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خرشب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to roughness, coarseness, and a lack of refinement or skill. It can describe something unpolished, a person who is crude or unskillful, or even a rough texture.

Derived headwords

خَرْشَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unskillfulboth

    To not master or perfect something, indicating a lack of skill or thoroughness in an action or craft.

خِرْشَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse personclassical

    A person who is coarse, rough, or unrefined in manner or appearance.

  2. 2.
    tall, fat personclassical

    A description of a person who is both tall and stout or fat.

خِرْشَبٌname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly referring to a person or place.

Parallel reading

خرشب عمله: لم يحكمه.
He roughened his work: he did not master it.
وكالبرقع: الضائط الجافي
And like the veil: the tight, coarse one.
والطويل السمين
And the tall, fat one.
واسم.
And a name.