قَاْمَحَ
Root: قمح
Form: 3
Full Definition
قَاْمَحَIII
see 1, near the middle, in two places.
2 Hence, شَهْرَا قِمَاحٍ, also called شَهْرَا , The two coldest, or two of the coldest, months of winter; said by Sh to be شِيبَانُ and مِلْحَانُ; (TA; [in which it is also here said that they are the two months whereof each is called كَانُون: if so, corresponding to December and January O. S.: but see شِيبَانُ, in art. شيب:]) so called because the camels, when they come therein to water, find its coldness hurtful to them, and therefore raise their heads from it.
2 Hence, شَهْرَا قِمَاحٍ, also called شَهْرَا , The two coldest, or two of the coldest, months of winter; said by Sh to be شِيبَانُ and مِلْحَانُ; (TA; [in which it is also here said that they are the two months whereof each is called كَانُون: if so, corresponding to December and January O. S.: but see شِيبَانُ, in art. شيب:]) so called because the camels, when they come therein to water, find its coldness hurtful to them, and therefore raise their heads from it.
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