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كحل

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root كحل primarily relates to the eye and its adornment, specifically kohl. It extends metaphorically to concepts of scarcity, drought, and affliction, as well as to specific anatomical terms and treatments.

Derived headwords

كحلnoun
  1. 1.
    he applied kohl to his eyeboth

    he applied kohl to his eye

كحلتهم السنونverb
  1. 1.
    years afflicted themclassical

    Years of drought or hardship struck them.

كحلتهم السنون — The years afflicted them (with drought/hardship).
صرحت كحلverb
  1. 1.
    the sky clearedclassical

    The sky became clear, with no clouds.

صرحت كحل — The sky cleared (of clouds).
كحلnoun
  1. 1.
    he applied kohl to his eyeboth

    he applied kohl to his eye

الكحلnoun
  1. 1.
    well-known (kohl)both

    well-known (kohl)

كحلnoun
  1. 1.
    he applied kohl to his eyeboth

    he applied kohl to his eye

مضى فلان كحل — So-and-so passed away with much wealth.
الأكحلnoun
  1. 1.
    a vein in the hand that is bledboth

    a vein in the hand that is bled

أكحلadjective
  1. 1.
    having naturally dark eyelidsboth

    having naturally dark eyelids

رجل أكحل بين الكحل — A man with dark-rimmed eyes, naturally so.
كحيلadjective
  1. 1.
    an eye with naturally dark eyelidsboth

    an eye with naturally dark eyelids

كحلاءadjective
  1. 1.
    a woman with naturally dark eyelidsboth

    a woman with naturally dark eyelids

المكحلnoun
  1. 1.
    the stick with which kohl is appliedboth

    the stick with which kohl is applied

المكحالnoun
  1. 1.
    the stick with which kohl is appliedboth

    the stick with which kohl is applied

المكحالانnoun
  1. 1.
    forearm bonesclassical

    The two bones of the forearm in a horse.

المكحلةnoun
  1. 1.
    the container for kohlboth

    the container for kohl

تمكحلverb
  1. 1.
    to take a kohl containerboth

    To take or handle a kohl container.

تمكحل الرجل — The man took a kohl container.
كحلت عينيverb
  1. 1.
    I applied kohl to my eyesboth

    The act of applying kohl to one's eyes.

كحلت عيني — I applied kohl to my eyes.
تكحلتverb
  1. 1.
    I applied kohl to my eyesboth

    The act of applying kohl to one's eyes.

تكحلت — I applied kohl to my eyes.
اكتحلتverb
  1. 1.
    I applied kohl to my eyesboth

    The act of applying kohl to one's eyes.

اكتحلت — I applied kohl to my eyes.
الكحيلnoun
  1. 1.
    ointment for camelsclassical

    An ointment applied to camels for mange, possibly derived from the root meaning 'to apply'.

النفطnoun
  1. 1.
    blisterboth

    blister

  2. 2.
    oilboth

    oil

Parallel reading

يقال للسنة المجدبة كحل، وهي معرفة لا تدخلها الألف واللام، تجرى ولا تجرى.
A year of severe drought is called 'Kuhl', and it is a proper noun that does not take the definite article, and is used with and without it.
يقال: كحلتهم السنون، أي أصابتهم.
It is said: 'The years afflicted them', meaning they were struck (by hardship).
وقال الأموي: كحل: السماء.
And Al-Amwi said: 'Kuhl' means the sky.
إذا ما المراضيع الخماص تأوهت ولم تندمن أنواء كحل جنوبها
When the hungry, pregnant she-camels groaned and the southern winds of drought did not bring them relief.
ويقال: صرحت كحل، إذا لم يكن في السماء غيم.
And it is said: 'Kuhl cleared', meaning there was no cloud in the sky.
قوم إذا صرحت كحل بيوتهم مأوى الضريك ومأوى كل قرضوب
A people whose homes, when the sky cleared, were a refuge for the destitute and a refuge for every needy person.
ومن أمثالهم: " باءت عرار بكحل " إذا قتل القاتل بمقتوله.
And among their proverbs is: 'Arar was repaid with Kuhl', meaning if the killer is killed in retribution for his victim.
يقال: كانتا بقرتين قتلت إحداهما بالأخرى.
It is said: They were two cows, one killed for the other.
والكحل بالضم معروف.
And 'Kuhl' with damma is well-known (as kohl).
أبو عبيد: يقال: مضى فلان كحل، أي مال كثير.
Abu Ubaid said: It is said: 'So-and-so passed away with Kuhl', meaning a lot of wealth.
الأكحل: عرق في اليد يفصد.
Al-Akhal: A vein in the arm that is phlebotomized.
ولا يقال عرق الأكحل.
And it is not said 'the vein of Al-Akhal'.
ورجل أكحل بين الكحل، وهو الذي يعلو جفون عينيه سواد مثل الكحل من غير اكتحال.
And a man is 'akhal' (naturally dark-eyed) if blackness appears around his eyelids like kohl, without having applied it.
وعين كحيل وامرأة كحلاء.
And a 'kuhayl' eye and a 'kahlaa' woman.
والمكحل والمكحال: الملمول الذي يكتحل به.
And Al-Mukhal and Al-Mikhal: The small stick with which one applies kohl.
والمكحالان: عظما الذراعين من الفرس.
And Al-Mikhalan: The two bones of the forearm of a horse.
والمكحلة: التي فيها الكحل، وهو أحد ما جاء على الضم من الادوات.
And Al-Makhalah: The container in which is the kohl, and it is one of the tools that take the damma form.
وتمكحل الرجل، إذا أخذ مكحلة.
And the man 'tamakhal', if he took a kohl container.
وكحلت عيني وتكحلت واكتحلت.
And I applied kohl to my eyes, and I applied kohl, and I applied kohl.
الأصمعي: الكحيل مبني على التصغير: الذي تطلى به الإبل للجرب، وهو النفط.
Al-Asma'i said: 'Al-Kahil', formed by diminutivization, refers to that with which camels are treated for mange, and it is naphtha.
قال: والقطران إنما يطلى به للدبر والقردان وأشباه ذلك.
He said: And tar is applied for sores, ticks, and the like.