خشن

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the quality of roughness, coarseness, or harshness. It applies to physical textures like stone and cloth, as well as abstract concepts like speech, temperament, and living conditions. It can also refer to specific geographical locations or groups.

Derived headwords

الخَشِنadjective

1.
rough, coarseboth
Describing something that is not smooth or fine in texture, whether physical or abstract.

الأخْشَنadjective

1.
rougher, coarsestboth
The comparative or superlative form of 'khashin', indicating a higher degree of roughness or coarseness.

خِشَانnoun

1.
rough thingsboth
The plural of 'khashin', referring to rough objects or textures.

خَشِنَةnoun

1.
roughnessboth
The state or quality of being rough or coarse.

خَشْنَاءadjective

1.
rough (fem.)both
Feminine form of 'khashin', used to describe rough objects or qualities.

خَشَانَةnoun

1.
roughnessboth
A state of being rough or coarse, similar to 'khushunah'.

خُشُونَةnoun

1.
roughness, coarsenessboth
The quality of being rough, coarse, or harsh; the opposite of smoothness or gentleness.

مَخْشَنَةnoun

1.
roughness, harshnessboth
A state of roughness or harshness, often referring to a difficult or unpleasant condition.

خَشُنَverb

1.
to be roughboth
The basic verb form indicating the state of being rough or coarse.

اخْشَوْشَنَverb

1.
to become very roughclassical
To intensify in roughness or coarseness; used for emphasis, similar to 'to become green'.
2.
to live roughlyclassical
To adopt a rough or harsh way of life, including wearing rough clothes, eating coarse food, or speaking harshly.

تَخَشَّنَverb

1.
to become roughclassical
To become rough or coarse, often implying a deliberate adoption of a rough lifestyle.

استَخْشَنَverb

1.
to find roughclassical
To perceive or deem something as rough or coarse.

خَاشَنَverb

1.
to be harsh withboth
To treat someone or something harshly, either in speech or action.
2.
to be roughclassical
To act in a rough or unyielding manner.

خَشَّنَverb

1.
to make roughclassical
To cause something to become rough or coarse.
2.
to provoke, to angerclassical
To stir up anger or resentment in someone's chest.

خَشِنnoun

1.
rough groundclassical
Rough or uneven terrain.

الخَشْنَاءnoun

1.
rough landclassical
Coarse or stony land, similar to 'khashsha'.
2.
well-armed troopclassical
A large, well-equipped military force.

الخَشْنَاءnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A green herb with short leaves, similar to ramtam, but more compact, having seeds and growing in plains.

الخَشْنَاءname

1.
a mountainclassical
A proper name for a mountain.

أخْشَنname

1.
a mountainclassical
A proper name for a mountain, associated with a proverb.

خُشَيْنَاءnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A spreading green herb, rough to the touch but soft in the mouth, with a sticky texture and yellow flowers, edible and good pasture.

خُشَيْنَةname

1.
a tribeclassical
A name for a clan or tribe within Arab lineage.

خَشِن الجَانِبadjective

1.
difficult to deal withboth
Describes a person or entity that is harsh, unyielding, or difficult to approach or manage.

مُخَاشِنname

1.
a given nameclassical
A personal name derived from the root.

أخْيَشَنadjective

1.
very rough (diminutive)classical
A diminutive form of 'akhshan', used to describe something as being very rough, often in a religious context.

خَشَّنَ صَدْرَهُverb phrase

1.
to provoke his chestclassical
To anger or agitate someone, to stir up their emotions.

خَشَنَةnoun

1.
roughness of lifeclassical
The hardship or coarseness of one's living conditions.

خَشِنadjective

1.
harsh, severeboth
Describing a harsh or severe temperament or condition.

Parallel reading

والحجر الأخشن والثنايه

And the rougher stone and its incisors.

وقد لففا خشناء ليست بوخشة

And they were wrapped in a rough (sheath) that was not soft,

فهو خشن أخشن

So he is rough, rougher.

والمخاشنة في الكلام ونحوه

And harshness in speech and the like.

والخشونة: ضد اللين

And roughness: the opposite of softness.

واخشوشن الشيء: اشتدت خشونته

And 'ikhshawshena' the thing: its roughness intensified.

لأكلة من أقط وسمن، وشربتان من عكي الضأن، ... ألين مسا في حوايا البطن.

For a meal of dried cheese and ghee, and two drinks of sheep's curd, ... the softest passage in the depths of the belly.

من يثربيات قذاذ خشن، ... يرمي بها أرمى من ابن تقن

From Yathribi pebbles, rough, ... he throws them, more skilled than Ibn Taqn.

أخيشن في ذات الله

More rough/harsh in the cause of God.

تخشن واخشوشن الرجل: لبس الخشن وتعوده أو أكله أو تكلم به أو عاش عيشا خشنا، وقال قولا فيه خشونة.

A man 'takhasshana' and 'ikhshawshena': he wore rough (clothes) and got used to them, or ate them, or spoke them, or lived a rough life, and said a statement containing roughness.

اخشوشنوا

Be rough/harsh!

نشنشة من أخشن أي حجر من جبل

A clatter from 'Akhshan', meaning a stone from a mountain.

ذنبوا خشانه

They committed their rough (deeds).

الخشان: ما خشن من الأرض

Al-Khishaan: what is rough of the land.

واستلانوا ما استخشن المترفون

And they softened what the pampered found rough.

وخاشنه: خشن عليه

And 'khashanahu': he was harsh towards him.

وفلان خشن الجانب أي صعب لا يطاق

And so-and-so is rough of side, meaning difficult to endure.

وإنك لذو خشنة وخشونة ومخشنة إذا كان خشن الجانب

And indeed you are possessed of roughness, coarseness, and harshness if you are rough of side.

وملاءة خشناء: فيها خشونة إما من الجدة، وإما من العمل

And a rough garment: it has roughness either from its weave or from its making.

والخشناء: الأرض الغليظة

And Al-Khashnaa': the coarse land.

وأرض خشناء: فيها حجارة ورمل كخشاء

And rough land: it has stones and sand like Khashsha'.

وكتيبة خشناء: كثيرة السلاح

And a rough battalion: abundant in weapons.

فإذا بكتيبة خشناء أي كثيرة السلاح

And behold, a rough battalion, meaning abundant in weapons.

ومعشر خشن، ويجوز تحريكه في الشعر

And a rough company, and it is permissible to vocalize it in poetry.

إذا لقام بنصري معشر خشن، ... عند الحفيظة، إن ذو لوثة لانا

If a rough company supports me... when provoked, indeed the one with weakness softens.

هو مثل فطن وفطن

It is like 'fatin' and 'fatin'.

لا يفطنون لعيب جارهم، ... وهم لحفظ جواره فطن

They do not notice their neighbor's fault, ... yet they are discerning for the protection of his vicinity.

وخاشنته: خلاف لاينته

And 'khashantuhu': the opposite of 'layantuhu' (I was gentle with him).

وخشنت صدره تخشينا: أوغرت

And 'khashshantu' his chest, 'takhsheenan': I provoked it.

لعمري لقد أعذرت لو تعذرينني، ... وخشنت صدرا جيبه لك ناصح

By my life, you would have been excused if you had made excuses for me, ... and I provoked a chest whose opening was a sincere advisor to you.

تشكى إلي الكلب خشنة عيشه

The dog complained to me about the roughness of his life.

واخشوشن عليه صدره وخشن عليه صدره إذا وجد عليه

And his chest became rough towards him, and his chest was rough towards him if he found fault with him.

الخشناء والخشيناء: بقلة خضراء ورقها قصير مثل الرمرام، غير أنها أشد اجتماعا، ولها حب تكون في الروض والقيعان، سميت بذلك لخشونتها

Al-Khashnaa' and Al-Khushaynaa': a green herb with short leaves like ramtam, but more compact, having seeds and growing in plains, named so because of its roughness.

خشناء في المس لينة في الفم، لها تلزج كتلزج الرجلة، ونورتها صفراء كنورة المرة، وتؤكل وهي مع ذلك مرعى

Rough to the touch, soft in the mouth, it has a stickiness like purslane, and its flower is yellow like the flower of bitter herbs, and it is eaten and is good pasture.

شنشنة أعرفها من أخشن

A clatter I recognize from Akhshan.

ومن قال أعرفها من أخزم، فهو اسم رجل

And whoever says 'I recognize it from Akhzam', that is a man's name.