قحم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root قحم (q-h-m) primarily relates to plunging into something without consideration, often with a sense of danger or difficulty. It encompasses concepts of recklessness, hardship, and forceful entry, whether by a person, an animal, or a difficult situation.

Derived headwords

قَحِمadjective

1.
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberationboth
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberation

قَحَمَverb

1.
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberationboth
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberation

قُحْمَةnoun

1.
destructionclassical
A state or place of ruin or destruction.
2.
hardshipboth
A severe year, often characterized by drought and hardship.

قَحْمَةnoun

1.
difficultiesboth
The difficult or arduous parts of a road or path.

قَحَمَverb

1.
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberationboth
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberation

قَحْمَةnoun

1.
severe yearboth
A year of severe hardship, particularly drought, forcing people to migrate.

أَقْحَمَverb

1.
he made his horse plunge into the river, so it plunged, meaning he made it enter, so it enteredboth
he made his horse plunge into the river, so it plunged, meaning he made it enter, so it entered

انْقَحَمَverb

1.
he plungedboth
he plunged

اِقْتَحَمَverb

1.
the horse plunged into the river: it entered itboth
the horse plunged into the river: it entered it

قَحَمَverb

1.
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberationboth
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberation

قَحَمَverb

1.
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberationboth
he plunged into the matter: he threw himself into it without deliberation

تَقْحِيمnoun

1.
plunging oneself into something: entering it without deliberationboth
plunging oneself into something: entering it without deliberation

اِقْتَحَمَverb

1.
the horse plunged into the river: it entered itboth
the horse plunged into the river: it entered it

مُقَحَّمadjective

1.
contemptibleclassical
Something that is looked down upon or disdained by the eye.

مُقْحِمnoun

1.
camel that advances ageclassical
A camel that prematurely advances in age, appearing to be older than it is, by 'adding a year to a year'. This is specific to the young camel (ibn labun) appearing as a true (haqq) or two-year-old (jadh'a).

مِقْحَامadjective

1.
bold stallionclassical
A stallion that forcefully mounts female camels (shoul) without being sent to them, implying boldness or aggression.

Parallel reading

شيخ قحم، أي هم مثل قحل.

A reckless old man, meaning they are like the قحل (qahl).

وقحم في الأمر قحوما: رمى بنفسه فيه من غير روية.

And he plunged into the affair (qahama quhuman): he threw himself into it without deliberation.

والقحمة بالضم: المهلكة.

And al-quhma (with damma) is destruction.

وقحم الطريق: مصاعبه.

And the difficulties of the road (qahama al-tariq): its arduous parts.

وللخصومة قحم، أي أنها تقحم بصاحبها على ما لا يريده.

And dispute has its own plunge (qahama): meaning it plunges its owner into what he does not want.

والقحمة: السنة الشديدة.

And al-qahma (with fatha): the severe year.

يقال: أصابت الأعراب القحمة، إذا أصابهم قحط فدخلوا بلاد الريف.

It is said: The Arabs were afflicted by the severe year (al-qahma), when drought struck them and they entered the fertile lands.

ويقال أيضا: أقحم أهل البادية، على ما لم يسم فاعله، إذا أجدبوا فدخلوا الريف.

It is also said: The people of the desert were made to enter (aqhima), when they were barren and entered the fertile lands.

وأقحم فرسه النهر فانقحم.

And he made his horse enter the river, and it entered (aqhama farasahu al-nahr fa-nqahama).

واقتحم النهر أيضا: دخله.

And he also stormed the river (iqtamaHa al-nahr): he entered it.

وفي الحديث: " أقحم يا ابن سيف الله ".

And in the hadith: 'Storm, O son of the sword of God!' (aqhim ya ibn sayf Allah).

وقحم الفرس فارسه تقحيما على وجه، إذا رماه.

And the horse threw its rider (qahama al-farasu farisahu taqhiman 'ala wajh): meaning it threw him.

وقحم في الصف، أي دخل.

And he entered the formation (qahama fi al-saff): meaning he entered.

وتقحيم النفس في الشئ: إدخالها فيه من غير روية.

And the reckless involvement of the self in a matter (taqhim al-nafs fi al-shay'): is its entry into it without deliberation.

واقتحمته عيني: ازدرته.

And my eye disdained it (iqtamaHat-hu 'ayni): it looked down upon it.

والمقحم، بفتح الحاء: البعير الذي يربع ويثني في سنة واحدة، فيقحم سنا على سن.

And al-muqhim (with fatha): the camel that advances in age and doubles in one year, thus adding a year to a year.

والمقحام: الفحل الذي يقتحم الشول من غير إرسال فيها.

And al-miqham: the stallion that forcefully mounts the she-camels without being sent to them.