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كشع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of scattering, dispersing, or moving away from something, often in the context of a battle or a group of animals. It can also imply leaving something behind or abandoning it.

Derived headwords

كَشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseboth

    To move away from a central point or group, to scatter or disperse, especially in a context of conflict or flight.

كَشْعnoun
  1. 1.
    scattering, dispersalclassical

    The act or instance of scattering or dispersing.

كَشْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a scatteringclassical

    An instance or act of scattering or dispersing.

كَشْعَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    scattered, dispersedclassical

    Describing something that has scattered or dispersed.

اِكْتَشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseclassical

    To scatter or disperse, similar to the basic form of the verb.

مُكْتَشِعnoun
  1. 1.
    scatterer, disperserclassical

    One who causes scattering or dispersal.

شَلْوnoun
  1. 1.
    corpse, carcassboth

    A dead body, a carcass, often of an animal, but can refer to a human corpse.

شَلْوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    corpse, carcassclassical

    A variant form referring to a dead body or carcass.

Parallel reading

كشعوا عن قتيل
They scattered away from a slain person.
تفرقوا عنه في معركة
They dispersed from him in a battle.
شلو حمار
A donkey's carcass.
كشعت عنه الحمر
The female donkeys dispersed from it (the carcass).