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الكربشة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of seizing, binding, or restraining something or someone. It extends to descriptions of constrained movement, such as a hobbled animal or a prisoner, and also encompasses physical tension or contraction.

Derived headwords

الكَرْبَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    seizingboth

    The act of taking hold of something firmly.

  2. 2.
    bindingboth

    The act of tying or fastening something securely.

  3. 3.
    hobblingclassical

    The movement of one who is hobbled or restrained, implying difficulty in walking.

  4. 4.
    gathering limbsclassical

    The act of bringing together the limbs, often in preparation for a jump or similar action.

تَكَرْبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tenseclassical

    To become stiff, contracted, or tense, often due to physical or emotional strain.

التَكَرْشُّnoun
  1. 1.
    tensionclassical

    The state of being tense or contracted.

Parallel reading

الكربشة: أخذ الشيء
Al-karbashah: seizing the thing.
وربطه
and binding it.
ومشي المقيد
and the walking of the hobbled one.
والجمع بين القوائم للوثوب ونحوه
and bringing the limbs together for jumping and the like.
والتكربش: التشنج
And al-takarkush: tension.