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كدو

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root كدو (k-d-w) primarily relates to concepts of holding back, obstructing, or hindering. It also extends to meanings of scratching, slow growth of plants, and specific geographical locations in and around Mecca and Ta'if, often associated with mountains or passes.

Derived headwords

كَدَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to detain himboth

    To hold someone back or occupy them, preventing them from proceeding.

ما كداك عني — What detained you from me?
كَدْوًاverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchboth

    To make a light scratch or abrasion on a surface, particularly the face.

كد وجهه — He scratched his face.
كَادِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-growing (land)classical

    Describing land from which vegetation grows slowly or with difficulty.

الكُدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    hard groundclassical

    A collective noun for hard, unyielding ground, often difficult for plants to grow in.

الكُدَىnoun
  1. 1.
    slow growth (plants)classical

    The state of slow or stunted growth in plants, especially in difficult soil.

الكُدَىname
  1. 1.
    Mecca mountain passclassical

    A specific mountain pass or elevated area in Mecca, mentioned in historical accounts of the Prophet's entry and exit.

الكَدَاءname
  1. 1.
    Mecca mountain pass (elongated)classical

    A specific mountain pass or elevated area in Mecca, often referred to as the upper pass, associated with the Prophet's entry into Mecca.

الكَدَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    preventionclassical

    The act of preventing or stopping something; obstruction.

الكَدَاءname
  1. 1.
    Arafatclassical

    A name for the plain of Arafat, a significant site during the Hajj pilgrimage.

كُدَىname
  1. 1.
    Mecca mountain pass (shortened)classical

    A specific mountain pass or elevated area in Mecca, often referred to as the lower pass, associated with the Prophet's exit from Mecca.

كُدْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hard groundboth

    A piece of hard, unyielding ground.

الكُدَىname
  1. 1.
    Taif mountain passclassical

    A mountain pass or elevated area located in Taif.

كُدِيname
  1. 1.
    Mecca mountain pass (diminutive)classical

    A small mountain pass or elevated area in Mecca, often located in the lower part of the city, towards Yemen.

الكَدَاnoun
  1. 1.
    nourishing drinkclassical

    A drink made by soaking dates in milk, used to fatten young girls or female slaves.

كُدِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to choke on boneboth

    To choke or get something stuck in the throat, specifically a bone.

كدي بالعظم — He choked on a bone.
كَدِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to have indigestionclassical

    To suffer from indigestion or a spoiled stomach after drinking milk.

كدي الفيصل — The milk drinker suffered indigestion.
الكادِيadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-flowing (water)classical

    Describing water that flows slowly or sluggishly.

فَكَدَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to set back (plants)classical

    To cause plants to regress or be set back, especially due to cold weather.

أصاب النبات برد فكداه — The plants were hit by frost, which set them back.
الكَدَاnoun
  1. 1.
    preventionclassical

    The act of preventing or obstructing.

من كدا هند — from the prevention of Hind
كَدِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to get stuck (bone)classical

    For a bone to get lodged in the throat.

كدي الكلب كدا — The dog got a bone stuck in its throat.
كَدَاverb
  1. 1.
    to cut offclassical

    To sever or cut something off.

Parallel reading

ما كداك عني
What detained you from me?
كد وجهه
He scratched his face.
أبطأ عنها نباتها
Its vegetation grew slowly.
ساءت نبتته
Its growth was poor.
وضباب الكدى: سميت به لولعها بحفرها
And the fog of Al-Kada: it was named so because of their fondness for digging in Al-Kada.
وهي جمع كدية للأرض الصلبة
And it is the plural of 'kudya' for hard ground.
الكداء: المنع والقطع
Al-Kadaa': prevention and cutting off.
الكداء: اسم لعرفات كلها
Al-Kadaa': a name for all of Arafat.
كداء، الممدودة بأعلى مكة عند ذي طوى قرب شعب الشافعيين
Kadaa', the elongated one, is in the upper part of Mecca near Dhu Tuwa, close to Shu'ab al-Shafi'een.
ودخل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مكة منه
And the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered Mecca from it.
كدي، كسمي: جبل بأسفلها وخرج منه
Kudayy, like 'sumayy': a mountain in its lower part, and he exited from it.
كدى، كقرى: جبل مسفلة مكة على طريق اليمن
Kadaa, like 'qura': a mountain in the lower part of Mecca on the road to Yemen.
وكدى، منقوصة كفتى، ثنية بالطائف
And Kada, shortened like 'fata', is a mountain pass in Taif.
أنه دخل من كداء، بالفتح ممدودا، وخرج من كدى، بالضم مقصورا، وهما جبلان
That he entered from Kadaa', with the fath and elongated, and exited from Kada, with the damma and shortened, and they are two mountains.
الكدا، كالفتى: لبن ينقع فيه التمر تسمن به البنات
Al-Kadaa, like 'al-fata': milk in which dates are soaked to fatten girls.
كدي بالعظم، كرضي، كدا: إذا غص به
To choke on a bone, like 'radi', kada: if one chokes on it.
كدي الفيصل: شرب اللبن ففسد جوفه
Kudiyya al-faysal: he drank milk and his stomach became spoiled.
أصاب النبات برد فكداه: أي رده في الأرض
The plants were hit by frost, which set them back: meaning it returned them into the ground.
وكدي الكلب كدا: نشب العظم في حلقه
And the dog got a bone stuck, kada: the bone lodged in its throat.
دكا إذا سمن، وكدا إذا قطع
Dakka if he became fat, and kada if he cut.