قدحة
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
قدحة doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 3 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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قَدْحَةٌ
قَدْحَةٌ ذ A single act of striking, or producing, fire. (IAth, K, TA.) -b2- And hence, (tropical:) An elicitation, by examination, of the real state or nature of a case or an affair. (IAth, TA.) -b3- And A single act of…
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قُدْحَةٌ
قُدْحَةٌ ذ A ladleful of broth: (S, L, K:) and some say that signifies the same. (L.) You say, أَعْطِنِى قُدْحَةً مِنْ مَرَقَتِكَ Give thou to me a ladleful of thy broth. (S.)…
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قِدْحَةٌ
قِدْحَةٌ ذ The act of striking or producing, fire (IAth, K, TA) with the مِقْدَحَةٌ. (IAth, TA.) Hence the saying, لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَ لِلنَّاسِ قِدْحَةَ ظُلْمَةٍ كَمَا جَعَلَ لَهُمْ قِدْحَةَ نُورٍ [If God had w…
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