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كيه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to being perplexed, unable to act, or lacking resources. It also has a secondary meaning related to smelling or testing something.

Derived headwords

الكيهnoun
  1. 1.
    perplexityclassical

    Being perplexed by one's stratagems, or when one's stratagems are not directed.

  2. 2.
    helplessnessclassical

    The state of one who has no means of recourse or no stratagem.

كهتهverb
  1. 1.
    to testclassical

    To test or smell something.

أكيههverb
  1. 1.
    to testclassical

    To test or smell something (a variant form).

وكهتهverb
  1. 1.
    to testclassical

    To test or smell something (a variant form).

أكيههverb
  1. 1.
    to testclassical

    To test or smell something (a variant form).

Parallel reading

هو البرم بحيلته لا تتوجه له
He is perplexed by his stratagems, which are not directed towards him.
أو لا يتوجه لها
Or when his stratagems are not directed towards them.
أو من لا متصرف له ولا حيلة
Or one who has no means of recourse and no stratagem.
والأصل كيوه فأدغم
And the origin is 'kiwuh' which was assimilated.
والصحيح أنه من كاه يكاه، واوي
And the correct view is that it is from 'kah' yakahu, a 'wawi' root.
وكهته أكيهه بمعنى استنكهته
And 'kahatuhu akhihuhu' means 'istankahutuhu' (I tested him).
لغة في كهته أكوهه
It is a dialectal variant of 'kahatuhu akuhuhu'.