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الكنش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to twisting or twisting fibers, and also to hastening or urging someone. It extends to describing a person with a coarse or ugly appearance and the foundational origins of branching structures.

Derived headwords

كَنَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to twist fibersboth

    To twist or braid fibers, particularly those used for making ropes or cords.

  2. 2.
    to soften a rough toothbrushclassical

    To soften or make pliable a rough or coarse toothbrush, likely by chewing or manipulating it.

الْكَنَشnoun
  1. 1.
    twisting of fibersboth

    The act of twisting or braiding fibers, as in making ropes or cords.

  2. 2.
    softening a toothbrushclassical

    The act of softening a rough toothbrush.

الْكَنْشَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse-faced manclassical

    A man who is coarse, curly-haired, and has an ugly face.

الْكِنَاشَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    foundational originsboth

    The fundamental origins or root structures from which branches or offshoots develop.

أَكْنَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to hasten someoneboth

    To make someone hasten or to urge them to proceed quickly.

Parallel reading

فتل الأكسية
twisting of ropes
تليين المسواك الخشن
softening a rough toothbrush
الرجل الجعد القطط القبيح الوجه
the man who is curly-haired, coarse, and ugly-faced
الأصول التي تتشعب منها الفروع
the origins from which the branches spread
أعجله عن الأمر
he hastened him from the matter