كهي

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of size, robustness, and fullness, particularly concerning female animals like camels. It also extends to descriptions of physical appearance, character traits like cowardice or shyness, and actions like boasting or abstaining.

Derived headwords

الكُهَاةُ والكِيهَاءُnoun

1.
Fat female camelclassical
A fat, plump female camel, or one that is large and approaching old age.
2.
Large-uddered camelclassical
A female camel with wide udders.

كاهةnoun

1.
Fat female camelclassical
A fat, plump female camel, or one that is large and approaching old age.

كِيهَاءnoun

1.
Large female camelclassical
A large, robust female camel.

الأَكْهَىadjective

1.
Freckled-facedclassical
A person with a face marked by freckles or blemishes.
2.
Bad-smellingclassical
Referring to a person with bad breath.
3.
Stone without cracksclassical
A rock that is solid and without any fissures.
4.
Weak and cowardlyclassical
A man who is weak and timid.

كهيverb

1.
To be weak/cowardlyclassical
To be weak, timid, or cowardly.
2.
To be bad-smellingclassical
To have bad breath.

كهىverb

1.
To be weak/cowardlyclassical
To be weak, timid, or cowardly.
2.
To be bad-smellingclassical
To have bad breath.

الأَكْهَاءnoun

1.
Noble menclassical
Distinguished and noble men.

كاهاةverb

1.
To boast of sizeclassical
To boast with someone about who is larger in body.

هاكىverb

1.
To belittle intellectclassical
To consider someone's intellect to be small or insignificant.

أَكْتَهِيكverb

1.
To hesitate to speakclassical
To hesitate or feel shy about speaking directly to someone, often due to respect or awe.

أَكْهَىverb

1.
To abstain from foodclassical
To refrain from eating or to refuse food.
2.
To be warmclassical
To have warm extremities, such as the fingers.

أَكْهَىnoun

1.
Hill or rockclassical
A large hill or a prominent rock.

اِكْتَهَاهverb

1.
To hold in high esteemclassical
To consider someone great and venerable.

Parallel reading

الناقة السمينة

The fat female camel.

أو الضخمة التي كادت تدخل في السن

Or the large one that is nearing old age.

إذا عرضت منها كهاة سمينة

If a fat female camel is presented from them.

والكيهاء للناقة الضخمة

And 'kihaa'' for the large female camel.

الأكهى: الأكلف الوجه

Al-Akhaa: The one with a freckled face.

والأبخر

And the one with bad breath.

والضعيف الجبان من الرجال

And the weak, cowardly man.

ولا جباء أكهى مرب بعرسه يطالعها في شأنه كيف يفعل؟

And no cowardly weakling who, while married, secretly watches her to see what she does?

كهي، كرضي، كهى، كهدى

Kahiya, like radhiya; kahaa, like hadaa.

الأكهاء: نبلاء الرجال

Al-Akhaa': Noble men.

وكاهاه مكاهاة: فاخره أيهما أعظم بدنا

And kaahaahu mukahaatah: He boasted with him about who was larger in body.

وهاكاه: استصغر عقله

And haakaahu: He belittled his intellect.

أكتهيك بمسألة: أشافهك

Aktahik bi-mas'alah: To speak to you directly.

أنا أكتهيك أن أشافهك بها

I hesitate to speak to you directly about it.

أكهى عن الطعام: امتنع منه ولم يرده

Akhaa 'an al-ta'aam: He abstained from it and did not want it.

صخرة أكهى: جبل

A rock akhaa: A mountain.

اكتهاه أن يشافهه: أي أعظمه وأجله

Iktahaahu an yushaafihahu: Meaning, he considered him great and venerable.