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كلح

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root 'كلح' primarily describes expressions of the face, particularly frowning, grimacing, or baring teeth, often associated with negative emotions or hardship. It extends to describe severe conditions, unpleasantness, and even specific celestial or geographical phenomena.

Derived headwords

كَلَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to frown, grimaceboth

    To contort one's face in a frown or grimace, often baring teeth.

يَكْلَحُ — to frown, grimace
كُلُوحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    frowning, grimacingboth

    The act or state of frowning or grimacing, characterized by the baring of teeth.

كَلَاحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    frowning, grimacingboth

    The act or state of frowning or grimacing, characterized by the baring of teeth.

  2. 2.
    drought, famineclassical

    A severe drought or famine, a period of hardship.

تَكَلَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to frown, grimaceboth

    To contort one's face in a frown or grimace.

  2. 2.
    to smile faintlyclassical

    To smile slightly or faintly.

  3. 3.
    to flash intermittentlyclassical

    Used to describe lightning that flashes intermittently.

ولوى التكلح يشتكى سغبا — and he twisted his grimace, complaining of hunger
أَكْلَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to frown, grimaceboth

    To cause someone to frown or grimace.

اكْلَوْحَverb
  1. 1.
    to frown, grimaceclassical

    To frown or grimace.

أَكْلَحَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to frownboth

    To cause someone to frown or grimace.

كَلْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frown, grimaceboth

    A frown or grimace.

  2. 2.
    worry, distressclassical

    Worry or distress.

كَلَحَتُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    mouth, grimaceboth

    The mouth, especially when contorted in a grimace.

جَلَحَتُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    mouth, grimaceboth

    The mouth and its surroundings, especially when contorted in a grimace.

كِلَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    drought, famineclassical

    A severe drought or famine.

الكَوْلَحadjective
  1. 1.
    uglyclassical

    A man who is ugly.

دَهْرٌ كَالِحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    harsh, severeclassical

    A harsh or severe period of time.

كَلَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    harsh, severeclassical

    A harsh or severe period of time.

المُكَالَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smiling, pleasantryclassical

    Smiling or making pleasantries.

كَالَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to remain in placeclassical

    Used for the moon, meaning it did not deviate from its station but remained hidden in a cloud.

الكَالِحadjective
  1. 1.
    showing teethclassical

    One whose lip has retracted from the teeth, similar to sheep when their teeth are exposed and lips are drawn back.

مُكْلِحadjective
  1. 1.
    afflictingclassical

    A severe affliction that causes people to grimace.

كَلَحَ وَجْهُهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    his face frownedboth

    His face became contorted in a frown.

أَكْلَحَهُ الهَمُّverb phrase
  1. 1.
    worry made him frownclassical

    Worry caused him to frown or become distressed.

Parallel reading

تكشر في عبوس
to contort in a frown
الكلوح والكلاح: بدو الأسنان عند العبوس
Al-kulūḥ and al-kilāḥ: the baring of teeth during a frown.
ولوى التكلح يشتكى سغبا
and he twisted his grimace, complaining of hunger
رقميات عليها ناهض يكلح الأروق منها والأيل
Marked ones upon them, a riser, grimacing at the gazelles and the wild bulls among them.
قبح الله كلحته، يعني فمه
May God curse his grimace, meaning his mouth.
ما أقبح كلحته وجلحته
How ugly is his grimace and the area around his mouth.
أصابتهم سنة كلاح
A year of drought struck them.
الكلاح: السنة المجدبة
Al-kilāḥ: the barren year (drought/famine).
كان غياث المرمل الممتاح وعصمة في الزمن الكلاح
He was the succor of the thirsty, the one sought for help in the time of drought.
تكلح، إذا تبسم
to smile faintly, if he smiles.
تكلح البرق، إذا تتابع
The lightning flashes intermittently, if it follows in succession.
دهر كالح وكلاح، أي شديد
A harsh year and a harsh time, meaning severe.
كالح القمر: لم يعدل عن المنزل بل استتر في الغمامة
The moon 'kalḥa': it did not deviate from its station but was hidden in the cloud.
الذي قد قلصت شفته عن أسنانه نحو ما ترى من رؤوس الغنم إذا برزت الأسنان وتشمرت الشفاه
One whose lip has retracted from his teeth, like you see in the heads of sheep when the teeth protrude and the lips are drawn back.
تلفح وجوههم النار وهم فيها كالحون
The Fire will cover their faces, and they will therein be grimacing.
البلاء المكلح الذي يكلح الناس بشدته
The afflicting trial which causes people to grimace due to its severity.
كلح وجهه: عبسه
His face frowned: he contorted it.
وكلح في وجه الصبي والمجنون فزعه
And his fear made the face of the boy and the madman contort.
وكلحه الأمر: همه
And the matter distressed him: it worried him.