kamḥ

pulling up, reining in

كَمْح

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْل

Root

ك م ح

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • كَمَحَ الدَّابَّةَ Form I He pulled in the horse, or the like, by the bridle and bit, in order that it might stop, and not run
    , [aor. ,] (inf. n. كَمْحٌ; M) and ↓ أَكْمَحَهَا; i. q. كَبَحَهَا (A 'Obeyd, K) and أَكْبَحَهَا: (A 'Obeyd:) or كَمَحَ الدَّابَّةَ بِالِلّجَامِ signifies He pulled in the horse, or the like, by the bridle and bit, in order that it might stop, and not run: (M:) and ↓ اكمحها, he pulled its bridle so that its head became upright, or erect. (As, S, M.)
  • أَكْمَحَ Form IV The grape-vine became in a state of commotion preparatory to its putting forth its leaves
    See 1. -A2- اكمح الكَرْمُ The grape-vine became in a state of commotion preparatory to its putting forth its leaves. (S, K.) ― -b2- اكمحت الزَّمَعَةُ The gem, or knot, in the place whence a bunch of grapes was about to grow forth became white, and what resembled cotton came forth upon it. (Az, on the authority of Et-Táïfee.) ― -b3- See also اكمخ and أُقْمِحَ.
  • كَوْمَحٌ having large buttocks
    (and كُومَحٌ, L) A man (S) having large buttocks. (S, L, K.) ― -b2- Also كَوْمَحٌ, A man (TA) whose teeth fill his mouth so that his speech is thick: (K:) or a man whose teeth are crowded together, one upon another, so that his mouth seems to be straitened by them. (IDrd.) ― -b3- فَمٌ كومح A mouth straitened by the great number of the teeth and by the swelling of the gums. (IDrd.)

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