ك ه ك م

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are large, imposing, or perhaps even difficult to deal with. It is associated with large vegetables, elderly individuals, and men who inspire awe or hesitation.

Derived headwords

الكَهْكَمnoun

1.
eggplantclassical
A large, dark-colored vegetable, specifically an eggplant.

كَهْكَمadjective

1.
elderly, oldclassical
An elderly or old man, characterized by age.

كَهْكَمadjective

1.
hesitant, awe-inspiringclassical
A man who inspires hesitation or awe in others.

الكَهْكَامَةnoun

1.
hesitant personclassical
A person, particularly a man, who is hesitant or inspires awe.

الكَهْكَاهَةnoun

1.
hesitant personclassical
A person, particularly a man, who is hesitant or inspires awe.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.

Al-Jawhari neglected it.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الباذنجان، كالكهكب، وكأن الباء بدل من الميم.

And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is the eggplant, like al-kahkab, and it is as if the 'ba' is a substitute for the 'mim'.

والكهكم أيضا: المسن الكبير، كالقهقم إلا أنه يشدد الميم حينئذ.

And al-kahkam is also: the elderly old man, like al-qahqam, except that the 'mim' is doubled in that case.

وأيضا الرجل المتهيب، نقله الأزهري، قال: وأصله كهام فزيدت الكاف وأنشد:

And also the hesitant man, narrated by Al-Azharī, he said: its origin is 'kaham' so the 'kaf' was added, and he recited:

يا رب شيخ من عدي كهكم ...

O Lord, a sheikh from the tribe of 'Uday, a kahkam...

كالكهكامة، أورده الأزهري في تركيب كهكة، فقال: الكهكاهة: المتهيب، وكذلك الكهكامة بالميم.

Like al-kahkamah, Al-Azharī mentioned it in the entry for 'kahkahah', saying: Al-kahkahah: the hesitant one, and likewise al-kahkamah with a 'mim'.

وأنشد الليث لأبي العباس الهذلي: (ولا كهكامة برم ... إذا ما اشتدت الحقب)

And Al-Layth recited for Abu al-Abbas al-Hudhali: (And not a hesitant one from Baram... when the hardship intensifies)

ورواه أبو عبيد: ولا كهكاهة، بالهاء.

And Abu Ubayd narrated it: and not kahkahah, with a 'ha'.