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كغي

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being defeated or fleeing. The primary derived term discussed is an adjective describing someone who is defeated or has fled.

Derived headwords

الْكَوَاغِيadjective
  1. 1.
    defeatedclassical

    An adjective referring to someone who is defeated or has fled.

كَوَاغِيadjective
  1. 1.
    defeatedclassical

    An adjective referring to someone who is defeated or has fled. This is presented as a variant pronunciation or form of الْكَوَاغِي.

Parallel reading

كالكاغي أي بالغين لغة في العين بمعنى المنهزم
Al-kāghī, meaning 'defeated', is a linguistic variant of al-ʿayn, meaning 'the fugitive'.
وقد أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawharī and the author of Al-Lisān have omitted it.
الكاغية المنهزمة
Al-kāghiyah is the defeated one.