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كسج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the word 'kawsaj', which is a loanword from Persian. It refers to a person lacking hair on their cheeks, or someone with missing teeth. It also denotes a specific type of dangerous sea fish.

Derived headwords

الكَوْسَجnoun
  1. 1.
    person with no beardboth

    A person who lacks hair on their cheeks, specifically referring to the sides of the face where a beard would grow.

  2. 2.
    person with missing teethclassical

    Someone who is missing some of their teeth.

  3. 3.
    sea fishboth

    A type of fish found in the sea, known for its dangerous nature and sometimes described as having a snout like a saw.

كوسهother
  1. 1.
    Persian originclassical

    The word 'kawsaj' is identified as having its origin in the Persian language.

Parallel reading

الكوسج: الأثط
Al-kawsaj: the one with sparse hair.
وفي المحكم: الذي لا شعر على عارضيه
And in Al-Muḥkam: he who has no hair on his cheeks.
وقال الأصمعي: هو الناقص الأسنان، معرب
And Al-Aṣmaʿī said: he is the one deficient in teeth, a loanword.
قال سيبويه: أصله بالفارسية كوسه
Sībawayh said: its origin is in Persian, 'kūseh'.
والكوسج: سمكة في البحر تأكل الناس
And al-kawsaj: a fish in the sea that eats people.
وهي اللخم
And it is al-lakhm.
وقال الجوهري: سمكة في البحر لها خرطوم كالمنشار
And Al-Jauharī said: a fish in the sea that has a snout like a saw.
التهذيب: الكاف والسين والجيم مهملة غير الكوسج
Al-Tahdhīb: The letters Kāf, Sīn, and Jīm are unused except for al-kawsaj.
قال: وهو معرب لا أصل له في العربية
He said: and it is a loanword, having no origin in Arabic.