ق ب ح

Arabic

Root

ق ب ح • (q-b-ḥ)

1. Related to ugliness, to infamy

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: قَبُحَ (qabuḥa, “to become ugly”)
  • Verbal noun: قُبْح (qubḥ)
  • Active participle: قَابِح (qābiḥ)
• Form II: قَبَّحَ (qabbaḥa, “to make ugly”)
  • Verbal noun: تَقْبِيح (taqbīḥ)
  • Active participle: مُقَبِّح (muqabbiḥ)
  • Passive participle: مُقَبَّح (muqabbaḥ)
• Form X: اِسْتَقْبَحَ (istaqbaḥa, “to consider ugly”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِقْبَاح (istiqbāḥ)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَقْبِح (mustaqbiḥ)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَقْبَح (mustaqbaḥ)

Nouns and adjectives

• قَبِيح (qabīḥ, “ugly”)
• قَبِيحَة (qabīḥa, “a terrible action”)
• قَبَاحَة (qabāḥa, “obscenity; ugliness”)