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الخرشفة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to rough, difficult, or impassable terrain, often characterized by unevenness or dense vegetation. It can also extend to meanings of confused speech or general movement.

Derived headwords

الْخَرْشَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough terrainboth

    Refers to difficult and uneven ground, often covered in dense, low-lying vegetation or sand dunes, making it hard to traverse.

  2. 2.
    Confused speechclassical

    Denotes a state of jumbled or incoherent speech, where words are mixed up.

  3. 3.
    Movementclassical

    Can refer to general motion or stirring.

خَرْشَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough groundclassical

    Similar to الخرشفة, it describes difficult terrain, specifically likened to molars due to its unevenness.

Parallel reading

الخرشفة: الحركة
Al-kharshafah: Movement.
واختلاط الكلام
And confusion of speech.
والأرض الغليظة من الكذان لا يستطاع أن يمشى فيها
And the rough ground of sand dunes, which cannot be walked upon.
إنما هي كالأضراس
It is only like molars (in its unevenness).
كالخرشاف، بالكسر.
Like kharshaf, with kasra.
وخرشاف، (بالكسر) : د في رمال وعثة بسيف الخط.
And kharshaf, (with kasra): a place in the sands of 'athah in the region of Sayf al-Khatt.