كرث

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of hardship, distress, and affliction. It also extends to the concept of not caring or being unconcerned, and includes botanical terms for specific plants.

Derived headwords

كَرِثَverb

1.
to grieveclassical
The matter grieved him and weighed heavily upon him, reaching the point of causing him hardship.
2.
to burdenclassical
Something burdened or weighed him down.

أَكْرَثَverb

1.
to distressboth
The matter distressed him and was severe for him, causing him hardship.
2.
to burdenboth
The matter burdened him.

كرثه الأمر يكرثه ويكرثه كرثا، وأكرثه: ساءه واشتد عليه، وبلغ منه المشقة — The matter distressed him and was severe for him, causing him hardship.

اِكْتَرَثَverb

1.
to careboth
To be concerned about something; this usage is typically restricted to negative contexts.
2.
to grieveboth
To be saddened or distressed by something.

ما أكترث له أي ما أبالي به — I do not care about it, meaning I do not pay attention to it.

واكترث — and he cared/was concerned.

ما أكترث به أي ما أبالي — I do not care about it, meaning I do not pay attention to it.

واكترث له: حزن — and he grieved for it.

اِكْتِرَاثnoun

1.
concernboth
The act of being concerned or paying attention to something.
2.
griefboth
The state of being saddened or distressed.

كَارِثadjective

1.
calamitousboth
Describing something that causes great distress or hardship; a calamity.
2.
severeboth
Describing a situation or hardship that is intense and difficult.

وفي حديث علي: في سكرة ملهثة، وغمرة كارثة ؛ أي شديدة شاقة — And in the narration of Ali: in a stupor that exhausts, and a wave that is calamitous; meaning severe and arduous.

كَوَارِثnoun

1.
calamitiesclassical
Plural of 'karitha', referring to severe hardships or disasters.

وقد تجلى الكرب الكوارث — and the calamities of distress have become clear.

كَرِيثadjective

1.
burdensomeboth
Describing something that weighs heavily on a person, causing distress or difficulty.
2.
heavyboth
Describing a burden or hardship that is significant.

وكل ما أثقلك، فقد كرثك — and everything that burdened you, has burdened you.

امرأة كريث كارث — a woman who is burdensome and calamitous.

كَرِيثَاءnoun

1.
a type of dateclassical
A variety of unripe dates (busr) that is known and described.

والكريثاء: ضرب من البسر يوصف به ويضاف — And al-kirithaa': a type of unripe date, described and attributed.

الكُرَّاثnoun

1.
leeksboth
A type of plant, specifically allium species like leeks or wild onions.
2.
a plantboth
A general term for a type of spreading, hairy plant whose central stalk produces a seed head that can detach and fly.

الكراث: بقلة؛ قال ابن سيده: الكراث والكراث، الأخيرة عن كراع: ضرب من النبات ممتد، أهدب، إذا ترك خرج من وسطه طاقة فطارت — Al-kurrath: a herb; Ibn Sidah said: Al-kurrath and al-kurrath, the latter from Kraa': a type of plant that is spreading, hairy, if left, a stalk emerges from its center and flies.

من العشب الكراث، تطول قصبته الوسطى، حتى تكون أطول من الرجل — Among the grasses is al-kurrath, its central stalk grows long, until it is taller than a man.

الكراث بقلة — Al-kurrath is a herb.

الكراث والكنب شجرتان — Al-kurrath and al-kanab are two trees.

الكراث ضرب من النبات، واحدته كراثة — Al-kurrath is a type of plant, its singular is kuratha.

الكراث شجرة جبلية، لها خطرة ناعمة لينة، إذا فدغت هريقت لبنا — Al-kurrath is a mountain tree, it has a soft, tender sap, if crushed it exudes milk.

الكُرَّاثnoun

1.
a type of plantboth
Another type of herb, distinct from the first mention of 'kurrath'.

والكراث، بفتح الكاف وتخفيف الراء: بقلة أخرى، الواحدة كراثة — And al-kurrath, with fatha on the kaf and light ra: another herb, the singular is kuratha.

كُرَاثَةnoun

1.
a single leek plantboth
The singular form for the plant known as 'kurrath'.

الواحدة كراثة — the singular is kuratha.

كُرَاثَةname

1.
a male nameboth
A personal name derived from the plant 'kurrath'.

وبه سمي الرجل كراثة — and by it, a man was named Kuratha.

قُرِثَverb

1.
to grieveclassical
The matter grieved him and weighed heavily upon him.

كرثني الأمر وقرثني: إذا غمه وأثقله — The matter grieved me and burdened me: meaning it distressed and weighed me down.

قَرِيثَاءnoun

1.
a type of dateclassical
A variety of unripe dates (busr), similar to 'kirithaa'.

يقال بسر قريثاء وكريثاء لضرب من التمر معروف — It is said 'busr qirithaa' and 'kirithaa' for a known type of date.

Parallel reading

كرثه الأمر يكرثه ويكرثه كرثا، وأكرثه: ساءه واشتد عليه، وبلغ منه المشقة

The matter distressed him and was severe for him, causing him hardship.

وقد تجلى الكرب الكوارث

And the calamities of distress have become clear.

في سكرة ملهثة، وغمرة كارثة ؛ أي شديدة شاقة

in a stupor that exhausts, and a wave that is calamitous; meaning severe and arduous.

من كرثه الغم أي بلغ منه المشقة

from the sorrow that afflicted him, meaning it reached the point of causing him hardship.

ما أكترث له أي ما أبالي به

I do not care about it, meaning I do not pay attention to it.

واكترث

and he cared/was concerned.

ما أكترث به أي ما أبالي

I do not care about it, meaning I do not pay attention to it.

واكترث له: حزن

and he grieved for it.

امرأة كريث كارث

a woman who is burdensome and calamitous.

وكل ما أثقلك، فقد كرثك

and everything that burdened you, has burdened you.

ما أكرثني هذا الأمر أي ما بلغ مني مشقة

This matter did not cause me hardship, meaning it did not reach the point of causing me difficulty.

كرثني الأمر وقرثني: إذا غمه وأثقله

The matter grieved me and burdened me: meaning it distressed and weighed me down.

يقال بسر قريثاء وكريثاء لضرب من التمر معروف

It is said 'busr qirithaa' and 'kirithaa' for a known type of date.

الكراث: بقلة؛ قال ابن سيده: الكراث والكراث، الأخيرة عن كراع: ضرب من النبات ممتد، أهدب، إذا ترك خرج من وسطه طاقة فطارت

Al-kurrath: a herb; Ibn Sidah said: Al-kurrath and al-kurrath, the latter from Kraa': a type of plant that is spreading, hairy, if left, a stalk emerges from its center and flies.

من العشب الكراث، تطول قصبته الوسطى، حتى تكون أطول من الرجل

Among the grasses is al-kurrath, its central stalk grows long, until it is taller than a man.

الكراث بقلة

Al-kurrath is a herb.

والكراث، بفتح الكاف وتخفيف الراء: بقلة أخرى، الواحدة كراثة

And al-kurrath, with fatha on the kaf and light ra: another herb, the singular is kuratha.

إن حبيب بن اليمان قد نشب ... في حصد من الكراث، والكنب

Indeed, Habib bin Al-Yaman has become entangled... in a harvest of al-kurrath and al-kanab.

الكراث والكنب شجرتان

Al-kurrath and al-kanab are two trees.

الكراث ضرب من النبات، واحدته كراثة

Al-kurrath is a type of plant, its singular is kuratha.

الكراث شجرة جبلية، لها خطرة ناعمة لينة، إذا فدغت هريقت لبنا

Al-kurrath is a mountain tree, it has a soft, tender sap, if crushed it exudes milk.