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قنح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of bending, curving, or hooking, often in relation to objects like branches, tools, or even the head posture of a drinker. It also extends to the idea of fixing or securing something, particularly a door.

Derived headwords

قَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to bendboth

    To bend a branch or twig until it becomes hook-like.

قَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to drinkboth

    To drink deeply and raise one's head in satisfaction or reluctance to drink more.

قَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to sipclassical

    To sip or taste a drink.

تَقَنَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink excessivelyclassical

    To drink beyond satiety, to overindulge in drinking.

تَقَنَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to pause while drinkingclassical

    To pause or take a break while drinking, drinking slowly.

أَقْنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to fix a doorclassical

    To fix a door by carving a wooden piece and using it to secure it.

قَنَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    hookboth

    A hook-like object, such as a bent branch or a tool used for securing a door.

قَنَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    door latchboth

    A piece of wood used to secure a door, functioning as a latch or bolt.

قَنَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    crooked keyclassical

    A long, crooked key, often used as a door lock mechanism.

مَقْنُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    fixedclassical

    A door that has been secured or fixed with a wooden piece.

Parallel reading

قنحه، أي العود والغصن
It means to bend a branch or twig.
إذا عطفه حتى يصير كالمحجن
When you bend it until it becomes like a hook.
وهو القناح والقناحة
And it is the hook and the door latch.
قنح الشارب يقنح قنحا روي فرفع رأسه ريا وتكاره على الشرب
The drinker drinks, raising his head in satisfaction or reluctance to drink more.
قنح من الشراب يقنح قنحا تمززه
He sips from the drink, tasting it.
تقنحت من الشراب تقنحا
He drank excessively from the drink.
وأشرب فأتقنح
And I drink, and I pause in my drinking.
أظنها تريد أشرب قليلا قليلا
I think she means I drink little by little.
التقنح أن تشرب فوق الري
The 'taqannuh' is to drink beyond satiety.
وهو التقنح والترنح
And it is the excessive drinking and lingering over it.
قنح الباب فهو مقنوح نحت خشبة ورفعه بها
The door is fixed, meaning a piece of wood was carved and used to secure it.
اقنح باب دارنا
Fix our house door.
تلك الخشبة هي القناحة
That piece of wood is the door latch.
يقال لدروند الباب النجاف والنجران، ولمترسه القناح
The door's bolt is called 'najaf' and 'najran', and its latch is 'qanah'.
اتخاذك قناحة تشد بها عضادة بابك ونحوها
Your making a door latch to secure the doorpost of your door and the like.
القناحة بالضم مشددة: مفتاح معوج طويل
The 'qanaahah' (with damma and shadda) is a long, crooked key.
قنحت الباب تقنيحا إذا أصلحت ذالك عليه
You fix the door by repairing that mechanism on it.