Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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كرم كرمح كرنب


Q. 1. ⇒ كرمح

كَرْمَحَ, inf. n. كَرْمَحَةٌ, i. q. كَرْتَحَ, (Ṣ, art. كردح, and CK, and a MṢ copy of the Ḳ,) He (a short man) ran with short steps, and quickly: (Ṣ, ubi supra:) or i. q. كَرْبَحَ, the ب being changed into م, (TA,) he ran at a slower pace than that termed كَرْدَمَةٌ. (L, TA.)

Root: كرمح - Entry: Q. 1. Signification: A2

كَرْمَحْنَا فِى آثَارِ القَوْمِ We ran heavily in the footsteps of, or after, the people, (AA, Ṣ, ubi supra, L.)


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