كنظ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root describes reaching a point of extreme difficulty, hardship, or distress. It conveys the sense of being overwhelmed, exhausted, or brought to the brink of death by severe suffering or worry.

Derived headwords

كَنَظَverb

1.
to reach hardshipclassical
To reach the peak of difficulty or hardship, to become extremely arduous.

يَكْنِظُهُverb

1.
it overwhelms himclassical
The matter or situation reaches its peak of difficulty and overwhelms a person.

يَكُنَظُهُverb

1.
it overwhelms himclassical
The matter or situation reaches its peak of difficulty and overwhelms a person.

كَنَظًاnoun

1.
hardshipclassical
The state of reaching extreme difficulty or hardship.

تَكَنَّظَهُverb

1.
it overwhelmed himclassical
The matter or situation reached its peak of difficulty and overwhelmed a person.

مَكْنُوظadjective

1.
overwhelmed by hardshipclassical
Experiencing extreme hardship or distress, to the point of exhaustion.

مَغْنُوظadjective

1.
overwhelmed by hardshipclassical
Experiencing extreme hardship or distress, similar to being overwhelmed by 'كنظ'.

غَنَظَهُverb

1.
to exhaust himclassical
To cause extreme hardship, distress, or exhaustion, bringing someone close to death.

يَغْنَظُهُverb

1.
it exhausts himclassical
The hardship or distress exhausts a person, bringing them to the brink of death.

يَغُنَظُهُverb

1.
it exhausts himclassical
The hardship or distress exhausts a person, bringing them to the brink of death.

الكَنَظnoun

1.
extreme hardshipclassical
The state of reaching the limit of hardship or difficulty from a person's perspective.

الكَرْب الشَّدِيدnoun

1.
severe distressclassical
Intense sorrow or worry that is so severe it almost leads to death.

Parallel reading

كَنَظَهُ الأمرُ يَكْنِظُهُ ويكُنَظُهُ كَنَظًا وتَكَنَّظَهُ: بَلَغَ مَشَقَّتَهُ

The matter overwhelmed it, it overwhelms it and it overwhelms it, with overwhelming hardship, and it overwhelmed it: it reached its difficulty.

مثلُ غَنَظَهُ إذا جَهَدَهُ وشَقَّ عليه

Like 'it exhausted him' when it strained him and made it difficult for him.

الكَنَظُ بلوغُ المَشَقَّةِ من الإنسانِ

Al-kanaz is reaching the limit of hardship from a person.

إنه لَمَكْنُوظٌ مَغْنُوظٌ

Indeed, he is overwhelmed and exhausted by hardship.

غَنَظَهُ وكَنَظَهُ يَكْنِظُهُ

It exhausted him and it overwhelmed him, it overwhelms him.

وهو الكَرْبُ الشَّديدُ الذي يُشْفَى منه على الموتِ

And it is the severe distress from which one recovers as if from death.

سَمِعْتُ أبا مِحْجَنٍ يقولُ: غَنَظَهُ وكَنَظَهُ إذا مَلأَهُ وغَمَّهُ

I heard Abu Mihjan say: 'It exhausted him and it overwhelmed him' when it filled him and worried him.