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ك ل ه س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe states of fear, intense focus, and aggressive action. It encompasses concepts like being frightened of something, diligently working on a task, confronting an enemy, and a specific posture of intense physical engagement.

Derived headwords

الكَلْهَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fearclassical

    The state of being frightened or apprehensive of something.

  2. 2.
    Intense physical postureclassical

    A specific posture involving riding the chest forward, lowering the head, and bringing the shoulders close together, typically occurring during walking.

كلهسverb
  1. 1.
    To fearclassical

    To be frightened of something or someone.

  2. 2.
    To be diligentclassical

    To be engrossed in and work diligently and persistently on a task.

  3. 3.
    To confrontclassical

    To face or confront combat.

  4. 4.
    To chargeclassical

    To charge at the enemy and press hard against them.

كلهس الرجل الشيء، إذا فرق منه وخافه — The man feared the thing, if he was apprehensive of it and feared it.
كلهس على العمل: أكب عليه وجد فيه ودأب — He was diligent on the work: he was engrossed in it, found it, and persisted.
كلهس: واجه القتال — He confronted: he faced the combat.
كلهس: حمل على العدو وشد عليه — He charged: he charged at the enemy and pressed hard against them.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: الكلهسة: الخوف
Al-Saghani said: Al-Kalsaha is fear.
يقال: كلهس الرجل الشيء، إذا فرق منه وخافه
It is said: The man feared the thing, if he was apprehensive of it and feared it.
وكلهس على العمل: أكب عليه وجد فيه ودأب
And he was diligent on the work: he was engrossed in it, found it, and persisted.
وكلهس: واجه القتال
And he confronted: he faced the combat.
وكلهس: حمل على العدو وشد عليه
And he charged: he charged at the enemy and pressed hard against them.
والهاء زائدة
And the 'ha' is superfluous.
وهذان عن أبي عمرو
And these two are from Abu Amr.
والكلهسة: ركوبك صدرك وخفضك رأسك وتقريبك بين منكبيك، ولا يكون ذلك إلا في المشي
And Al-Kalsaha is your chest riding forward, your head lowering, and your shoulders coming close together; and that only occurs in walking.
نقله الصاغاني
Al-Saghani transmitted it.