خدش

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of scratching, tearing, or scraping, often superficially, affecting skin or surfaces. It extends to describe the resulting marks, the tools used for scratching, and metaphorically, the consequences of certain actions.

Derived headwords

خَدَشَverb

1.
to scratchboth
To tear or scrape the skin or a surface, causing a light wound or abrasion.
2.
to tearclassical
To rip or rend, often used for skin or flesh, implying a more significant tear than a simple scratch.
3.
to peelclassical
To scrape off the surface layer of something, like skin, with a sharp object.

خَدْشnoun

1.
scratchboth
A mark or wound made by scratching or scraping.
2.
tearclassical
A rip or tear in the skin, whether slight or extensive.

خُدُوشnoun

1.
scratchesboth
Plural of scratch; marks left by scratching.
2.
marksclassical
The resulting scars or traces left by scratching or scraping.
3.
fliesclassical
A name for flies.
4.
fleasclassical
A name for fleas.

خَمْشnoun

1.
scratchingclassical
The act of scratching, especially with fingernails, often in distress.

خُمُوشnoun

1.
scratchesclassical
Marks made by scratching, similar to خدوش.
2.
bugsclassical
A name for bugs.

مَخْدُوشnoun

1.
camel's hump areaclassical
The part of a camel's back near the hump, named because it might scratch the mouth of an animal eating thorny plants.
2.
shoulder bladesclassical
The ends of the shoulder blades.
3.
neck jointclassical
The junction of the neck with the body in various animals like humans, horses, and cattle.

خَادَشَverb

1.
to scratch each otherclassical
To scratch one another's faces, implying a mutual act of scratching.

خَدَّاشname

1.
Khaddashclassical
A proper name, like Khaddash bin Zuhayr.

مُخَادِشnoun

1.
catclassical
A cat, so named because it scratches.

خَادِشَةnoun

1.
watercourse nameclassical
A name for certain watercourses, similar to 'al-'afiyah' and 'al-'aqibah'.

خَادِشَة السَّفَاnoun

1.
plant thornsclassical
The thorny parts of plants like wheat, barley, or certain grasses.

مُخَادِشname

1.
Mukhaddishclassical
A proper name.

Parallel reading

خدش جلده ووجهه يخدشه خدشا: مزقه.

He scratched his skin and his face, scratching it with a scratch: he tore it.

والخدش: مزق الجلد، قل أو كثر.

And the scratch: is the tearing of the skin, whether little or much.

من سأل وهو غني جاءت مسألته يوم القيامة خدوشا أو خموشا في وجهه.

Whoever asks while he is rich, his request will come on the Day of Resurrection as scratches or marks on his face.

والخدوش: الآثار والكدوح وهو من ذلك.

And the scratches: are the marks and wounds, and it is from this.

الخدش والخمش بالأظافر.

Scratching and clawing are done with fingernails.

يقال: خدشت المرأة وجهها عند المصيبة وخمشت إذا ظفرت في أعالي حر وجهها، فأدمته أو لم تدمه.

It is said: the woman scratched her face during a calamity, and clawed it if she grasped the upper part of her face, whether she drew blood or not.

وخدش الجلد: قشره بعود أو نحوه، والخدوش جمعه لأنه سمي به الأثر، وإن كان مصدرا.

And scratching the skin: means peeling it with a stick or similar, and 'khudush' is its plural because it is named after the mark, even though it is a masdar.

وخدشه: شدد للمبالغة أو للكثرة.

And 'khaddashahu': is intensified for exaggeration or for abundance.

وخادشت الرجل إذا خدشت وجهه وخدش هو وجهك، ومنه سمي الرجل خداشا، والهر يسمى مخادشا.

And 'khadaashtahu': means you scratched his face, and he scratched your face, and from this, a man is named Khaddash, and the cat is called Mukhaddish.

والمخدش: كاهل البعير «1»؛ قال الأزهري: كان أهل الجاهلية يسمون كاهل البعير مخدشا لأنه يخدش الفم إذا أكل بقلة لحمه.

And the Makhdash: is the camel's hump area; Al-Azharī said: The people of the Jahiliyyah used to call the camel's hump area Makhdash because it scratches the mouth when it eats thorny plants.

ويقال: شد فلان الرحل على مخدش بعيره.

And it is said: So-and-so tightened the saddle on the Makhdash of his camel.

وابنا مخدش: طرفا الكتفين كذلك أيضا.

And the two sons of Makhdash: are the ends of the shoulder blades as well.

والمخدش: مقطع العنق من الإنسان والخف والظلف والحافر.

And the Makhdash: is the junction of the neck from a human, and the hoof, and the cloven hoof, and the hoof.

والخادشة: من مسايل المياه اسم كالعافية والعاقبة.

And the Khadishah: is a name for watercourses, like Al-'Afiyah and Al-'Aqibah.

وخادشة السفا: أطرافه من سنبل البر أو الشعير أو البهمى وهو شوكه وكله من الخدش.

And Khadishat al-Safa: are its edges from the ear of wheat or barley or certain grasses, which are its thorns, and all of it is from scratching.

وخداش ومخادش: اسمان. خداش بن زهير «2».

And Khaddash and Mukhaddish: are two names. Khaddash bin Zuhayr.

ابن الأعرابي: الخدوش الذباب، والخدوش البرغوث، والخموش البق.

Ibn Al-A'rabi: Al-Khudush are flies, Al-Khudush are fleas, and Al- Khumush are bugs.