كيح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the rugged, elevated, or steep sides and slopes of mountains and hills. It also extends to concepts of proximity or facing, and in a more abstract sense, to giving or bestowing.

Derived headwords

الكَيْحnoun

1.
mountain sideboth
The side or slope of a mountain, particularly its rugged or elevated part.
2.
steep inclineclassical
A steep incline or slope, often referring to the rougher terrain of a mountain.

أكْوَاحnoun

1.
mountain sidesboth
The plural of كَيْح, referring to multiple sides or slopes of mountains.

أكْيَاحnoun

1.
mountain sidesboth
Another plural form of كَيْح, denoting the sides or slopes of mountains.

كُيُوحnoun

1.
mountain sidesboth
A further plural form of كَيْح, referring to the sides or slopes of mountains.

الكَيْحَةnoun

1.
rugged mountainclassical
A collective noun referring to a rugged or steep mountain.

كُوَّاح مَالnoun

1.
facing propertyclassical
The side or direction facing one's property or wealth.

أَكَاحَهُverb

1.
to giveclassical
To give or bestow something upon someone.

Parallel reading

عرض الجبل، وأغلظه، وقيل: هو سفحه وسفح سنده.

The side of the mountain, its ruggedness, and it was said: it is its slope and the slope of its incline.

وإنما ذكرته هنا لظهور الواو في التكسير.

I only mentioned it here because of the appearance of the 'waw' in the plural.

الكَيْح: ناحية الجبل.

The mountain side: the direction of the mountain.

والوادي ربما كان له كَيْح إذا كان في حرف غليظ، فحرفه كيحه، ولا يعد الكَيْح إلا ما كان من أصلب الحجارة وأخشنها، وكل سند جبل غليظ كَيْح.

And a valley might have a side if it was on a rugged edge, so its edge is its side, and only what is of the hardest and roughest stones is considered a mountain side, and every rugged mountain incline is a mountain side.

وما أكَاحه: ما أعطاه.

And what he gave him: what he bestowed upon him.