خرش

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to scratching, scraping, and rough textures. It extends to concepts of earning a living, marking animals, and describing various physical phenomena like snake skins, eggshells, and even atmospheric haziness.

Derived headwords

خَرِشَverb

1.
to scratchboth
To make a scratch or a shallow cut on a surface.

خَرَّشَverb

1.
to scratchboth
To cause something to be scratched or scraped.

خَرْشnoun

1.
scratchingboth
The act or result of scratching.

خَدْشnoun

1.
he scratched his faceboth
he scratched his face

اخْتَرَشَverb

1.
to scratchboth
To scratch or scrape, often implying a more vigorous action.
2.
to earn a livingclassical
To acquire or seek sustenance and provisions, especially for one's family.

إن الجراء تخترش في بطن أم الهمرش — Indeed, the young ones scratch in the belly of the mother of the herd.

اخْتِرَاشnoun

1.
scratchingboth
The act of scratching or scraping.
2.
earning a livingclassical
The act of acquiring or seeking sustenance.

خَرَّاشadjective

1.
scratchingboth
One who scratches or scrapes.

كَلْبٌ خَرَّاشnoun

1.
a scratching dogclassical
A dog that scratches or is prone to scratching.

خَرَاشnoun

1.
markclassical
A brand or mark made on an animal, typically with a hot iron.

خَرَشَverb

1.
to pullclassical
To pull or drag something towards oneself using a hook or a similar tool.

مِخْرَاشnoun

1.
hookclassical
A hook or a curved stick, like a shepherd's crook, used for pulling or guiding.

مُخَرِّشnoun

1.
wood for markingclassical
A piece of wood used by a leatherworker (kharrāz) for marking or scoring.

خَرْشَةnoun

1.
flyboth
A small flying insect, specifically a fly.

سِمَاك بْنُ خَرْشَةname

1.
Simak ibn Kharshaclassical
A proper name, referring to Simak ibn Kharsha al-Ansari.

أَبُو خَرَاشname

1.
Abu Kharashclassical
A proper name, referring to Abu Kharash al-Hudhayli.

أَبُو خَرَاشَةname

1.
Abu Kharashaclassical
A proper name, referring to Abu Kharasha.

أبا خراشة أما أنت ذا نفر فإن قومي لم تأكلهم الضبع — O Abu Kharasha, as for you being a man of standing, my people were not eaten by the hyena.

خَرْشَاءnoun

1.
snake skinclassical
The shed skin of a snake.
2.
egg shellclassical
The outer shell of an egg, especially after it has been broken.
3.
swollen/cracked thingclassical
Anything characterized by swelling, cracking, or a porous texture.
4.
frothclassical
Foam or froth, especially on liquid.
5.
phlegmclassical
Mucus or phlegm from the chest.
6.
hazeclassical
A dusty or hazy condition, often used to describe the atmosphere when the sun rises.

إذا مس خرشاء الثمالة أنفه ثنى مشفريه للصريح فأقنعا — When the froth of the drink touched his nose, he curled his lips to the pure liquid and was satisfied.

ألقى خراشي صدره — He cast out the phlegm from his chest.

طلعت الشمس في خرشاء — The sun rose in a haze.

Parallel reading

الخرش: مثل الخدش.

Al-kharsh: like al-khadsh (a scratch).

وقد خرشه يخرشه، واخترشه.

And he scratched it, he scratches it, and he scraped it.

إن الجراء تخترش * في بطن أم الهمرش *

Indeed, the young ones scratch * in the belly of the mother of the herd *

ويقال أيضا: هو يخرش لعياله، أي يكتسب ويطلب الرزق.

And it is also said: He earns for his family, meaning he acquires and seeks sustenance.

وكلب خراش، مثل هراش.

And a scratching dog, like harash (a dog that scratches).

والخراش أيضا: سمة.

And al-kharash is also: a brand.

وخرشت البعير، إذا اجتذبته إليك بالمخراش، وهو المحجن.

And I branded the camel, if you pulled it towards you with the mikhraash, which is the hook.

والمخرش: خشبة يخط بها الخراز

And al-mukharrish: a piece of wood with which the leatherworker scores.

والخرشة بالتحريك: ذبابة.

And al-kharshah (with harakah): a fly.

وأبو خراش الهذلى، بكسر الخاء.

And Abu Kharash al-Hudhayli, with kasrah on the kha.

وأبو خراشة بالضم، في قول الشاعر:

And Abu Kharasha (with dammah), in the saying of the poet:

أبا خراشة أما أنت ذا نفر * فإن قومي لم تأكلهم الضبع *

O Abu Kharasha, as for you being a man of standing, my people were not eaten by the hyena *

والخرشاء مثل الحرباء: جلد الحية، وقشرة البيضة العليا بعد أن تكسر ويخرج ما فيها.

And al-kharshaa' like al-hirbaa': the snake's skin, and the upper eggshell after it is broken and what is inside comes out.

ثم يشبه به كل شئ فيه انتفاخ وتفتق وخروق.

Then everything characterized by swelling, cracking, and fissures is likened to it.

يعنى بها الرغوة.

He means by it the froth.

وقد يسمى البلغم خرشاء.

And phlegm may be called kharshaa'.

يقال: ألقى خراشي صدره.

It is said: He cast out the phlegm from his chest.

وقولهم: طلعت الشمس في خرشاء، أي في غبرة.

And their saying: The sun rose in a kharshaa', meaning in a haze.