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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, clothing, and the posterior part of an animal or person. It encompasses the act of dressing, the garments themselves, and the physical area of the hindquarters.

Derived headwords

كَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to clotheboth

    To put on clothes or cover someone with garments.

  2. 2.
    to coverboth

    To overlay or envelop something, providing a covering.

كَسْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    garmentboth

    A piece of clothing or attire.

  2. 2.
    coveringboth

    Something that serves as a cover or overlay.

كَسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    clothingboth

    Garments collectively; attire.

  2. 2.
    coveringboth

    A material or object used for covering.

أَكْسِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hindquartersclassical

    The posterior part of an animal's body, especially the rump or hindquarters.

  2. 2.
    coveringsclassical

    Plural of 'kisā', referring to multiple garments or coverings.

أَكْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    hindquartersclassical

    The posterior part of an animal's body, especially the rump or hindquarters.

  2. 2.
    coveringsclassical

    Plural of 'kisā', referring to multiple garments or coverings.

Parallel reading

الكسي، بالضم: مؤخر العجز وكل شيء ج: أكساء.
Al-kisā, with dammah, refers to the hindquarters and everything; its plural is aksā'.
وركِبَ أكساءَه: سقط على قفاه.
And he rode his aksā' (hindquarters): meaning he fell on his back.