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كيح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes roughness, coarseness, and harshness, particularly in relation to physical attributes like teeth or terrain. It can also extend to meanings of destruction or perishing.

Derived headwords

كَيْحnoun
  1. 1.
    roughness, coarsenessboth

    The state of being rough, coarse, or harsh.

كَيْحadjective
  1. 1.
    rough, coarseboth

    Describing something as rough, coarse, or harsh in texture or nature.

كِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    rough, coarse (teeth)classical

    Specifically used to describe rough or coarse teeth.

أَكْيَحadjective
  1. 1.
    rough, coarseclassical

    A more emphatic form of 'rough' or 'coarse', used for emphasis.

كَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be rough, coarseclassical

    To possess the quality of roughness or coarseness.

  2. 2.
    to perish, be destroyedclassical

    To be ruined, destroyed, or perish.

أَكَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroy, ruinclassical

    To cause something to be destroyed or ruined.

Parallel reading

الكَيْحُ محركة: الخشونة والغلظ.
Al-kayḥ (vowelized with harakat): roughness and coarseness.
أسنان كَيْح، بالكسر
rough teeth, with kasra
ذا حَنَكٌ كَيْحٌ كَحَبِّ القَلْقَلِ
He has a rough palate like the grain of the qalqul.
وَكِيحٌ أَكْيَحُ: خَشِنٌ غَلِيظٌ، كَيَوْمٍ أَيَوْمٍ، تَأْكِيدٌ.
And kīḥ, akyāḥ: rough, coarse, like yawm, ayawm, as an emphasis.
وإنما سمي سند الجبل كيحا لغلظه وخشونته.
The mountain slope was named Kayḥ due to its thickness and roughness.
وما كَاحَ فيه السيف وما أَكَاحَ، كما حاك
And the sword did not become rough in it, nor did it become rough, as it was woven.