قدح

See also: ق د ح

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق د ح (q d ḥ)
2 terms

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), verbal noun قَدْح (qadḥ))

1. to light, to ignite, to spark
2. to pierce, to bore, to drill
3. to belittle, to diminish, to disparage, to vilify
4. to vilify, to libel, to calumniate
5. to ladle, to bucket, to scoop, to draw
6. to pour, to bucket, to scoop, to ladle, to dole out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَدَحَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive (?), verbal noun قَدْح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَدْح qadḥ
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 ʔaqdaḥu	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 ʔaqdaḥa	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 ʔaqdaḥ	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 ʔuqdaḥu	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 ʔuqdaḥa	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 ʔuqdaḥ	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), verbal noun تَقْدِيح (taqdīḥ))

1. to attenuate, to lessen

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَدَّحَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَقْدِيح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَقْدِيح taqdīḥ
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 ʔuqaddiḥu	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 ʔuqaddiḥa	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 ʔuqaddiḥ	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 ʔuqaddaḥu	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 ʔuqaddaḥa	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 ʔuqaddaḥ	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

1. 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 (ʔaqduḥ) or أَقْدَاح (ʔaqdāḥ) or أَقَادِيح (ʔaqādīḥ))

1. arrow shaft

   Synonym: نَضِيّ (naḍiyy)

   • 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.

     yaqraʔūna l-qurʔāna lā yujāwizu tarāqiya-hum, yamruqūna mina d-dīni kamā yamruqu s-sahmu mina r-ramiyyati, yunẓaru ʔilā naṣli-hī fa-lā yūjadu fī-hi šayʔun, ṯumma yunẓaru ʔilā riṣāfi-hī fa-mā yūjadu fī-hi šayʔun, ṯumma yunẓaru ʔilā naḍiyyi-hī - wa-huwa qidḥu-hū - fa-lā yūjadu fī-hi šayʔun, ṯumma yunẓaru ʔilā quḏaḏi-hī fa-lā yūjadu fī-hi šayʔun, 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.

2. (pars pro toto) arrow

   Near-synonyms: سَهْم (sahm), نُشَّاب (nuššāb), حُظْوَة (ḥuẓwa)

3. (Yemen) cheek (of a beast or human)

   Near-synonyms: خَدّ (ḵadd), مَلْطَم (malṭam), عِذَار (ʕiḏār), عَارِض (ʕāriḍ), وَجْنَة (wajna), (in dialects) حَنَك (ḥanak)

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; ʔaqduḥ‎; ʔaqdāḥ‎; ʔaqādīḥ	الْقِدَاح‎; الْأَقْدُح‎; الْأَقْدَاح‎; الْأَقَادِيح al-qidāḥ‎; al-ʔaqduḥ‎; al-ʔaqdāḥ‎; al-ʔaqādīḥ	قِدَاح‎; أَقْدُح‎; أَقْدَاح‎; أَقَادِيح qidāḥ‎; ʔaqduḥ‎; ʔaqdāḥ‎; ʔaqādīḥ
nominative	قِدَاحٌ‎; أَقْدُحٌ‎; أَقْدَاحٌ‎; أَقَادِيحُ qidāḥun‎; ʔaqduḥun‎; ʔaqdāḥun‎; ʔaqādīḥu	الْقِدَاحُ‎; الْأَقْدُحُ‎; الْأَقْدَاحُ‎; الْأَقَادِيحُ al-qidāḥu‎; al-ʔaqduḥu‎; al-ʔaqdāḥu‎; al-ʔaqādīḥu	قِدَاحُ‎; أَقْدُحُ‎; أَقْدَاحُ‎; أَقَادِيحُ qidāḥu‎; ʔaqduḥu‎; ʔaqdāḥu‎; ʔaqādīḥu
accusative	قِدَاحًا‎; أَقْدُحًا‎; أَقْدَاحًا‎; أَقَادِيحَ qidāḥan‎; ʔaqduḥan‎; ʔaqdāḥan‎; ʔaqādīḥa	الْقِدَاحَ‎; الْأَقْدُحَ‎; الْأَقْدَاحَ‎; الْأَقَادِيحَ al-qidāḥa‎; al-ʔaqduḥa‎; al-ʔaqdāḥa‎; al-ʔaqādīḥa	قِدَاحَ‎; أَقْدُحَ‎; أَقْدَاحَ‎; أَقَادِيحَ qidāḥa‎; ʔaqduḥa‎; ʔaqdāḥa‎; ʔaqādīḥa
genitive	قِدَاحٍ‎; أَقْدُحٍ‎; أَقْدَاحٍ‎; أَقَادِيحَ qidāḥin‎; ʔaqduḥin‎; ʔaqdāḥin‎; ʔaqādīḥa	الْقِدَاحِ‎; الْأَقْدُحِ‎; الْأَقْدَاحِ‎; الْأَقَادِيحِ al-qidāḥi‎; al-ʔaqduḥi‎; al-ʔaqdāḥi‎; al-ʔaqādīḥi	قِدَاحِ‎; أَقْدُحِ‎; أَقْدَاحِ‎; أَقَادِيحِ qidāḥi‎; ʔaqduḥi‎; ʔaqdāḥi‎; ʔaqādīḥi

Noun

قَدَح • (qadaḥ) m (plural أَقْدَاح (ʔaqdāḥ))

2. 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 ʕalayhi wasallama bāʕa ḥilsan waqadaḥan waqāla ”man yaštarī haḏā l-ḥilsa wālqadaḥa?“. faqāla rajulun ”ʔaḵaḏtuhumā bidirhamin“. faqāla n-nabiyyu ṣallā llāh ʕalayhi wasallama ”man yazīdu ʕalā dirhamin man yazīdu ʕalā dirhamin“ faʔaʕṭāhu rajulun dirhamayni fabāʕahumā 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.

4. a dry measure
   1. (Yemen) about 30 kilograms and 36 liters, exact value standardized differently by community and good (wheat, dhurra, dukhn, rice, sesame)
   2. (obsolete, Egypt, Sudan, until 1892) 32 قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), ¹⁄₈ of a كَيْلَة (kayla), ¹⁄₉₆ of a إِرْدَبّ (ʔirdabb) – 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 ʔaqdāḥ	الْأَقْدَاح al-ʔaqdāḥ	أَقْدَاح ʔaqdāḥ
nominative	أَقْدَاحٌ ʔaqdāḥun	الْأَقْدَاحُ al-ʔaqdāḥu	أَقْدَاحُ ʔaqdāḥu
accusative	أَقْدَاحًا ʔaqdāḥan	الْأَقْدَاحَ al-ʔaqdāḥa	أَقْدَاحَ ʔaqdāḥa
genitive	أَقْدَاحٍ ʔaqdāḥin	الْأَقْدَاحِ al-ʔaqdāḥi	أَقْدَاحِ ʔaqdāḥi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qədəh
• → Classical Syriac: ܩܕܚܐ (qdḥˀ)
  • → Middle Armenian: կթխայ (ktʻxay), կթխա (ktʻxa), կթղայ (ktʻġay), կթղա (ktʻġa)
    • Armenian: կթխա (ktʻxa), կթղա (ktʻġa), կթխայ (ktʻxay) — traditional orthography, գխտա (gxta) — obsolete
• → Northern Kurdish: qedeh
• → Ottoman Turkish: قدح (kadeh)
  • Turkish: kadeh
  • → Armenian: խատեխ (xatex), կա̈դա̈խ (kädäx)
• → Uyghur: قەدەھ (qedeh)
• → Uzbek: qadah

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^[1] (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^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 683–684
• Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 388b
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قدح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 1003–1004

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَدَح (qadaḥ).

Noun

قدح • (kadeh)

1. cup

Descendants

• Turkish: kadeh
• → Armenian: խատեխ (xatex), կա̈դա̈խ (kädäx)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَدَح (qadaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qa.ðah]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪äʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪äʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪ɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪ɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.d̪æʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.d̪äʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḏah
Dari reading?	qadah
Iranian reading?	ğadah
Tajik reading?	qadah

Noun

قَدَح • (qadah) (plural اَقداح (aqdâh))

1. 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]‎^[4]:

     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.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَدْح (qadḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qaðh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäd̪ʰ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäd̪ʰ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæd̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäd̪ʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḏh
Dari reading?	qadh
Iranian reading?	ğadh
Tajik reading?	qadh

Noun

قَدْح • (qadh)

1. calumny; vilification

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَدَح (qadaḥ).

Noun

قدح • (ʔadaḥ) m (plural قداح (ʔdāḥ))

1. glass (for alcohol)

   Synonyms: كاس (kās), كاسة (kāse), كباية (kubbāye)