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القشط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of scraping, stripping, or removing something from a surface. It can also extend to meanings of uncovering, revealing, or even striking with a stick. In a meteorological context, it signifies the clearing or clearing up of the sky.

Derived headwords

قَشَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to scrape offboth

    To remove a layer from a surface by scraping or stripping.

  2. 2.
    to uncoverclassical

    To reveal or expose something that was covered.

  3. 3.
    to strike with a stickclassical

    To hit someone or something with a stick or staff.

قَشْطnoun
  1. 1.
    scrapingboth

    The act of scraping or stripping something off.

  2. 2.
    strippingboth

    The process of removing a covering or layer.

  3. 3.
    uncoveringclassical

    The act of revealing or making something visible.

  4. 4.
    striking with a stickclassical

    The action of hitting with a stick.

كَشْطnoun
  1. 1.
    scrapingboth

    The act of scraping or removing a surface layer.

  2. 2.
    strippingboth

    The removal of a covering.

انْقَشَطَتْverb
  1. 1.
    cleared upclassical

    Said of the sky, meaning it became clear or bright.

تَقَشَّطَتْverb
  1. 1.
    cleared upclassical

    Said of the sky, indicating it became clear or free of clouds.

قَيْشَاطَةname
  1. 1.
    Qishataclassical

    A place name in the Maghreb (North Africa).

الكِشَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    strippingclassical

    The act of stripping or scraping.

Parallel reading

القشط: الكشط، والكشف، والضرب بالعصا.
Al-Qashṭ: scraping, uncovering, and striking with a stick.
وانقشطت السماء، وتقشطت: أصحت.
And the sky cleared up, and it became clear.
وقيشاطة: د بالمغرب، منه محمد بن الوليد الأديب.
And Qishata: a place in the Maghreb, from which was Muhammad ibn al-Walid the man of letters.
وككتاب: الكشاط.
And like Kitāb: Al-Kishāṭ.