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قشعر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the physical sensation of goosebumps or shivering, often associated with fear, cold, or excitement. It also extends to the feeling of awe or dread that accompanies such physical reactions.

Derived headwords

اقشعرَّverb
  1. 1.
    his skin shivered, shudderingboth

    his skin shivered, shuddering

اقشعرارًاnoun
  1. 1.
    goosebumpsboth

    The state or condition of having goosebumps on the skin.

مقشعرadjective
  1. 1.
    shivering, shudderingboth

    shivering, shuddering

قشاعرnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of muqsha'irrboth

    plural of muqsha'irr

قشعريرةnoun
  1. 1.
    shiver, shudderboth

    shiver, shudder

Parallel reading

اقشعر جلد الإنسان اقشعرارا
A person's skin got goosebumps.
فهو مقشعر
And he is one who has goosebumps.
والجمع قشاعر
And the plural is qashaa'ir.
فتحذف الميم لأنها زائدة
And the 'mim' is dropped because it is an addition.
يقال: أخذته قشعريرة
It is said: He was overcome by a shiver.