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Form 8  ·  6 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 2

Form 8اِكْتَهَلَ1 sense

Core sense — it became tall and full-grown, said of a plantgenerated

8.1

Said of a plant: it became tall and full-grown; or it reached its full height and blossomed. See زَاخِرٌ.

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, said of a plant, It became tall and full-grown: (TA:) or it became of its full height, and blossomed: (S:) see زَاخِرٌ .

Derived nouns 5

Nounكَهْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — of middle agegenerated

1

Of middle age; or between that age and the time when his hair has become mixed with heaviness.

See شَبَابٌ and شَيْخٌ and غُلَامٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences كَهْل 1 shown of 2
3:46
وَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا وَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

"He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

Show Lane's original text
Of middle age; or between that age and the period when his hair has become intermixed with heaviness. See شَبَابٌ ; and شَيْخٌ and غُلَامٌ .
Nounكُهُولَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — middle agegenerated

1

See شَبَابٌ.

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: see شَبَابٌ .
Nounكَاهِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — the withers; the upper part of the back next the neckgenerated

1

[The withers of a horse, and the like:] the same as حَارِكٌ; or the front portion of the upper part of the back, next the neck, which is the upper third, containing six vertebrae; or the part between the two shoulder-blades; or the part where the neck is joined to the back.

[the base of the neck: see ثَبَجٌ]

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[The withers of a horse, &c.] i. q. حَارِكٌ : or the anterior portion of the upper part of the back, next the neck, which is the upper third part, containing six vertebra: or the part between the two shoulder-blades: or the part where the neck is joined to the back how: [the base of the neck: see ثَبَجٌ ]. (K.)
Nounكِهَانَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — divination, soothsayinggenerated

1

Divination; soothsaying.

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Divination: soothsaying. (K, &c.)
Nounكَاهِنٌ1 sense

Core sense — a diviner, a soothsayergenerated

1

See عَرَّافٌ and عَائِفٌ.

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: see عَرَّافٌ and عَائِفٌ .