قشر

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of peeling, stripping, or removing an outer layer from something. It extends to describe the outer covering itself, as well as metaphorical applications related to appearance, harshness, and misfortune.

Derived headwords

القِشْرnoun

1.
one of the peelsboth
one of the peels

القُشُورnoun

1.
peels, rinds, husksboth
The plural form of قِشْر, referring to multiple instances of outer coverings.

القِشْرَةnoun

1.
more specific than it (Qishr)both
more specific than it (Qishr)

قَشَرَverb

1.
meaning he removed its peelboth
meaning he removed its peel
2.
a man's clothingboth
a man's clothing
3.
meaning having much peelboth
meaning having much peel

أَقْشَرَverb

1.
to peel, to stripboth
An alternative form of the verb قَشَرَ, meaning to remove the outer layer or covering.

قَشْرًاnoun

1.
peeling, strippingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of قَشَرَ, denoting the act of peeling or stripping.

تَقْشِيرًاnoun

1.
peeling, strippingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) of the Form II verb قَشَّرَ, indicating the act of peeling or stripping.

مُقَشَّرadjective

1.
peeledboth
Describing something from which the outer layer has been removed.

انْقَشَرَverb

1.
it peeled (same meaning as 'taqashshara')both
it peeled (same meaning as 'taqashshara')

تَقَشَّرَverb

1.
it peeled (same meaning as 'inqashara')both
it peeled (same meaning as 'inqashara')

قَاشِرَةadjective

1.
peeling (rain)classical
Describing rain that is so intense it seems to strip the surface of the earth.
2.
initial, superficial (wound)classical
Referring to the first stage of a wound, which only peels or scrapes the skin.

قَشَرَةnoun

1.
he peeled it thoroughlyboth
he peeled it thoroughly

قَشَرnoun

1.
meaning he removed its peelboth
meaning he removed its peel
2.
a man's clothingboth
a man's clothing
3.
meaning having much peelboth
meaning having much peel

أَقْشَرadjective

1.
ruddy, very redclassical
Describing a person with a strong, deep red complexion.

قَاشُورnoun

1.
last horse in a raceclassical
The horse that comes in last in a race, also called 'al-faskal' and 'al-sakit'.
2.
unlucky, ill-omenedclassical
Someone or something considered to bring bad luck.

قَاشُورَةnoun

1.
barren year, droughtclassical
A year characterized by severe drought and scarcity, leading to the destruction of wealth.

قُشَيْرname

1.
Qushayrclassical
The name of an ancestor of a tribe, Qushayr ibn Ka'b.

قَاشِرname

1.
Qashirclassical
The name of a stallion belonging to Banu 'Awafah, associated with misfortune.

Parallel reading

واحد القشور

the singular of 'qashr' (peels).

والقشرة أخص منه

And 'qishrah' is more specific than it.

وقد قشرت العود وغيره أقشره وأقشره قشرا

And I peeled wood and other things, I peel it and peel it, a peeling.

وقشرته تقشيرا

And I peeled it (Form II).

وفستق مقشر

And peeled pistachios.

وانقشر العود وتقشر بمعنى

And the wood peeled off and peeled off, meaning the same.

والمطرة القاشرة: التي تقشر وجه الأرض

And the 'qashirah' rain: the one that peels the face of the earth.

والقاشرة: أول الشجاج، لأنها تقشر الجلد

And 'al-qashirah': the first stage of wounds, because it peels the skin.

ولباس الرجل: قشره

And a man's clothing: his appearance.

كنت إذا رأيت رجلا ذا رواء وذا قشر طمح بصري إليه

When I saw a man of good appearance and bearing, my gaze was drawn to him.

وتمر قشر، أي كثير القشر

And dates are 'qashr', meaning having much peel.

ورجل أقشر بين القشر بالتحريك، أي شديد الحمرة

And a man is 'aqshar' (between 'qashr' with vowelization), meaning intensely red.

والقاشور: الذى يجئ في الحلبة آخر الخيل

And 'al-qashur': the one who comes last in the race of horses.

والقاشور: المشؤوم

And 'al-qashur': the ill-omened one.

وسنة قاشورة، أي مجدبة

And a 'qashurah' year, meaning barren.

فابعث عليهم سنة قاشوره * تحتلق المال احتلاق النوره

So send upon them a barren year * that devours wealth like the devouring of lime.

وقشير: أبو قبيلة

And Qushayr: the father of a tribe.

وأشأم من قاشر

And more ill-omened than Qashir.