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كءصه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to subduing, conquering, and consuming food or drink. It describes the act of making something yield or be overcome, as well as the excessive eating or drinking of something. It also denotes a person who is patient or enduring in the face of eating and drinking.

Derived headwords

كَأَصَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to subdueboth

    To make something or someone submissive, yielding, or overcome.

  2. 2.
    to conquerboth

    To overcome and gain control over something or someone.

كَأَصَ الشيءَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat itboth

    To consume food.

  2. 2.
    to eat much of itboth

    To consume a large quantity of food.

  3. 3.
    to drink itboth

    To consume a beverage.

  4. 4.
    to drink much of itboth

    To consume a large quantity of a beverage.

كَأَصٌadjective
  1. 1.
    patient in eating/drinkingclassical

    Describing someone who is patient or enduring, particularly in the context of eating and drinking.

كَؤُوصَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    patient person (eating/drinking)classical

    A person characterized by patience and endurance, especially concerning food and drink.

Parallel reading

كَأَصَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: ذَلَّلَهُ، وَقَهَرَهُ
To subdue it, to conquer it: to make it submissive, and to overcome it.
وَالشَّيْءَ: أَكَلَهُ، أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ، أَوْ مِنْ شُرْبِهِ
And the thing: to eat it, or to eat much of it, or to drink it.
وَهُوَ كَأَصٌ وَكَؤُوصَةٌ، بِالضَّمِّ: صَبُورٌ عَلَى الأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ، أَوْ عَلَى الشَّرَابِ
And he is ka'aṣ and ka'ūṣah, with dammah: patient in eating and drinking, or in drinking.