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قشد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the thick residue or dregs left after processing dairy products, specifically butter when cooked with other ingredients to make ghee or clarified butter. It also extends to the concept of being thick or dense.

Derived headwords

القشدةnoun
  1. 1.
    residueclassical

    The thick sediment or dregs that remain at the bottom of a pot after butter has been cooked, especially when mixed with other ingredients like *sawīq* (a type of flour or meal) to produce ghee or clarified butter.

قَشَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to thickenclassical

    To become thick or dense, referring to substances like dairy products or other liquids.

قَشِدadjective
  1. 1.
    thickclassical

    Describing something that is thick or dense in consistency.

Parallel reading

القشدة بالكسر: الثفل الذي يبقى في أسفل الزبد إذا طبخ مع السويق ليتخذ سمنا.
Al-qashdah (with a kasrah): The dregs that remain at the bottom of the butter if it is cooked with *sawīq* to make ghee.