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قهز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of mixed fabric, specifically wool mixed with silk. It also appears in poetic descriptions, possibly referring to a color or texture associated with birds.

Derived headwords

القَهْزnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixed fabricclassical

    A type of garment made from sheep's wool mixed with silk.

القوهىnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of clothingboth

    a type of clothing

Parallel reading

القَهْز بالكسر: ثياب مرعزى يخالطها القز.
Al-qahz (with kasra): garments of sheep's wool mixed with silk.
من الزرق أو صقع كأن رؤوسها * من القهز والقوهى بيض المقانع
Of blue or dark, as if their heads * from al-qahz and al-quhi are white head coverings.