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ك ل ح م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of dust or earth, with some derived terms used in expressions of supplication or imprecation.

Derived headwords

الكلحمnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    A term referring to dust or earth.

الكلمحnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    A term referring to dust or earth, similar to الكلحم.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari considered it neglected (i.e., not in his dictionary).
وقال كراع: هو (التراب)
And Kra' said: it is (dust).
كالكلمح
like al-kalmaḥ.
وحكى اللحياني: بفيه الكلحم والكلمح
And Al-Laḥyānī narrated: 'In his mouth is al-kilḥam and al-kilmaḥ.'
فاستعمل في الدعاء
So it was used in supplication.