قدح

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قدح

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The base stem verb is cognate to Classical Syriac ܩܕܰܚ (qdaḥ, “to bore, to pierce; to light, to heaten”), Aramaic קָדַח (qādah, “to bore, to pierce”), Ge'ez ቀድሐ (ḳädḥä, “to draw water; to pierce, to drill”). For the “cup” meaning, Ge'ez መቅድሕ (mäḳdəḥ, “water jar; drill”), Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩤𐩵𐩢 (mqdḥ, “cup, vessel for offerings”). Compare also قَدَّ (qadda, “to cut off”), as that root has been confused at least by Aramaic where ܩܕܰܚ (qdaḥ) also means “to shave” and קְדַד (qədad) “to penetrate”.

verb قَدَحَ · qadaḥa · يَقْدَحُ · قَدْح · قَادِح

to light, to ignite, to spark
to pierce, to bore, to drill
to belittle, to diminish, to disparage, to vilify
to vilify, to libel, to calumniate
to ladle, to bucket, to scoop, to draw
to pour, to bucket, to scoop, to ladle, to dole out

verb قَدَّحَ · qaddaḥa · يُقَدِّحُ · تَقْدِيح · مُقَدِّح

to attenuate, to lessen

noun قَدْح · qadḥ · الْقَدْح · قَدْحٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَدَحَ (qadaḥa) (form I)

noun قِدْح · qidḥ · قِدَاح · أَقْدُح · أَقْدَاح · أَقَادِيح

arrow shaft يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ، يُنْظَرُ إِلَى نَصْلِهِ فَلَا يُوجَدُ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ، ثُمَّ يُنْظَرُ إِلَى رِصَافِهِ فَمَا يُوجَدُ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ، ثُمَّ يُنْظَرُ إِلَى نَضِيِّهِ ـ وَهُوَ قِدْحُهُ ـ فَلَا يُوجَدُ فِ
Similar: نَضِيّ
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Similar: سَهْم, نُشَّاب, حُظْوَة
Yemen cheek (of a beast or human)
Similar: خَدّ, مَلْطَم, عِذَار, عَارِض, وَجْنَة, حنك

noun قَدَح · qadaḥ · أَقْدَاح · الْقَدَح

a container for carrying or serving liquids that has a broad and often flat base and no spouts; a beaker, a tumbler; a mug; a pail, a bucket; a can حُلِبَتِ الْبَقَرَةُ فِي قَدَحَيْنِ.
Yemen about 30 kilograms and 36 liters, exact value standardized differently by community and good (wheat, dhurra, dukhn, rice, sesame)
Egypt, obsolete 32 قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), ¹⁄₈ of a كَيْلَة (kayla), ¹⁄₉₆ of a إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb) – 2.062 liters

proper noun قِدَح · qidaḥ

Kedah (a state of Malaysia)

In English

Kedah state in Malaysia
glass drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قدح},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}