قدح
See also: ق د ح
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق د ح (q-d-ḥ). 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”.
Pronunciation
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Verb
قَدَحَ • (qadaḥa) I, non-past يَقْدَحُ (yaqdaḥu)
- 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
Conjugation
Conjugation of
قَدَحَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun قَدْح)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | قَدْح qadḥ | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | قَادِح qādiḥ | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَقْدُوح maqdūḥ | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | قَدَحْتُ qadaḥtu | قَدَحْتَ qadaḥta | قَدَحَ qadaḥa | قَدَحْتُمَا qadaḥtumā | قَدَحَا qadaḥā | قَدَحْنَا qadaḥnā | قَدَحْتُمْ qadaḥtum | قَدَحُوا qadaḥū | |||
| f | قَدَحْتِ qadaḥti | قَدَحَتْ qadaḥat | قَدَحَتَا qadaḥatā | قَدَحْتُنَّ qadaḥtunna | قَدَحْنَ qadaḥna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَقْدَحُ ʾaqdaḥu | تَقْدَحُ taqdaḥu | يَقْدَحُ yaqdaḥu | تَقْدَحَانِ taqdaḥāni | يَقْدَحَانِ yaqdaḥāni | نَقْدَحُ naqdaḥu | تَقْدَحُونَ taqdaḥūna | يَقْدَحُونَ yaqdaḥūna | |||
| f | تَقْدَحِينَ taqdaḥīna | تَقْدَحُ taqdaḥu | تَقْدَحَانِ taqdaḥāni | تَقْدَحْنَ taqdaḥna | يَقْدَحْنَ yaqdaḥna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَقْدَحَ ʾaqdaḥa | تَقْدَحَ taqdaḥa | يَقْدَحَ yaqdaḥa | تَقْدَحَا taqdaḥā | يَقْدَحَا yaqdaḥā | نَقْدَحَ naqdaḥa | تَقْدَحُوا taqdaḥū | يَقْدَحُوا yaqdaḥū | |||
| f | تَقْدَحِي taqdaḥī | تَقْدَحَ taqdaḥa | تَقْدَحَا taqdaḥā | تَقْدَحْنَ taqdaḥna | يَقْدَحْنَ yaqdaḥna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَقْدَحْ ʾaqdaḥ | تَقْدَحْ taqdaḥ | يَقْدَحْ yaqdaḥ | تَقْدَحَا taqdaḥā | يَقْدَحَا yaqdaḥā | نَقْدَحْ naqdaḥ | تَقْدَحُوا taqdaḥū | يَقْدَحُوا yaqdaḥū | |||
| f | تَقْدَحِي taqdaḥī | تَقْدَحْ taqdaḥ | تَقْدَحَا taqdaḥā | تَقْدَحْنَ taqdaḥna | يَقْدَحْنَ yaqdaḥna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | اِقْدَحْ iqdaḥ | اِقْدَحَا iqdaḥā | اِقْدَحُوا iqdaḥū | ||||||||
| f | اِقْدَحِي iqdaḥī | اِقْدَحْنَ iqdaḥna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | قُدِحْتُ qudiḥtu | قُدِحْتَ qudiḥta | قُدِحَ qudiḥa | قُدِحْتُمَا qudiḥtumā | قُدِحَا qudiḥā | قُدِحْنَا qudiḥnā | قُدِحْتُمْ qudiḥtum | قُدِحُوا qudiḥū | |||
| f | قُدِحْتِ qudiḥti | قُدِحَتْ qudiḥat | قُدِحَتَا qudiḥatā | قُدِحْتُنَّ qudiḥtunna | قُدِحْنَ qudiḥna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُقْدَحُ ʾuqdaḥu | تُقْدَحُ tuqdaḥu | يُقْدَحُ yuqdaḥu | تُقْدَحَانِ tuqdaḥāni | يُقْدَحَانِ yuqdaḥāni | نُقْدَحُ nuqdaḥu | تُقْدَحُونَ tuqdaḥūna | يُقْدَحُونَ yuqdaḥūna | |||
| f | تُقْدَحِينَ tuqdaḥīna | تُقْدَحُ tuqdaḥu | تُقْدَحَانِ tuqdaḥāni | تُقْدَحْنَ tuqdaḥna | يُقْدَحْنَ yuqdaḥna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُقْدَحَ ʾuqdaḥa | تُقْدَحَ tuqdaḥa | يُقْدَحَ yuqdaḥa | تُقْدَحَا tuqdaḥā | يُقْدَحَا yuqdaḥā | نُقْدَحَ nuqdaḥa | تُقْدَحُوا tuqdaḥū | يُقْدَحُوا yuqdaḥū | |||
| f | تُقْدَحِي tuqdaḥī | تُقْدَحَ tuqdaḥa | تُقْدَحَا tuqdaḥā | تُقْدَحْنَ tuqdaḥna | يُقْدَحْنَ yuqdaḥna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُقْدَحْ ʾuqdaḥ | تُقْدَحْ tuqdaḥ | يُقْدَحْ yuqdaḥ | تُقْدَحَا tuqdaḥā | يُقْدَحَا yuqdaḥā | نُقْدَحْ nuqdaḥ | تُقْدَحُوا tuqdaḥū | يُقْدَحُوا yuqdaḥū | |||
| f | تُقْدَحِي tuqdaḥī | تُقْدَحْ tuqdaḥ | تُقْدَحَا tuqdaḥā | تُقْدَحْنَ tuqdaḥna | يُقْدَحْنَ yuqdaḥna | |||||||
Verb
قَدَّحَ • (qaddaḥa) II, non-past يُقَدِّحُ (yuqaddiḥu)
- to attenuate, to lessen
Conjugation
Conjugation of
قَدَّحَ
(form-II sound)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | تَقْدِيح taqdīḥ | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُقَدِّح muqaddiḥ | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُقَدَّح muqaddaḥ | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | قَدَّحْتُ qaddaḥtu | قَدَّحْتَ qaddaḥta | قَدَّحَ qaddaḥa | قَدَّحْتُمَا qaddaḥtumā | قَدَّحَا qaddaḥā | قَدَّحْنَا qaddaḥnā | قَدَّحْتُمْ qaddaḥtum | قَدَّحُوا qaddaḥū | |||
| f | قَدَّحْتِ qaddaḥti | قَدَّحَتْ qaddaḥat | قَدَّحَتَا qaddaḥatā | قَدَّحْتُنَّ qaddaḥtunna | قَدَّحْنَ qaddaḥna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُقَدِّحُ ʾuqaddiḥu | تُقَدِّحُ tuqaddiḥu | يُقَدِّحُ yuqaddiḥu | تُقَدِّحَانِ tuqaddiḥāni | يُقَدِّحَانِ yuqaddiḥāni | نُقَدِّحُ nuqaddiḥu | تُقَدِّحُونَ tuqaddiḥūna | يُقَدِّحُونَ yuqaddiḥūna | |||
| f | تُقَدِّحِينَ tuqaddiḥīna | تُقَدِّحُ tuqaddiḥu | تُقَدِّحَانِ tuqaddiḥāni | تُقَدِّحْنَ tuqaddiḥna | يُقَدِّحْنَ yuqaddiḥna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُقَدِّحَ ʾuqaddiḥa | تُقَدِّحَ tuqaddiḥa | يُقَدِّحَ yuqaddiḥa | تُقَدِّحَا tuqaddiḥā | يُقَدِّحَا yuqaddiḥā | نُقَدِّحَ nuqaddiḥa | تُقَدِّحُوا tuqaddiḥū | يُقَدِّحُوا yuqaddiḥū | |||
| f | تُقَدِّحِي tuqaddiḥī | تُقَدِّحَ tuqaddiḥa | تُقَدِّحَا tuqaddiḥā | تُقَدِّحْنَ tuqaddiḥna | يُقَدِّحْنَ yuqaddiḥna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُقَدِّحْ ʾuqaddiḥ | تُقَدِّحْ tuqaddiḥ | يُقَدِّحْ yuqaddiḥ | تُقَدِّحَا tuqaddiḥā | يُقَدِّحَا yuqaddiḥā | نُقَدِّحْ nuqaddiḥ | تُقَدِّحُوا tuqaddiḥū | يُقَدِّحُوا yuqaddiḥū | |||
| f | تُقَدِّحِي tuqaddiḥī | تُقَدِّحْ tuqaddiḥ | تُقَدِّحَا tuqaddiḥā | تُقَدِّحْنَ tuqaddiḥna | يُقَدِّحْنَ yuqaddiḥna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | قَدِّحْ qaddiḥ | قَدِّحَا qaddiḥā | قَدِّحُوا qaddiḥū | ||||||||
| f | قَدِّحِي qaddiḥī | قَدِّحْنَ qaddiḥna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | قُدِّحْتُ quddiḥtu | قُدِّحْتَ quddiḥta | قُدِّحَ quddiḥa | قُدِّحْتُمَا quddiḥtumā | قُدِّحَا quddiḥā | قُدِّحْنَا quddiḥnā | قُدِّحْتُمْ quddiḥtum | قُدِّحُوا quddiḥū | |||
| f | قُدِّحْتِ quddiḥti | قُدِّحَتْ quddiḥat | قُدِّحَتَا quddiḥatā | قُدِّحْتُنَّ quddiḥtunna | قُدِّحْنَ quddiḥna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُقَدَّحُ ʾuqaddaḥu | تُقَدَّحُ tuqaddaḥu | يُقَدَّحُ yuqaddaḥu | تُقَدَّحَانِ tuqaddaḥāni | يُقَدَّحَانِ yuqaddaḥāni | نُقَدَّحُ nuqaddaḥu | تُقَدَّحُونَ tuqaddaḥūna | يُقَدَّحُونَ yuqaddaḥūna | |||
| f | تُقَدَّحِينَ tuqaddaḥīna | تُقَدَّحُ tuqaddaḥu | تُقَدَّحَانِ tuqaddaḥāni | تُقَدَّحْنَ tuqaddaḥna | يُقَدَّحْنَ yuqaddaḥna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُقَدَّحَ ʾuqaddaḥa | تُقَدَّحَ tuqaddaḥa | يُقَدَّحَ yuqaddaḥa | تُقَدَّحَا tuqaddaḥā | يُقَدَّحَا yuqaddaḥā | نُقَدَّحَ nuqaddaḥa | تُقَدَّحُوا tuqaddaḥū | يُقَدَّحُوا yuqaddaḥū | |||
| f | تُقَدَّحِي tuqaddaḥī | تُقَدَّحَ tuqaddaḥa | تُقَدَّحَا tuqaddaḥā | تُقَدَّحْنَ tuqaddaḥna | يُقَدَّحْنَ yuqaddaḥna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُقَدَّحْ ʾuqaddaḥ | تُقَدَّحْ tuqaddaḥ | يُقَدَّحْ yuqaddaḥ | تُقَدَّحَا tuqaddaḥā | يُقَدَّحَا yuqaddaḥā | نُقَدَّحْ nuqaddaḥ | تُقَدَّحُوا tuqaddaḥū | يُقَدَّحُوا yuqaddaḥū | |||
| f | تُقَدَّحِي tuqaddaḥī | تُقَدَّحْ tuqaddaḥ | تُقَدَّحَا tuqaddaḥā | تُقَدَّحْنَ tuqaddaḥna | يُقَدَّحْنَ yuqaddaḥna | |||||||
Noun
قَدْح • (qadḥ) m
- verbal noun of قَدَحَ (qadaḥa) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun قَدْح (qadḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَدْح qadḥ | الْقَدْح al-qadḥ | قَدْح qadḥ |
| Nominative | قَدْحٌ qadḥun | الْقَدْحُ al-qadḥu | قَدْحُ qadḥu |
| Accusative | قَدْحًا qadḥan | الْقَدْحَ al-qadḥa | قَدْحَ qadḥa |
| Genitive | قَدْحٍ qadḥin | الْقَدْحِ al-qadḥi | قَدْحِ qadḥi |
Noun
قِدْح • (qidḥ) m (plural قِدَاح (qidāḥ) or أَقْدُح (ʾaqduḥ) or أَقْدَاح (ʾaqdāḥ) or أَقَادِيح (ʾaqādīḥ))
- arrow shaft
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 61:117:
- 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 فِيهِ شَيْءٌ، ثُمَّ يُنْظَرُ إِلَى قُذَذِهِ فَلَا يُوجَدُ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ، قَدْ سَبَقَ الْفَرْثَ وَٱلدَّمَ.
- yaqraʾūna l-qurʾāna lā yujāwizu tarāqiya-hum, yamruqūna mina d-dīni kamā yamruqu s-sahmu mina r-ramiyyati, yunẓaru ʾilā naṣli-hī fa-lā yūjadu fī-hi šayʾun, ṯumma yunẓaru ʾilā riṣāfi-hī fa-mā yūjadu fī-hi šayʾun, ṯumma yunẓaru ʾilā naḍiyyi-hī - wa-huwa qidḥu-hū - fa-lā yūjadu fī-hi šayʾun, ṯumma yunẓaru ʾilā quḏaḏi-hī fa-lā yūjadu fī-hi šayʾun, qad sabaqa l-farṯa wa-d-dama.
- They recite the Qurʾān but it does not go beyond their clavicles and they will desert the creed as an arrow goes through a target’s body, so one would, on looking at the arrow’s blade, see nothing on it; then one would look at its sinew and see nothing, then one would look at its arrowshaft and see nothing, then one would look at its fletching and would see nothing, for the arrow, by its speed, has even obviated entrails and blood.
- Synonym: نَضِيّ (naḍiyy)
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- (pars pro toto) arrow
Declension
Declension of noun قِدْح (qidḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قِدْح qidḥ | الْقِدْح al-qidḥ | قِدْح qidḥ |
| Nominative | قِدْحٌ qidḥun | الْقِدْحُ al-qidḥu | قِدْحُ qidḥu |
| Accusative | قِدْحًا qidḥan | الْقِدْحَ al-qidḥa | قِدْحَ qidḥa |
| Genitive | قِدْحٍ qidḥin | الْقِدْحِ al-qidḥi | قِدْحِ qidḥi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قِدْحَيْن qidḥayn | الْقِدْحَيْن al-qidḥayn | قِدْحَيْ qidḥay |
| Nominative | قِدْحَانِ qidḥāni | الْقِدْحَانِ al-qidḥāni | قِدْحَا qidḥā |
| Accusative | قِدْحَيْنِ qidḥayni | الْقِدْحَيْنِ al-qidḥayni | قِدْحَيْ qidḥay |
| Genitive | قِدْحَيْنِ qidḥayni | الْقِدْحَيْنِ al-qidḥayni | قِدْحَيْ qidḥay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قِدَاح; أَقْدُح; أَقْدَاح; أَقَادِيح qidāḥ; ʾaqduḥ; ʾaqdāḥ; ʾaqādīḥ | الْقِدَاح; الْأَقْدُح; الْأَقْدَاح; الْأَقَادِيح al-qidāḥ; al-ʾaqduḥ; al-ʾaqdāḥ; al-ʾaqādīḥ | قِدَاح; أَقْدُح; أَقْدَاح; أَقَادِيح qidāḥ; ʾaqduḥ; ʾaqdāḥ; ʾaqādīḥ |
| Nominative | قِدَاحٌ; أَقْدُحٌ; أَقْدَاحٌ; أَقَادِيحُ qidāḥun; ʾaqduḥun; ʾaqdāḥun; ʾaqādīḥu | الْقِدَاحُ; الْأَقْدُحُ; الْأَقْدَاحُ; الْأَقَادِيحُ al-qidāḥu; al-ʾaqduḥu; al-ʾaqdāḥu; al-ʾaqādīḥu | قِدَاحُ; أَقْدُحُ; أَقْدَاحُ; أَقَادِيحُ qidāḥu; ʾaqduḥu; ʾaqdāḥu; ʾaqādīḥu |
| Accusative | قِدَاحًا; أَقْدُحًا; أَقْدَاحًا; أَقَادِيحَ qidāḥan; ʾaqduḥan; ʾaqdāḥan; ʾaqādīḥa | الْقِدَاحَ; الْأَقْدُحَ; الْأَقْدَاحَ; الْأَقَادِيحَ al-qidāḥa; al-ʾaqduḥa; al-ʾaqdāḥa; al-ʾaqādīḥa | قِدَاحَ; أَقْدُحَ; أَقْدَاحَ; أَقَادِيحَ qidāḥa; ʾaqduḥa; ʾaqdāḥa; ʾaqādīḥa |
| Genitive | قِدَاحٍ; أَقْدُحٍ; أَقْدَاحٍ; أَقَادِيحَ qidāḥin; ʾaqduḥin; ʾaqdāḥin; ʾaqādīḥa | الْقِدَاحِ; الْأَقْدُحِ; الْأَقْدَاحِ; الْأَقَادِيحِ al-qidāḥi; al-ʾaqduḥi; al-ʾaqdāḥi; al-ʾaqādīḥi | قِدَاحِ; أَقْدُحِ; أَقْدَاحِ; أَقَادِيحِ qidāḥi; ʾaqduḥi; ʾaqdāḥi; ʾaqādīḥi |
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Noun
قَدَح • (qadaḥ) m (plural أَقْدَاح (ʾaqdāḥ))
- 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.
- ḥulibati l-baqaratu fī qadaḥayni.
- The cow was milked into two pails.
- 7th century CE, Jamīʿ at-Tirmiḏiyy, 14:17:
- رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَاعَ حِلْسًا وَقَدَحًا وَقَالَ ”مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَا الْحِلْسَ وَالْقَدَحَ؟“. فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ ”أَخَذْتُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمٍ“. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللّٰه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ“ فَأَعْطَاهُ رَجُلٌ دِرْهَمَيْنِ فَبَاعَهُمَا مِنْهُ.
- rasūlu llāhi ṣallā llāh ʿalayhi wasallama bāʿa ḥilsan waqadaḥan waqāla ”man yaštarī haḏā l-ḥilsa wālqadaḥa?“. faqāla rajulun ”ʾaḵaḏtuhumā bidirhamin“. faqāla n-nabiyyu ṣallā llāh ʿalayhi wasallama ”man yazīdu ʿalā dirhamin man yazīdu ʿalā dirhamin“ faʾaʿṭāhu rajulun dirhamayni fabāʿahumā minhu.
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sold a saddle blanket and a drinking bowl. He said: “Who will buy saddle blanket and drinking bowl ?”. So a man said: “I will take them for a dirham.” So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Who will give more than a dirham? Who will give more than a dirham?” A man gave him two dirhams, so he sold them to him.
- (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan, until 1892) a dry measure, 32 قِيرَاط, 1⁄8 of a كَيْلَة, 1⁄96 of a إِرْدَبّ – 2.062 liters
Declension
Declension of noun قَدَح (qadaḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَدَح qadaḥ | الْقَدَح al-qadaḥ | قَدَح qadaḥ |
| Nominative | قَدَحٌ qadaḥun | الْقَدَحُ al-qadaḥu | قَدَحُ qadaḥu |
| Accusative | قَدَحًا qadaḥan | الْقَدَحَ al-qadaḥa | قَدَحَ qadaḥa |
| Genitive | قَدَحٍ qadaḥin | الْقَدَحِ al-qadaḥi | قَدَحِ qadaḥi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَدَحَيْن qadaḥayn | الْقَدَحَيْن al-qadaḥayn | قَدَحَيْ qadaḥay |
| Nominative | قَدَحَانِ qadaḥāni | الْقَدَحَانِ al-qadaḥāni | قَدَحَا qadaḥā |
| Accusative | قَدَحَيْنِ qadaḥayni | الْقَدَحَيْنِ al-qadaḥayni | قَدَحَيْ qadaḥay |
| Genitive | قَدَحَيْنِ qadaḥayni | الْقَدَحَيْنِ al-qadaḥayni | قَدَحَيْ qadaḥay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَقْدَاح ʾaqdāḥ | الْأَقْدَاح al-ʾaqdāḥ | أَقْدَاح ʾaqdāḥ |
| Nominative | أَقْدَاحٌ ʾaqdāḥun | الْأَقْدَاحُ al-ʾaqdāḥu | أَقْدَاحُ ʾaqdāḥu |
| Accusative | أَقْدَاحًا ʾaqdāḥan | الْأَقْدَاحَ al-ʾaqdāḥa | أَقْدَاحَ ʾaqdāḥa |
| Genitive | أَقْدَاحٍ ʾaqdāḥin | الْأَقْدَاحِ al-ʾaqdāḥi | أَقْدَاحِ ʾaqdāḥi |
Descendants
- → Classical Syriac: ܩܕܚܐ (qdḥˀ)
- → Middle Armenian: կթխայ (ktʿxay), կթխա (ktʿxa), կթղայ (ktʿłay), կթղա (ktʿła)
- Armenian: կթխա (ktʿxa), կթղա (ktʿła); կթխայ (ktʿxay); գխտա (gxta)
- → Middle Armenian: կթխայ (ktʿxay), կթխա (ktʿxa), կթղայ (ktʿłay), կթղա (ktʿła)
- → Ottoman Turkish: قدح (kadeh)
- Turkish: kadeh
- → Armenian: խատեխ (xatex), կա̈դա̈խ (kädäx)
References
- “qdḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Cardarelli, François (2003) Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins, London: Springer, →ISBN, page 129
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “قدح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 405
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “قدح”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, pages 683–684
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “قدح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 1003–1004
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic قَدَح (qadaḥ).
Noun
قدح • (kadeh)
- cup
Descendants
- Turkish: kadeh
- → Armenian: խատեխ (xatex), կա̈դա̈խ (kädäx)
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic قَدَح (qadaḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qaðah/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /qadah/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɢædæh/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /qadah/
Noun
قَدَح • (qadah) (plural اَقداح (aqdâh))
- goblet; cup
- Synonyms: جام (jâm), پیاله (piyâle), کاسه (kâse)
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 7”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]:
- در بزم دور، یکدو قدح درکش و برو
یعنی طمع مدار وصال دوام را- dar bazm-i dawr, yak-do qadah darkaš u biraw
ya'ni tam' ma-dār wisāl-i dawām rā - In the feast of time, enjoy just a cup or two and leave;
That is, do not seek a union to last forever.
- dar bazm-i dawr, yak-do qadah darkaš u biraw
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic قَدْح (qadḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qaðh/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /qadh/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɢædh/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /qadh/
Noun
قَدْح • (qadh)
- calumny; vilification
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَدَح (qadaḥ).
Noun
قدح • (ʔadaḥ) m (plural قداح (ʔdāḥ))
- glass (for alcohol)
- Synonyms: كاس (kās), كاسة (kāse), كباية (kubbāye)