كحل

العربية

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كحل^¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic כוחלא / ܟܘܚܠܐ (kuḥlā), from Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum, “antimony, stibium”). Compare Hebrew כָּחָל (kakhál, “kohl”).

noun كُحْل · kuḥl · أَكْحَال · الْكُحْل

antimony
kohl, stibnite (pulverized antimony)

كحل^²

verb كَحَلَ · kaḥala · يَكْحُلُ · يَكْحَلُ · كَحْل

to rub with kohl (stibnite), to paint with kohl

كحل^³

verb كَحَّلَ · kaḥḥala · يُكَحِّلُ · تَكْحِيل · مُكَحِّل

to rub with kohl (stibnite), to paint with kohl

كحل^⁴

noun كَحَل · kaḥal · الْكَحَل · كَحَلٌ

black coloring of the edges of the eyelids

كحل^⁵

adjective كَحِل · kaḥil · الْكَحِل · كَحِلَة · الْكَحِلَة

darkened with kohl, dyed black (of the eyelids)

كحل^⁶

noun كَحْل · kaḥl · الْكَحْل · كَحْلٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of كَحُلَ (kaḥula) (form I)
noun from verb verbal noun of كَحَلَ (kaḥala) (form I)
rubbing the eyelids with kohl

In English

antimony chemical element
kohl makeup

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"كحل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%AD%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كحل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%AD%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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