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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to density, thickness, and perhaps coarseness, particularly when describing hair or beards. It also has a less common meaning related to debris or remnants.

Derived headwords

كَثْحَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    debris, remnantsclassical

    Refers to the broken or scattered remains of something dry and withered.

كَثْحَمadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, denseboth

    Describes a beard that is thick, dense, and possibly short and curly.

كَثْحَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, denseboth

    Describes a beard that is thick, dense, and possibly short and curly.

كَثِيثَةadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, denseboth

    Describes hair or a beard that is thick, dense, and possibly short and curly. This is presented as similar in meaning to كثحمة.

Parallel reading

كَثْحَمَةٌ مِنْ دِرِينٍ، بالضم
Debris from something dry and withered, with the dammah.
ورجل كثحم اللحية، بالضم
And a man with a thick beard, with the dammah.
ولحية كثحمة أيضا
And a beard that is also كثحمة.
وهي التي كثفت وقصرت وجعدت
And it is one that is thick, short, and curly.
ومثلها الكثة
And كثيثة is similar to it.