كرص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root كرص (k-r-ṣ) primarily relates to the concept of crushing, pounding, or grinding something into a fine state. It is often associated with food preparation, particularly with dairy products like cheese (a form of dried yogurt). The root also extends to the idea of gathering or collecting.

Derived headwords

كَرَصَverb

1.
to crush, poundboth
To crush or pound something, reducing it to a fine consistency.

كَرِيصnoun

1.
pounded cheeseclassical
A type of cheese made from pounded or crushed dried yogurt, often mixed with fat.
2.
unhardened cheeseclassical
Dried yogurt before it has fully hardened.
3.
cheese with herbsclassical
Dried yogurt mixed with herbs to preserve it.
4.
cooked cheese and herbsclassical
Dried yogurt and herbs cooked together.
5.
dried yogurtclassical
Dried yogurt in general.

اِكْتَرَصَverb

1.
to gather, collectboth
To gather or collect something.

اِكْتِرَاصnoun

1.
gathering, collectionboth
The act of gathering or collecting.

مُكْتَرِصnoun

1.
gathererclassical
One who gathers or collects.

مَكْرَصnoun

1.
collectionclassical
A collection or gathering.

كَرِيزnoun

1.
dried yogurtclassical
Dried yogurt, synonymous with كريص.

بَقْلَةٌ يُحَمَّضُ بِهَا الأَقْطُnoun

1.
herb for flavoring cheeseclassical
A herb used to add a sour flavor to dried yogurt.

Parallel reading

كرص الشيء: دقه.

To crush something: to pound it.

والكريص: الجوز بالسمن يكرص أي يدق؛

And al-kuraiṣ: is nuts with ghee, which are pounded, meaning crushed;

وشاخس فاه الدهر، حتى كأنه ... منمس ثيران الكريص الضوائن

And time has worn its mouth, until it is like ... the old pounded dried yogurt of the plump ones.

والكريص: الأقط المجموع المدقوق،

And al-kuraiṣ: is collected, pounded dried yogurt,

وقيل: هو الأقط قبل أن يستحكم يبسه،

And it is said: it is dried yogurt before its dryness becomes firm,

وقيل: هو الأقط الذي يرفع فيجعل فيه شيء من بقل لئلا يفسد:

And it is said: it is dried yogurt that is set aside and some herbs are put into it so that it does not spoil:

وقيل: الكريص الأقط والبقل يطبخان،

And it is said: al-kuraiṣ is dried yogurt and herbs are cooked,

وقيل: الكريص الأقط عامة.

And it is said: al-kuraiṣ is dried yogurt in general.

الفراء: الكريص والكريز الأقط.

Al-Farra': al-kuraiṣ and al-kurīz are dried yogurt.

ابن بري: الكريص الذي كرص أي دق.

Ibn Barrī: al-kuraiṣ is that which is pounded, meaning crushed.

والكريص أيضا: بقلة يحمض بها الأقط؛

And al-kuraiṣ also: is a herb with which dried yogurt is soured;

قال الشاعر: جنيتها من مجتنى عويص، ... من مجتنى الأجزر والكريص

A poet said: I gathered it from a difficult gathering, ... from the gathering of al-ajzar and al-kuraiṣ.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: الاكتراص الجمع،

And Ibn al-A'rābī said: al-iktirāṣ is gathering,

يقال: هو يكترص ويقلد أي يجمع،

It is said: he gathers and he collects, meaning he gathers,

وهو المكرص والمصرب.

And he is the collector and the one who brings together.

واكترص الشيء: جمعه؛

And to gather something: is to collect it;

قال: لا تنكحن أبدا هنانه، ... تكترص الزاد بلا أمانه

He said: Never marry a woman of her kind, ... who gathers provisions without trustworthiness.