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كرشم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of roughness, ugliness, and potentially a specific type of terrain. It also includes a personal name derived from the root.

Derived headwords

الكِرْشَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough groundclassical

    Refers to land that is coarse, uneven, or difficult to traverse.

كَرشَمَتُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    His faceclassical

    Used metaphorically to refer to someone's face, often in a negative context implying ugliness.

الكَرْشُومadjective
  1. 1.
    Ugly-facedclassical

    Describes someone who has an unattractive or repulsive facial appearance.

كرشمname
  1. 1.
    Krashamboth

    A proper name of a man. Its origin is debated, with one view suggesting the 'm' is an addition derived from the word 'krsh' (stomach).

Parallel reading

الأرض الغليظة
The rough ground.
وقبح الله كرشمته أي وجهه
And may God curse his face (meaning his countenance).
والكرشوم: القبيح الوجه
And al-krshoom: the ugly-faced.
وكرشم: اسم رجل
And Krasham: a man's name.
لأن يعقوب زعم أن ميمه زائدة اشتقه من الكرش
Because Ya'qub claimed that its 'm' is superfluous, derived from 'al-krsh' (the stomach).