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كدشه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with actions of striking, cutting, and pushing forcefully. It also extends to concepts of earning a living, seeking sustenance, and obtaining something, sometimes with a sense of urgency or desperation.

Derived headwords

كَدَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchboth

    To make a light scratch or superficial wound on something.

  2. 2.
    to strikeclassical

    To hit with a sword or spear, implying a forceful blow.

  3. 3.
    to push forcefullyclassical

    To shove or push someone or something with great force.

  4. 4.
    to cutclassical

    To sever or divide something with a sharp instrument.

  5. 5.
    to driveclassical

    To propel or urge someone or something forward.

  6. 6.
    to chase awayclassical

    To expel or drive someone off forcefully.

يَكْدَشُverb
  1. 1.
    he scratchesboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to scratch'.

  2. 2.
    he strikesclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to strike'.

  3. 3.
    he pushes forcefullyclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to push forcefully'.

  4. 4.
    he cutsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to cut'.

  5. 5.
    he drivesclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to drive'.

  6. 6.
    he chases awayclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to chase away'.

كَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to toilboth

    To work hard and diligently, especially to earn a living.

  2. 2.
    to earnboth

    To gain money or sustenance through hard work.

  3. 3.
    to striveclassical

    To make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

كَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to earnboth

    To gain money or other benefits through work or effort.

  2. 2.
    to acquireboth

    To obtain something, often through effort or merit.

الكَدَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    beggarclassical

    Someone who begs for a living, a mendicant.

  2. 2.
    one who seeksclassical

    One who persistently seeks or asks for something.

مُكْدِيnoun
  1. 1.
    beggarclassical

    A person who begs, especially habitually.

  2. 2.
    one who seeksclassical

    Someone who persistently asks for or seeks something.

أَكْدَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to informclassical

    To convey news or information, especially partially or with reservation.

أَكْدَشْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I obtainedclassical

    The past tense first-person singular of 'to obtain' or 'to achieve'.

كَادَشْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I obtainedclassical

    The past tense first-person singular of 'to obtain' or 'to achieve'.

Parallel reading

كدشه: خدشه
He scratched it: he wounded it superficially.
وضربه بسيف أو رمح
And he struck him with a sword or a spear.
ودفعه دفعا عنيفا
And he pushed him with a violent push.
وقطعه
And he cut it.
وساقه
And he drove it.
وطرده
And he chased it away.
ولعياله: كدح
And for his family: he toiled.
وكسب
And he earned.
والكداش: المكدي
And Al-Kadash: the beggar.
وأكدش بخبر، كأبصر، أي: أخبر بطرف منه
And he informed with news, like 'he saw', meaning: he informed with a part of it.
وأكدشت منه عطاء
And I obtained from him a gift.
وكدشت: أصبت
And I obtained: I achieved.