كؤود: شاقة المصعد.
An arduous ascent: difficult to climb.
وتكادني الشئ وتكاءدنى، أي شق على، تفاعل وتفعل بمعنى.
And the thing became difficult for me (تكادني) and it became difficult for me (تكاءدني), meaning it was hard on me; the verb forms 'tafa'ala' and 'tafa''ala' are used with the same meaning.