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القشدة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dairy products, specifically the residue left after churning butter. It also extends to a plant known for its milky sap and a thin form of butter.

Derived headwords

القِشْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    residue below butterclassical

    The thick sediment or residue that remains at the bottom of a container after butter has been churned or separated.

  2. 2.
    thin butterclassical

    A light or watery form of butter.

القَشَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dish with butter residueclassical

    A dish prepared by cooking the butter residue (القشدة) with *sawīq* (ground grain) and dates.

قَشَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to skimboth

    To remove the top layer or surface of something, often referring to skimming cream or residue from a liquid.

  2. 2.
    to scrape offboth

    To scrape or peel off the surface of something.

Parallel reading

القشدة، بالكسر: الثفل يبقى أسفل الزبد
Al-qishdah, with a kasrah: the residue that remains at the bottom of the butter.
إذا طبخ مع السويق والتمر كالقشادة، بالضم
If it is cooked with *sawīq* and dates, it is like al-qashādah, with a dammah.
وعشبة كثيرة اللبن
And a plant with abundant milky sap.
والزبدة الرقيقة
And thin butter.
وقشده: قشطه
And *qashadah* (he skimmed it): *qashatahu* (he skimmed it).