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كشر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the baring of teeth, often associated with animals like camels or humans. It encompasses expressions related to smiling, grimacing, or revealing teeth in various states.

Derived headwords

كَشَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to bare teethboth

    To reveal the teeth, often in a grimace or a wide smile.

  2. 2.
    to grimaceboth

    To make a distorted facial expression, typically showing teeth.

كُشُورnoun
  1. 1.
    baring of teethclassical

    The act or instance of baring one's teeth.

اِنْكِشَارnoun
  1. 1.
    baring of teethclassical

    The act of revealing teeth, similar to 'kashr'.

اِفْتِرَارnoun
  1. 1.
    baring of teethclassical

    The act of opening the mouth wide and showing teeth, often used in comparison to smiling.

اِبْتِسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    smilingboth

    The act of smiling, characterized by the appearance of teeth.

Parallel reading

كَشَرَ البعيرُ عن نابه
The camel bared its molar tooth.
أي كَشَفَ عنها
Meaning, it uncovered it.
الكُشُورُ: التَّبَسُّمُ
Al-kashr: smiling.
يُقَالُ: كَشَرَ الرَّجُلُ
It is said: the man bared his teeth.
وَانْكَلَ
and he grimaced.
وَافْتَرَّ
and he bared his teeth.
وَابْتَسَمَ
and he smiled.
كُلُّ ذَلِكَ تَبْدُو مِنْهُ الأَسْنَانُ
All of that means the teeth appear from him.