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الكراث

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants, specifically vegetables and trees. It also extends to concepts of hardship, distress, and indifference, as well as the idea of something being broken or cut off.

Derived headwords

الكُرّاثnoun
  1. 1.
    leeksboth

    A type of vegetable, similar to onions and garlic.

  2. 2.
    carmineclassical

    A red dye or pigment.

  3. 3.
    linenclassical

    A fabric made from flax fibers.

كَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be severeclassical

    Hardship or distress became severe for someone.

يَكْرِثُverb
  1. 1.
    to be severeclassical

    Hardship or distress became severe for someone (present tense).

أَكْرَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to make severeclassical

    To cause hardship or distress to someone.

كَارِثadjective
  1. 1.
    calamitousclassical

    Referring to a severe or disastrous matter.

كَريثadjective
  1. 1.
    calamitousclassical

    Referring to a severe or disastrous matter.

انْكَرَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakclassical

    A rope or similar item became cut off or broken.

أَكْتَرِثُverb
  1. 1.
    to careboth

    To pay attention to or be concerned about something.

الكَرِيثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    early datesclassical

    A type of sweet, early-ripening date.

سَحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    cloudsclassical

    A large tree, often found in mountainous regions.

جِبَالnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainsclassical

    A large tree, often found in mountainous regions.

Parallel reading

الكراث، كرمان وكتان: بقل.
Leeks, carmine, and linen: vegetables.
وكسحاب: شجر كبار، رأيتها بجبال الطائف، وجبل.
And like large trees, I saw them in the mountains of Taif, and a mountain.
وكرثه الغم يكرثه ويكرثه: اشتد عليه، كأكرثه.
And distress afflicted him, it afflicted him and it afflicted him: it became severe for him, as if it made it severe for him.
وإنه لكريث الأمر: إذا كع ونكص.
And indeed, he is hesitant in the matter: when he falters and retreats.
وانكرث الحبل: انقطع.
And the rope broke: it was cut off.
وما أكترث له: ما أبالي به.
And I do not care about it: I do not pay attention to it.
والكريثاء: بسر طيب.
And al-Kirithaa': good early dates.
وأمر كريث: كارث.
And a calamitous matter: disastrous.