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Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns clothing, garments, and the act of dressing or clothing someone. It extends to abstract concepts like glory and honor, often metaphorically linked to being 'clothed' in them.

Derived headwords

كَسْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clothingboth

    The general term for clothing or garments.

كَسْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a place in Damascusclassical

    A specific place or locality named Kaswah, located in Damascus.

كَسْوnoun
  1. 1.
    garmentboth

    A single piece of clothing or a garment.

كَسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    garments (plural)both

    The plural form of 'kasw', referring to multiple garments.

كَسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    gloryclassical

    Metaphorically refers to glory, honor, and high status.

  2. 2.
    loftinessclassical

    Refers to loftiness and elevated rank.

كَسِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be clothedboth

    To wear clothing or to be dressed in garments.

  2. 2.
    to put onboth

    To put on or wear a garment.

اِكْتَسَىverb
  1. 1.
    to dress oneselfboth

    To clothe oneself or to put on clothes.

  2. 2.
    to be clothed inboth

    To be covered or adorned with something, often metaphorically.

كَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to clotheboth

    To dress someone, to provide clothing for them.

  2. 2.
    to coverboth

    To cover something, often with a garment or a metaphorical covering.

كَاسٍadjective
  1. 1.
    clothedboth

    Describing someone who is well-dressed or possesses clothing.

أَكْسَىadjective
  1. 1.
    more clothedboth

    Comparative form, meaning more clothed or having more garments.

  2. 2.
    more generous with clothingboth

    Comparative form, meaning more generous in giving clothing to others.

أَكْسِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    garments (plural)both

    The plural of 'kisā'', referring to garments.

كَاسَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to vie in clothingclassical

    To compete with someone in the matter of clothing or generosity in giving clothes.

Parallel reading

الكسوة، بالضم: ة بدمشق، والثوب، ويكسر ج: كسا وكساء.
Al-Kaswah, with dammah, is a place in Damascus, and a garment; and with kasrah, its plural is kasā and kisā'.
وكسي، كرضي: لبسها، كاكتسى.
And 'kasī', like 'raḍī', means to wear it, like 'iktasā'.
وكساه: ألبسه.
And 'kasāhu' means to clothe him.
ورجل كاس: ذو كسوة.
And a 'kāsin' man is one possessing clothing.
والكساء، بالكسر: م ج: أكسية، وبالفتح: المجد، والشرف، والرفعة.
And 'al-kisā'', with kasrah, is a plural, its plural is 'aksiyah', and with fatha: glory, honor, and high status.
وهو أكسى منه: أكثر اكتساء، أو أكثر منه إعطاء للكسوة.
And he is 'aksā' than him: meaning more clothed, or more giving of clothing than him.
وكاساه: فاخره.
And 'kāsāhu' means to compete with him (in generosity of clothing).