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الخشب

Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

The root الخشب primarily relates to wood, timber, and things made from it. It extends to concepts of coarseness, roughness, hardness, and unrefined or unpolished states, both literally and figuratively. It can also refer to mixing, selecting, or sharpening.

Derived headwords

الخَشَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Wood, timberboth

    What is thick and substantial from branches and trees; wood.

خَشَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of woodboth

    The plural form of 'wood' or 'timber'.

خُشُبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of woodboth

    Another plural form for 'wood' or 'timber'.

خُشْبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of woodboth

    Another plural form for 'wood' or 'timber'.

خَشَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To mixclassical

    He mixed something.

  2. 2.
    To selectclassical

    He selected or picked out something; it is the opposite of mixing.

خَشَبَ السَّيْفَverb
  1. 1.
    To polish a swordclassical

    He polished or sharpened a sword.

  2. 2.
    To temper a swordclassical

    He tempered a sword; it is the opposite of polishing.

خَشَبَ الشِّعْرَverb
  1. 1.
    To compose poetry carelesslyclassical

    He composed poetry without careful thought or effort.

خَشَبَ القَوْسَverb
  1. 1.
    To make a bowclassical

    He made a bow, referring to its original making.

اخْتَشَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To compose poetry carelesslyclassical

    He composed poetry without careful thought or effort.

الخُشَيْبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Tempered and polished swordclassical

    A sword that is tempered and polished.

  2. 2.
    Inferior thingclassical

    Something inferior or of poor quality.

  3. 3.
    Selected thingclassical

    Something selected or chosen.

  4. 4.
    Carved bow or cupclassical

    Something carved, like bows or drinking cups.

المَخْشُوبُadjective
  1. 1.
    Tempered and polishedclassical

    Describing a sword that has been tempered and polished.

خَشَائِبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of Khashibclassical

    Plural form for things described by 'Khashib', such as carved bows or cups.

خَشَبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, coarse, bonyclassical

    Describing something tall, coarse, with prominent bones, and stiff.

الخَشِيْبِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, coarse, bonyclassical

    Describing something tall, coarse, with prominent bones, and stiff.

اخْشَوْشَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To become coarse or stiffclassical

    To become tall, coarse, bony, and stiff.

خَشَبٌ قَشَبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Worthlessclassical

    Describing a person who is worthless or of no good.

خَشِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Coarse, roughboth

    Describing something coarse or rough.

الأَخْشَبُadjective
  1. 1.
    Coarse, roughclassical

    Describing something coarse or rough.

العيشُ غيرُ المتأنقِ فيهnoun
  1. 1.
    Unrefined lifeclassical

    A life that is not lived with refinement or delicacy.

اخْشَوْشَبَ في عيشِهِverb
  1. 1.
    To endure hardshipclassical

    He endured hardship in his life.

  2. 2.
    To pretend to endure hardshipclassical

    He pretended to endure hardship in order to be more resilient.

الأَخْشَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough, large mountainclassical

    A mountain that is rough and large.

الأَخْشَبَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    Two mountains of Meccaclassical

    The two mountains of Mecca, Abu Qubais and Al-Ahmar, and the two mountains of Mina.

الخَشْخَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    Strongclassical

    Describing something strong.

  2. 2.
    Hatefulclassical

    Describing something hateful or unpleasant.

  3. 3.
    Dryclassical

    Describing something dry or withered.

الخَشَبِيَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    A group of Jahmitesclassical

    A group of people associated with the Jahmiyyah sect.

الخُشْبَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough mountainsclassical

    Rough mountains that are neither very large nor very small.

  2. 2.
    A manclassical

    A man.

تَخَشْبَتِ الإِبِلُverb
  1. 1.
    Camels ate woodclassical

    The camels ate wood or dry vegetation.

الأَخَاشِبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Mountains of Al-Sammanclassical

    The mountains located in the region of Al-Samman.

أَرْضٌ خَشَّابٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Land that floods easilyclassical

    Land that becomes flooded from the slightest rain.

ذُو خَشَبٍname
  1. 1.
    Place name in Yemenclassical

    A place name in Yemen.

مَالٌ هُزَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Frivolous wealthclassical

    Wealth that is frivolous or not serious.

الخَشَبِيُّname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name located behind Al-Fustat.

خَشَبَةُ بْنُ الخَفِيفِname
  1. 1.
    A Companionclassical

    A Persian Companion (Tabi'i).

وَادٍname
  1. 1.
    Valley nameclassical

    A valley in Al-Yamama and a valley in Medina.

خَشَبَاتٌname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name located behind 'Abbadan.

المُخَيْشِبَةُname
  1. 1.
    Village name in Yemenclassical

    A village in Yemen.

المُخَيْشِيبُname
  1. 1.
    Place name in Yemenclassical

    A place name in Yemen.

الخَشَّابُnoun
  1. 1.
    Sub-clans of Tamimclassical

    Sub-clans belonging to the tribe of Tamim.

طَعَامٌ مَخْشُوبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Spoiled meatclassical

    If it is meat, it is spoiled; otherwise, it is dry provisions.

  2. 2.
    Dry provisionsclassical

    Dry provisions.

Parallel reading

ما غلظ من العيدان
What is thick from branches.
ج: خشب، محركة أيضا، (وبضمتين) ، وخشب وخشبان، بضمهما.
Its plural: khashab, also with vowel marks, (and with two dammah), and khushub and khushban, with dammah on both.
وخشبه يخشبه: خلطه، وانتقاه، ضد
And he mixed it, he selected it, the opposite.
و السيف: صقله أو شحذه، وطبعه، ضد
And the sword: he polished it or sharpened it, and he tempered it, the opposite.
و الشعر: قاله من غير تنوق وتعمل له، كاختشبه
And poetry: he composed it without careful thought or effort, like ikhtashabahu.
و القوس: عملها عملها الأول.
And the bow: he made it, its first making.
والخشيب، كأمير: السيف الطبيع والصقيل، كالمخشوب، والرديء، والمنتقى، والمنحوت من القسي والأقداح، ج: ككتب، وخشائب، والطويل الجافي العاري العظام في صلابة، كالخشب، ككتف، والخشيبي.
And al-khushayb, like amir: the tempered and polished sword, like al-makhshub, and the inferior, and the selected, and what is carved from bows and cups, plural: like kutub, and khasha'ib, and the tall, coarse, bony one in stiffness, like al-khashab, like katif, and al-khushaybi.
وقد اخشوشب.
And he became coarse and stiff.
ورجل خشب قشب، بكسرهما: لا خير فيه.
And a man khashab qashab, with kasrah on both: there is no good in him.
وكالكتف: الخشن، كالأخشب، والعيش غير المتأنق فيه.
And like al-katif: the coarse, like al-akhshab, and the unrefined life.
واخشوشب في عيشه: صبر على الجهد، أو تكلف في ذلك ليكون أجلد له.
And he endured hardship in his life: he was patient with effort, or he undertook that to be more resilient.
والأخشب: الجبل الخشن العظيم.
And al-akhshab: the rough, great mountain.
والأخشبان: جبلا مكة: أبو قبيس والأحمر، وجبلا منى.
And al-akhshaban: the two mountains of Mecca: Abu Qubais and Al-Ahmar, and the two mountains of Mina.
والخشماء: الشديدة، والكريهة، واليابسة.
And al-khashma': the strong, the hateful, and the dry.
والخشبية، محركة: قوم من الجهمية.
And al-khashabiyyah, with vowel marks: a group from the Jahmiyyah.
والخشب، بالضم: الجبال الخشن، ليست بضخام ولا صغار، ورجل، وع.
And al-khushban, with dammah: the rough mountains, not large nor small, and a man, and a place.
وتخشبت الإبل: أكلت الخشب أو اليبيس.
And the camels became khashab: they ate wood or dry vegetation.
والأخاشب: جبال الصمان.
And al-akhashib: the mountains of Al-Samman.
وأرض خشاب، كسحاب: تسيل من أدنى مطر.
And land khashshab, like sahhāb: it floods from the slightest rain.
وذو خشب، محركة: ع باليمن.
And Dhu Khashab, with vowel marks: a place in Yemen.
ومال خشب: هزلى.
And wealth khashab: frivolous.
والخشبي: ع وراء الفسطاط.
And al-Khushabi: a place behind Al-Fustat.
وخشبة بن الخفيف: تابعي فارس، وكجنب: واد باليمامة، وواد بالمدينة.
And Khashabah bin Al-Khafif: a Persian Tabi'i, and like junub: a valley in Al-Yamamah, and a valley in Al-Madinah.
وخشبات، محركة: ع وراء عبادان.
And Khashabat, with vowel marks: a place behind 'Abbadan.
والمخيشبة: ة باليمن.
And Al-Mukhaishibah: a village in Yemen.
والمخيشيب: ع بها.
And Al-Mukhaishib: a place there.
والخشاب، ككتاب: بطون من تميم.
And Al-Khasshab, like kitāb: sub-clans of Tamim.
وطعام مخشوب: إن كان لحما فنيء، وإلا فقفار.
And food makhshub: if it was meat, it was spoiled; otherwise, it was dry provisions.