العشوف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of dryness, aversion, and dislike. It describes withered trees, animals with poor appetite, and a general sense of finding something unpleasant or unknown.

Derived headwords

العَشُوفnoun

1.
Withered treeclassical
A tree that has become dry and lifeless.

المَعْشُوفnoun

1.
Averse to foodclassical
Describes someone or something that is presented with food it does not eat, or a camel that is newly brought from the desert and refuses to eat fodder, dates, or barley.

أَعْشَفَverb

1.
To become illclassical
To fall ill or become sick after consuming something, to the point where it does not agree with one.

أَعْشِفُverb

1.
To find repugnant
To find something disgusting, detestable, or unpleasant.

يَعْشِفُverb

1.
To be knownclassical
To be recognized or known.

يَعْشِفُverb

1.
To be knownclassical
To be recognized or known.

Parallel reading

العَشُوف، بالضم: الشجرة اليابسة.

Al-'ashūf, with damma, is the withered tree.

والمعشف، كمحسن: من عرض عليه ما لم يكن يأكل فلم يأكله، والبعير أول ما يجاء به من البر لا يأكل القت والنوى والشعير.

And al-ma'shūf, like muhsin, is one to whom is offered what he does not eat, and it is a camel newly brought from the desert that does not eat fodder, dates, or barley.

وأكلته فأعشفت عنه: مرضت، ولم يهنأني.

And I ate it and became ill from it: I became sick, and it did not agree with me.

وأنا أعشف هذا: أقذره، وأكرهه.

And I find this repugnant: I detest it and dislike it.

وما يعشف لي أمر قبيح: ما يعرف.

And a reprehensible matter is not known to me: it is not recognized.

وقد ركبت أمرا ما كان يعشف لك: يعرف.

And you have undertaken a matter that would not be known to you: it is recognized.