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خرز

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of piercing or stitching, often with a needle, to join things together. It extends to the resulting stitches, the tools used, and metaphorically to decorative elements or structural components.

Derived headwords

خَرَزَverb
  1. 1.
    he stitched the slipper and other thingsboth

    he stitched the slipper and other things

يَخْرِزُverb
  1. 1.
    he stitchesboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to stitch', indicating the action is ongoing or habitual.

  2. 2.
    he piercesboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to pierce', indicating the action is ongoing or habitual.

خَرْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stitchingboth

    The act or process of stitching, serving as the masdar (verbal noun) of the verb خرز.

خَرَّازadjective
  1. 1.
    a stitcher, shoemakerboth

    a stitcher, shoemaker

خَرَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the single one (a bead)both

    the single one (a bead)

خَرَزnoun
  1. 1.
    he stitched the slipper and other thingsboth

    he stitched the slipper and other things

مِخْرَزnoun
  1. 1.
    awlboth

    A pointed tool for making holes, especially in leather or wood.

  2. 2.
    needleboth

    A small, slender metal pin with a pointed end and a hole or loop at the other for threading, used for sewing.

خَرَزnoun
  1. 1.
    he stitched the slipper and other thingsboth

    he stitched the slipper and other things

خَرَزَاتُ المَلِكِnoun
  1. 1.
    jewels of the crownclassical

    The precious stones or ornaments adorning a king's crown.

خَرَزُ الظَّهْرِnoun
  1. 1.
    its vertebraeboth

    its vertebrae

فَقَارnoun
  1. 1.
    vertebraeboth

    The bones of the spinal column.

Parallel reading

خرز الخف وغيره يخرزه ويخرزه خرزا
He stitches a sandal and other things, stitching them with stitching.
فهو خراز
And he is a stitcher.
والخرزة: الكتبة الواحدة
And the kharzah: the single stitch.
والجمع خرز
And the plural is kharaz.
والمخرز: ما يخرز به
And the mikhraz: that with which one stitches.
والخرز بالتحريك: الذي ينظم
And al-kharaz (with vowel movement): that which is strung.
الواحدة خرزة
The single one is a kharzah.
وخرزات الملك: جواهر تاجه
And kharazat al-malik: the jewels of his crown.
كان الملك إذا ملك عاما زيدت في تاجه خرزة ليعلم عدد سني ملكه
It is said: when the king ruled for a year, a jewel was added to his crown so that the number of his reign years could be known.
رعى خرزات الملك عشرين حجة وعشرين حتى فاد والشيب شامل
He tended the jewels of the crown for twenty years and twenty more until he recovered, while grey hair was encompassing.
وخرز الظهر أيضا: فقاره
And kharaz al-ẓahr also: its vertebrae.