كَاحٌ
Root: كوح
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كَاحٌ
and
The foot, or base, (عُرْض,) of a mountain: [or] its face, or part facing the spectator, above its foot, or base; syn.
سَنَدُ جَبَلٍ: or its foot, or base, (عرض) and most rugged part: or its
سَفْح [i. q. عُرْض]; and the foot, or base, of its face; syn. سَفْحُ سَنَدِهِ: or كِيحٌ signifies the side (نَاحِيَة) of a mountain: and any rugged face of a mountain, above its foot, or base: and in some cases, the side of a valley, when it is rugged, but not unless consisting of the hardest and roughest of stones: pl. of كَاحٌ, أَكْوَاحٌ; and (of
, TA,) أَكْيَاحٌ and كْيُوحٌ and كِيَحَةٌ.
2 أَكْيَحُ A rough or rugged [foot, or base, or face above the foot or base, &c., of a mountain]; an expression similar to يَوْمٌ أَيْوَمُ; (K, art. كيح;) the latter word being a corroborative; for the سَنَد of a mountain is called كيح only because of its ruggedness and roughness.
2 أَكْيَحُ A rough or rugged [foot, or base, or face above the foot or base, &c., of a mountain]; an expression similar to يَوْمٌ أَيْوَمُ; (K, art. كيح;) the latter word being a corroborative; for the سَنَد of a mountain is called كيح only because of its ruggedness and roughness.
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