كرش

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root كرش (krsh) primarily relates to the stomach, particularly the rumen of ruminant animals, and by extension, the belly or abdomen. It also extends to concepts of fullness, abundance, and gathering, as well as specific applications in cooking and describing physical attributes.

Derived headwords

الكَرِشnoun

1.
rumen, stomachboth
The stomach of a ruminant animal, analogous to the stomach of a human. It is considered feminine by Arabs.
2.
belly, abdomenboth
Used metaphorically for the belly or abdomen of various animals like rabbits and jerboas, and also applied to humans.
3.
container, pouchclassical
A pouch or container, used for holding spices or clothing.
4.
group, gatheringclassical
A group or gathering of people.
5.
plantclassical
A type of plant found in plains and lowlands, often growing close to the ground.

كَرِشٌnoun

1.
rumen, stomachclassical
An alternative pronunciation for the rumen or stomach, similar to the variation in كَبِدٌ (kabid) and كَبِدٌ (kabid).

أَكْرَاشٌnoun

1.
stomachs, belliesboth
Plural of كرش (krsh), referring to the stomachs or bellies of animals or humans.
2.
groupsclassical
Plural of كرش (krsh), referring to groups of people.

كُرُوشٌnoun

1.
stomachs, belliesboth
Another plural form of كرش (krsh), referring to stomachs or bellies.
2.
groupsclassical
Another plural form of كرش (krsh), referring to groups of people.

اِسْتَكْرَشَverb

1.
to have a large bellyboth
To have a large or swollen belly, said of a child, lamb, or kid after weaning or when its appetite increases.
2.
to swellclassical
Said of the udder (إنفحة) of a kid when it grows large, especially before it eats solid food.
3.
to contract, puckerclassical
To contract, pucker, or frown, especially the skin when touched by fire.

مُسْتَكْرِشٌadjective

1.
having a large bellyclassical
Describing a child or young animal that has a large or swollen belly, especially after weaning.

كَرْشَاءadjective

1.
large-belliedboth
Describing a woman with a large and wide belly.
2.
broad-flankedclassical
Describing a female donkey (أتان) with broad flanks.
3.
meatyclassical
Describing a piece of meat that is abundant and thick.
4.
largeclassical
Describing a bucket (دلو) that is large or bulging at the sides.
5.
large-footedclassical
Describing a foot that is fleshy, has a well-formed sole, and short toes.

أَكْرَشٌadjective

1.
large-belliedboth
Describing a man with a large belly.
2.
wealthyclassical
Describing a person with abundant wealth.

كَرِشَverb

1.
to cook in a stomachclassical
To cook meat within the stomach of an animal.
2.
to gather, collectclassical
To gather or collect something, like food in a stomach or people in a group.
3.
to contract, shrinkclassical
Said of skin when touched by fire, causing it to shrink or contract.

تَكَرَّشَverb

1.
to gather, assembleclassical
Said of a group of people coming together or assembling.
2.
to pucker, wrinkleclassical
Said of the skin of the face, becoming puckered or wrinkled.

مَكْرَشَةٌnoun

1.
stomach pouch for cookingclassical
A prepared animal stomach used as a pouch for cooking meat and fat in the desert.

كَرَّاشٌnoun

1.
tick, parasiteclassical
A type of tick or parasite that attaches to people and the resting places of camels.

كَرِشٌnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of low-growing plant with broad leaves, found in plains and fertile land, especially in winter.

كَرِشَةٌnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of spring herb that grows close to the ground with broad leaves, found in plains.

كَرِشَانname

1.
tribe nameclassical
The name of a clan within the tribe of Mahra, and also the name of the Azd and Abd al-Qays tribes.

كَرِشَمَverb

1.
to be a nameclassical
Mentioned as a name where the 'm' might be an addition.

كَرِشٌnoun

1.
gathering placeclassical
The core or gathering place of something.

تَكْرِيشnoun

1.
cookingclassical
The act of cooking food, specifically in a stomach pouch.

أَكْرَشَverb

1.
to become wealthyclassical
To acquire abundant wealth.

كَرِشٌnoun

1.
family, dependentsclassical
A man's family, especially his young children.

رَحِمٌ كَرْشَاءphrase

1.
distant kinshipclassical
A distant blood relation.

ثَوْبٌ أَكْرَاشٌphrase

1.
Yemeni garmentclassical
A type of garment from Yemen, possibly with a specific weave or pattern.

Parallel reading

الكرش لكل مجتر: بمنزلة المعدة للإنسان تؤنثها العرب

The rumen is for every ruminant like the stomach is for humans; Arabs consider it feminine.

وهي تفرغ في القطنة كأنها يد جراب، تكون للأرنب واليربوع وتستعمل في الإنسان، وهي مؤنثة

It empties into the 'qutnah' as if it were the mouth of a pouch, found in rabbits and jerboas, and used for humans; it is feminine.

إذا استكرش ذو التكرش

When the one who has a full belly becomes full-bellied.

في كل ذات كرش شاة أي كل ما له من الصيد كرش كالظباء والأرانب إذا أصابه المحرم ففي فدائه شاة

In every creature with a rumen, there is a sheep [as a sacrifice]; meaning, whatever hunted animal has a rumen, like gazelles and rabbits, if a pilgrim in the ihram harms it, a sheep is due as a ransom.

اغبرت جادتها والتقى سرحها ورقت كرشها أي أكلت الشجر الخشن فضعفت عنه كرشها ورقت

Its plains became dusty, its grazing land converged, and its stomach thinned, meaning it ate coarse trees, so its stomach weakened and thinned.

والجمع أكراش وكروش

And the plural is akraash and kroosh.

استكرش الصبي والجدي: عظمت كرشه

The child and the kid became 'mustakrish': their rumen grew large.

يقال للصبي إذا عظم بطنه وأخذ في الأكل: قد استكرش

It is said of a child when his belly grows large and he begins to eat: he has become 'mustakrish'.

امرأة كرشاء: عظيمة البطن واسعته

A 'karshaa'' woman: large-bellied and wide.

وأتان كرشاء: ضخمة الخواصر

And a 'karshaa'' female donkey: with broad flanks.

وكرش اللحم: طبخه في الكرش

And 'krsh al-lahm': cooking meat in the stomach.

وقدم كرشاء: كثيرة اللحم

And a 'karshaa'' foot: with much flesh.

ودلو كرشاء: عظيمة

And a 'karshaa'' bucket: large.

ورجل أكرش: عظيم البطن، وقيل: عظيم المال

And an 'akrash' man: large-bellied, and it is said: wealthy.

والكرش: وعاء الطيب والثوب، مؤنث أيضا

And the 'krsh': a container for perfume and clothing, also feminine.

والكرش: الجماعة من الناس؛ ومنه قوله، صلى الله عليه وسلم: الأنصار عيبتي وكرشي

And the 'krsh': a group of people; and from this is his saying, peace be upon him: 'The Ansar are my inner garment and my 'krsh'.

يقال عليه كرش من الناس أي جماعة

It is said, 'He has a 'krsh' of people,' meaning a group.

ما وجدت إلى ذلك الأمر فا كرش أي لم أجد إليه سبيلا

I did not find a way to that matter, meaning I did not find a path to it.

لو وجدت إليه فا كرش وباب كرش وأدنى في كرش لأتيته يعني قدر ذلك من السبل

If I found a way to it, a passage, an entrance, and a narrow opening to it, I would come to it, meaning the extent of those paths.

إن وجدت إلى ذلك فا كرش، يعني إن وجدت إليه سبيلا

If you find a way to that, meaning if you find a path to it.

لو وجدت إلى دمك فا كرش لشربت البطحاء منك أي لو وجدت إلى دمك سبيلا

If I found a way to your blood, I would drink the sandy ground of you, meaning if I found a path to your blood.

وكرش كل شيء: مجتمعه

And the 'krsh' of everything: its gathering or core.

وكرش القوم: معظمهم

And the 'krsh' of a people: their majority.

وتكرش القوم: تجمعوا

And the people 'takarrashu': they gathered.

وكرش الرجل: عياله من صغار ولده

And a man's 'krsh': his dependents, from his young children.

وبينهم رحم كرشاء أي بعيدة

And between them is a 'karshaa'' kinship, meaning distant.

وتزوج المرأة فنثرت له كرشها وبطنها أي كثر ولدها له

And he married the woman, and she 'natheart' her 'krsh' and belly for him, meaning her offspring increased for him.

وتكرش وجهه: تقبض جلده

And his face 'takarrasha': his skin contracted.

وكرش الجلد يكرش كرشا إذا مسته النار فانزوى

And skin 'takrushu' 'kurshan' if touched by fire and it shrinks.

استكرش تقبض وقطب وعبس

'Istakrasha': to contract, to frown, and to scowl.

ثوب أكراش وثوب أكباش وهو من برود اليمن

An 'akrash' garment and an 'akbash' garment, and it is from the brocades of Yemen.

والمكرشة من طعام البادية أن يؤخذ اللحم فيهرم تهريما صغارا، ويجعل فيه شحم مقطع، ثم تقور قطعة كرش من كرش البعير ويغسل وينظف وجهه الذي لا فرث فيه، ويجعل فيه تهريم اللحم والشحم وتجمع أطرافه، ويخل عليه بخلال بعد ما يوكأ على أطرافه، وتحفر له إرة ويطرح فيها رضاف ويوقد عليها حتى تحمى وتصير نارا، ثم ينحى الجمر عنها وتدفن المكرشة فيها، ويجعل فوقها ملة حامية، ثم يوقد فوقها بحطب جزل، ثم تترك حتى تنضج فتخرج وقد كابت وصارت قطعة واحدة فتؤكل طيبة

And the 'makrashah' from the food of the desert is that meat is taken and minced into small pieces, and cut fat is placed in it, then a piece of stomach from a camel's stomach is hollowed out, and its inner side, which is free of dung, is washed and cleaned, and the minced meat and fat are placed in it, and its edges are gathered, and it is fastened with skewers after its edges are sealed, and a pit is dug for it, into which embers are placed and ignited until they become hot and turn into fire, then the embers are removed from it, and the 'makrashah' is buried in it, and a hot layer is placed over it, then it is ignited from above with large logs, then left until it is cooked, and it comes out having condensed and become a single piece to be eaten deliciously.

يقال: كرشوا لنا تكريشا

It is said: 'They cooked for us a 'takreeshan'.

والكرشاء: القدم التي كثر لحمها واستوى أخمصها وقصرت أصابعها

And the 'karshaa'': the foot whose flesh is abundant, its sole is even, and its toes are short.

والكرش: من نبات الرياض والقيعان من أنجع المراتع للمال تسمن عليه الإبل والخيل، ينبت في الشتاء ويهيج في الصيف

And the 'krsh': is from the plants of meadows and plains, one of the most effective pastures for livestock, on which camels and horses fatten; it grows in winter and flourishes in summer.

الكرش والكرشة من عشب الربيع وهي نبتة لاصقة بالأرض بطيحاء الورق معرضة غبيراء، ولا تكاد تنبت إلا في السهل وتنبت في الديار ولا تنفع في شيء ولا تعد إلا أنه يعرف رسمها

The 'krsh' and 'krshah' are from the spring grass, a plant that clings to the ground with broad leaves, spreading out, and it hardly grows except in the plains and in settled lands; it is not useful for anything and not counted, except that its trace is known.

الكرش شجرة من الجنبة تنبت في أروم وترتفع نحو الذراع ولها ورقة مدورة حرشاء شديدة الخضرة وهي مرعى من الخلة

The 'krsh' is a shrub from the acacia family that grows in fertile soil and rises about a cubit, with a round, rough, intensely green leaf, and it is a pasture for the 'khillah' plant.

والكراش: ضرب من القردان، وقيل: هو كالقمقام يلكع الناس ويكون في مبارك الإبل، واحدته كراشة

And the 'karraash': is a type of tick, and it is said: it is like a large beetle that annoys people and is found in the resting places of camels; its singular is 'karashah'.

وكرشان: بطن من مهرة بن حيدان

And 'Karshan': a clan of Mahra bin Haydan.

والكرشان: الأزد وعبد القيس

And 'Al-Karshan': the Azd and Abd al-Qays.

وكرشاء بن المزدلف: عمر بن أبي ربيعة

And 'Karshaa' bin Al-Muzdalif': Umar bin Abi Rabi'ah.