الخيش

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to coarse, rough, or loosely woven fabric, often made from flax or coarse fibers. It extends to describe things or people characterized by roughness, coarseness, or a lack of refinement, and also appears in place names and personal names.

Derived headwords

الخَيْشnoun

1.
Coarse fabricclassical
Fabrics characterized by looseness in their weave and coarse threads, made from flax tow or the coarsest sinews.
2.
Lowly personclassical
A base, ignoble, or contemptible person.
3.
Mountainclassical
A mountain.

خَيْشَانname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place in Khurasan, from which Abu al-Hasan al-Khayshani hailed, or who was attributed to a grandfather of that name.

ذو الخَيْشَةname

1.
Ascetic's epithetclassical
An epithet for an ascetic in Mecca who lived in al-Hajun, known for his unkempt appearance and rough skin, resembling coarse fabric.

الخَيَّاشname

1.
Hadith narratorclassical
A hadith narrator, Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Salamah al-Khayash, known for a part that has been narrated.

خَيْشnoun

1.
Coarse flax fibersclassical
Coarse fibers of flax, used for making rough textiles.

خَيْشَةnoun

1.
Roughnessclassical
A state of being rough or coarse, particularly referring to skin texture.

خَيْشِيَانname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place in Khurasan, from which Abu al-Hasan al-Khayshani hailed, or who was attributed to a grandfather of that name.

خَيْشَانِيّadjective

1.
Attributed to Khayashanclassical
Someone attributed to the place name Khayashan in Khurasan, or to a grandfather named Khayashan.

خَيَّاشname

1.
Hadith narratorclassical
A hadith narrator, Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Salamah al-Khayash, known for a part that has been narrated.

خَيْشِيّadjective

1.
Related to coarse fabricclassical
Relating to or made of coarse fabric.

خَيْشِيّadjective

1.
Rough-skinnedclassical
Having skin that is rough and coarse, like coarse fabric.

أَخْيَاشnoun

1.
Coarse fabricsclassical
Plural of الخيش, referring to coarse fabrics.
2.
Mountainsclassical
Plural of الخيش, referring to mountains.

خُيُوشnoun

1.
Coarse fabricsclassical
Plural of الخيش, referring to coarse fabrics.
2.
Mountainsclassical
Plural of الخيش, referring to mountains.

خَيْشُ العَمَلadjective

1.
Quick in workclassical
Describing a person who is quick and swift in their actions or work.

خُيُوشَةnoun

1.
Finenessclassical
A state of being fine or delicate, used ironically or in contrast to coarseness.

Parallel reading

الخيش: ثياب في نسجها رقة، وخيوطها غلاظ، من مشاقة الكتان، أو من أغلظ العصب

Al-Khaysh: fabrics in their weaving are fine, and their threads are coarse, made from flax tow or the coarsest sinews.

وإليه ينسب أحمد بن محمد بن دلان، ومحمد بن محمد بن عيسى النحوي الخيشيان

And Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Dalan, and Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isa the grammarian al-Khayshiyyan are attributed to it.

ج: أخياش وخيوش

Plural: Akhyash and Khuyush.

والرجل الدنيء، وجبل

And a base man, and a mountain.

وخيشان: ة بخراسان، منها أبو الحسن الخيشاني، أو منسوب إلى جد له

And Khayashan: a town in Khurasan, from which Abu al-Hasan al-Khayshani hailed, or attributed to a grandfather of his.

وذو الخيشة: زاهد كان بمكة مقتصرا على إزار يستر عورته، ساكنا بالحجون إلى أن مات

And Dhu al-Khayshah: an ascetic who was in Mecca, content with a loincloth to cover his private parts, residing in al-Hajun until he died.

كان أشعث أغبر، خشن جلده حتى صار كأنه خيش خشن، فلقب به

He was disheveled and dusty, his skin rough until it became as if it were coarse fabric, so he was nicknamed by it.

وأحمد بن محمد بن سلمة الخياش، ككتان: محدث، له جزء رويناه

And Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Salamah al-Khayash, like Kattan: a hadith narrator, he has a part which we have narrated.

ورجل خيش العمل: سريعه

And a man of Khaysh al-'amal: swift in work.

وفيه خيوشة: دقة

And in him is Khuyushah: fineness.