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قشره

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of peeling, scraping, or shedding a surface layer, whether it be skin, bark, or a covering. It extends to concepts of dryness, harshness, and things that are stripped or exposed, as well as metaphorical applications to time, events, and even specific entities like fish or horses.

Derived headwords

قَشَرَهُ يَقْشِرُهُ وَيَقْشِرُهُ فَانْقَشَرَ، وَقَشَّرَهُ فَتَقَشَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to peel offboth

    To remove the skin, bark, or outer layer from something. This can apply to flesh, skin, or the peel of fruits.

  2. 2.
    to scrapeboth

    To scrape off or abrade the surface of something, such as skin or flesh.

القَشَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    peeled-off matterboth

    What is scraped or peeled off from the skin or flesh.

القِشْرnoun
  1. 1.
    peel, rind, huskboth

    The natural outer covering of something, such as the skin of fruit, the bark of a tree, or the husk of a grain.

  2. 2.
    shellboth

    A hard outer covering, like that of an egg or a nut.

  3. 3.
    clothing, garmentclassical

    Anything worn as a covering, metaphorically or literally.

قُشُورnoun
  1. 1.
    peels, rinds, husksboth

    The plural of قِشْر (qishr), referring to multiple outer coverings.

تَمْرٌ قَشِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dry datesclassical

    Dates that are dry and have lost their moisture, often appearing shriveled.

الأَقْشَرadjective
  1. 1.
    peeled, barkedboth

    Something from which the outer layer has been removed, such as a tree that has lost its bark.

  2. 2.
    red-facedclassical

    Someone whose nose or face is intensely red, possibly due to heat or complexion.

شَجَرَةٌ قَشْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    tree with peeling barkclassical

    A tree that appears to have had some of its bark removed or is shedding it.

حَيَّةٌ قَشْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    shedding snakeclassical

    A snake that is in the process of shedding its skin.

القَشْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    surface-stripping rainclassical

    Rain that is so harsh it seems to strip or scour the surface of the earth.

  2. 2.
    small eweclassical

    A young female sheep, likened to a ball due to its size and shape.

القَاشُورadjective
  1. 1.
    devastating yearclassical

    A year that is considered ill-omened or destructive, affecting everything.

  2. 2.
    swift horseclassical

    A horse that runs swiftly in the latter part of a race.

القَاشُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    devastating yearclassical

    Synonymous with القاشور (al-qashūr), referring to an ill-omened or destructive year.

القَشَرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-omened, unluckyclassical

    Describing a year or event that brings misfortune.

قَشَّرَهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    to bring them ill-fortuneclassical

    To afflict a group of people with bad luck or misfortune.

القَاشِرadjective
  1. 1.
    swift horseclassical

    A horse that runs fast, especially in the latter part of a race.

قَاشُورnoun
  1. 1.
    skin-peeling medicineclassical

    A medicinal substance used to peel the skin, likely for cosmetic purposes to achieve a clearer complexion.

قَشُورadjective
  1. 1.
    woman who does not menstruateclassical

    A descriptive term for a woman who does not experience menstruation.

القُشْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    locust wingsclassical

    The wings of a locust.

قُشَيْر بن كَعْب بن رَبِيعَةname
  1. 1.
    tribal ancestorclassical

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe, specifically Qushayr son of Ka'b son of Rabi'ah.

الأُقَيْشِرname
  1. 1.
    diminutive of Aqsharclassical

    A diminutive form of the adjective 'Aqshar', used as a nickname.

  2. 2.
    poet's nicknameclassical

    The nickname of Al-Mughirah, a poet.

  3. 3.
    companion's ancestorclassical

    The grandfather of the father of Usamah ibn 'Umayr, a companion of the Prophet.

القَاشِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    initial stage of a woundclassical

    The first stage of a deep cut or wound where the skin begins to peel or break.

  2. 2.
    woman beautifying her faceclassical

    A woman who applies substances to her face to improve its complexion or appearance.

  3. 3.
    cursedclassical

    A term used in a hadith, implying being cursed or rejected.

المُقَشَّرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    beautified womanclassical

    A woman whose face has been treated to improve its appearance, similar to القاشرة (al-qashirah).

قُشُورُهُ بِالعَصَاother
  1. 1.
    striking with a stickclassical

    The act of hitting someone or something with a stick.

القَشْرnoun
  1. 1.
    fishclassical

    A type of fish approximately one span in length.

  2. 2.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain.

القِشْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small eweclassical

    A young female sheep, likened to a ball.

المُقْتَشِرadjective
  1. 1.
    naked, unclothedclassical

    Someone who is stripped bare or naked.

مِنْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    insistence in beggingclassical

    Persistence or importunity in asking for something, particularly in begging.

كَهَمَامother
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

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

Parallel reading

سحا لحاه أو جلده.
It scraped off his beard or his skin.
وما سحي منه: القشارة.
And what is scraped off from it: the peeled-off matter.
والقشر، بالكسر: غشاء الشيء خلقة أو عرضا، وكل ملبوس ج: قشور.
And al-qishr (with kasra): the covering of a thing by nature or accident, and every garment, pl: qushūr.
وتمر قشر، ككتف: كثيره.
And dates that are qashir, like 'kitiif': meaning abundant (dry dates).
والأقشر: ما انقشر لحاؤه، ومن ينقشر أنفه من الحر، والشديد الحمرة.
And al-aqshar: that whose bark has peeled off, and one whose nose peels from heat, and intensely red.
وشجرة قشراء: كأن بعضها قد قشر.
And a qashrā' tree: as if some of it has peeled.
وحية قشراء: سالخ.
And a qashrā' snake: shedding (its skin).
والقشرة، بالضم وكتؤدة: مطر يقشر وجه الأرض.
And al-qasharah (with damma and like 'tu'dah'): rain that peels the face of the earth.
والقاشور من الأعوام: يقشر كل شيء، كالقاشورة، والمشؤوم، كالقشرة، كهمزة، وقد قشرهم: شأمهم، والجاري في آخر الحلبة من الخيل، كالقاشر.
And al-qashūr from the years: it peels everything, like al-qashūrah, and the ill-omened, like al-qasharah (with hamza), and He has brought them ill-fortune: He has made them unlucky, and the one running in the latter part of the race among horses, like al-qāshir.
وكصبور: دواء يقشر به الوجه ليصفو.
And like 'sabūr': a medicine with which the face is peeled to become clear.
وكجرول: المرأة التي لا تحيض.
And like 'jarwal': the woman who does not menstruate.
والقشران، بالضم: جناحا الجرادة.
And al-qishrān (with damma): the two wings of the locust.
وقشير بن كعب بن ربيعة، كزبير: أبو قبيلة.
And Qushayr son of Ka'b son of Rabi'ah, like 'zubayr': father of a tribe.
والأقيشر: مصغر أقشر، لقب المغيرة الشاعر، وجد والد أسامة بن عمير الصحابي.
And al-Uqayshir: diminutive of aqshar, the nickname of Al-Mughirah the poet, and the grandfather of the father of Usamah ibn 'Umayr the companion.
والقاشرة: أول الشجاج تقشر الجلد، والمرأة تقشر وجهها ليصفو لونها، كالمقشورة، ولعنتا في الحديث.
And al-qāshirah: the beginning of wounds that peel the skin, and the woman who peels her face so its color becomes clear, like al-maqshūrah, and 'cursed' in the hadith.
وقشوره بالعصا: ضربه.
And his qashūr with the stick: striking him.
والقشر، بالضم والكسر: سمكة قدر شبر، وبالفتح: جبل.
And al-qashr (with damma and kasra): a fish about a span long, and (with fatha): a mountain.
والقشرة، بالكسر: المعزى الصغيرة، كأنها كرة.
And al-qishrah (with kasra): the small ewe, as if it were a ball.
والمقتشر: العريان.
And al-muqtashir: the naked.
وكمنبر: الملح في السؤال.
And like 'minbar': importunity in asking.
وكهمام: ع.
And like 'humām': 'ayn (a name).