كردح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes forms of movement, particularly running and rolling, often with connotations of effort or awkwardness. It also extends to describe individuals characterized by these movements or by a certain physical or social disposition.

Derived headwords

الكردحnoun

1.
old womanclassical
Refers to an old woman.
2.
sturdy manclassical
Refers to a strong or sturdy man.

الكرداحnoun

1.
fast runnerclassical
A person who runs quickly with short, close steps.
2.
short personclassical
Refers to a short person.

الكردحةnoun

1.
short, fast runclassical
A type of running characterized by short, close steps and great effort, often associated with a short person.

كردحverb

1.
to run awkwardlyclassical
To run with short, close steps, exerting effort.

فتكردحverb

1.
to roll downclassical
To roll down, as if falling from a height.

تكرتحverb

1.
to roll downclassical
To roll down, similar to 'takardaha'.

كردحهverb

1.
to throw downclassical
To throw someone down or to fell them, similar to 'karbaḥahu'.

الكردحاءnoun

1.
specific gaitclassical
A manner of walking characterized by a slight hunching and quickness, similar to 'kartaha' and 'karmaha'.

المكردحadjective

1.
submissiveclassical
One who is submissive, humble, or self-deprecating.

Parallel reading

العجوز، والرجل الصلب

The old woman, and the sturdy man.

السريع العدو المتقارب المشي

The fast runner with close steps.

وهو من عدو القصير المتقارب الخطو المجتهد في عدوه

And it is from the running of a short person with close steps, striving in his run.

وهو سعي في بطء وقد كردح

And it is a slow gait, and he has run.

وهو القصير

And he is the short one.

سقط من السطح فتكردح

He fell from the roof and rolled down.

والهاء لغة فيه

And the 'ha' is a dialectal variation for it.

ومثله تكرتح بالتاء المثناة الفوقية

And similar to it is 'takartaha' with the upper Taa.

وكردحه: صرعه، مثل كربحه

And 'kardaḥahu': he threw him down, like 'karbaḥahu'.

ضرب من المشي فيه قرمطة وإسراع، كالكرتحة والكرمحة

A type of walking with hunching and speed, like 'kartaha' and 'karmaha'.

وكردح، إذا عدا على جنب واحد

And 'kardaḥa', if he ran on one side.

المتذلل المتصاغر

The submissive, the self-deprecating.

والكرداح موضع، وهو الصواب

And Al-Kardah is a place name, and that is correct.