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كهدب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and is primarily discussed in classical Arabic dictionaries. It is associated with the concept of being heavy, sluggish, or unwell.

Derived headwords

الكَهْدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Heaviness, sluggishnessclassical

    A state of being heavy, sluggish, or unwell. This term is noted as being neglected by Al-Jauhari and defined by Al-Saghani.

كجعفرother
  1. 1.
    Pattern of speechclassical

    Indicates a pattern of speech or pronunciation, likely referring to the pronunciation of the root word itself, similar to the pattern of 'Ja'far'.

الثقيل الوخمadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy and sluggishclassical

    Describing someone or something as heavy, sluggish, or unwell. This phrase is used to define the term 'الكهدب'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jauhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الثقيل الوخم
And Al-Saghani said: it is the heavy, sluggish one.
بسكون الخاء المعجمة
with a sukun on the dotted khā'.
كذا هو مضبوط
Thus it is transcribed.