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قره

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns conditions of the skin and body, specifically peeling, darkening, or becoming covered in dirt or a rash. It also extends to the idea of something being fixed or settled, particularly in the context of eyes.

Derived headwords

قَرِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to peelboth

    The skin peels or becomes dark due to intense beating.

  2. 2.
    to be covered in rashclassical

    The skin becomes covered in a rash, specifically from excessive scabies.

  3. 3.
    to be dirtyboth

    To be covered in dirt or grime, similar to tartar on teeth.

قَرَهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    peelingboth

    The state of the skin peeling or darkening.

  2. 2.
    dirtboth

    Dirt or grime on the body, likened to tartar on teeth.

  3. 3.
    scabclassical

    A scab or rash on the skin, especially from scabies.

مُتَقَرِّهadjective
  1. 1.
    having a rashclassical

    Describing a person whose skin is covered in a rash or scabies.

  2. 2.
    dirtyboth

    Describing a person who is dirty or covered in grime.

أَقَرَّهadjective
  1. 1.
    having a rashclassical

    Describing a person whose skin is covered in a rash or scabies.

  2. 2.
    dirtyboth

    Describing a person who is dirty or covered in grime.

قَرْهَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    having a rashclassical

    Describing a female whose skin is covered in a rash or scabies.

  2. 2.
    dirtyboth

    Describing a female who is dirty or covered in grime.

Parallel reading

قره جلده قرها: تقشر أو اسود من شدة الضرب.
His skin peeled or darkened from the intensity of the beating.
قره الرجل إذا تقوب جلده من كثرة القوباء.
A man's skin is affected (qara) if it becomes riddled with sores from excessive scabies.
والقره في الجسد: كالقلح في الأسنان، وهو الوسخ.
And al-qarah on the body is like tartar on the teeth, which is dirt.
وقد قره قرها
And he became dirty or affected with a rash.
ورجل متقره وأقره
And a man who is dirty or has a rash.
والأنثى قرهاء.
And the female is qarhā' (having a rash or being dirty).