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كثح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of gathering, collecting, and sometimes dispersing or scattering. It also encompasses actions of uncovering, revealing, and striking or throwing.

Derived headwords

الكثحةnoun
  1. 1.
    small groupclassical

    A small, not numerous group of people.

تكاثحواverb
  1. 1.
    fought each otherclassical

    They fought each other with swords. The 'th' (ث) is a dialectal variation for 'f' (ف).

كثحverb
  1. 1.
    uncoveredboth

    A man uncovered his garment from his backside.

  2. 2.
    scatteredboth

    The wind scattered dust upon him or pulled his garment.

  3. 3.
    collectedclassical

    He gathered wealth as much as he wished.

  4. 4.
    gathered and dispersedclassical

    He gathered and dispersed something, acting as an antonym.

كشحverb
  1. 1.
    uncoveredboth

    To uncover or reveal.

كتحverb
  1. 1.
    scatteredboth

    The wind scattered dust upon him or pulled his garment.

تكثيحاnoun
  1. 1.
    uncoveringboth

    The act of uncovering or revealing.

كسحverb
  1. 1.
    gatheredclassical

    To gather wealth as much as he wished.

تكثحverb
  1. 1.
    struck withboth

    He struck with pebbles or dust.

Parallel reading

الكثحة من الناس: جماعة غير كثيرة
A small group of people: a group that is not numerous.
وتكاثحوا بالسيوف: تكافحوا
And they fought each other with swords: they fought each other.
وكثح الرجل ثوبه عن استه
And the man uncovered his garment from his backside.
وكثحت الريح عليه التراب
And the wind scattered dust upon him.
أو نازعته ثوبه، ككتحته
Or it pulled his garment, like kathaḥtuhu.
تكثيحا؛ إذا كشف
Tukthīḥan; if he uncovered.
كثح من المال ما شاء
He gathered wealth as much as he wished.
كثح الشيء: جمعه وفرقه
He gathered and dispersed something.
وتكثح بالحصى
And he struck with pebbles.
أو بالتراب، أي تضرب به
Or with dust, meaning he struck with it.