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كحي

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of corruption or spoiling. It is noted as an obscure or rare root, with its primary meaning being 'to become spoiled' or 'to be corrupted'.

Derived headwords

كَحَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become spoiledclassical

    This verb signifies the state of becoming corrupted, ruined, or spoiled. It is presented as the corrected reading of the root's meaning.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وابن سيده.
Al-Jawhari and Ibn Saydah neglected it.
وفي التهذيب عن ابن الأعرابي: كحى (أفسد) ؛
And in Al-Tahdhib, from Ibn Al-A'rabi: kaḥā (he corrupted);
وهو حرف غريب.
And it is a strange letter/root.