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كدش

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of scratching, cutting, or making an incision. It extends to meanings of striving or earning, and also encompasses the idea of obtaining something, whether by effort or by chance. Additionally, it can refer to forceful pushing or driving, and has a specific application to a type of bird.

Derived headwords

الكَدْشnoun
  1. 1.
    scratchingboth

    The act of scratching or making a superficial cut on something.

كدشهverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchboth

    To scratch someone or something, to make a superficial cut.

يكدشverb
  1. 1.
    meaning he toilsboth

    meaning he toils

يكدش لعيالهverb
  1. 1.
    to strive for his familymodern

    He works hard or strives to provide for his family.

كدحتverb
  1. 1.
    to strivemodern

    I strove or worked hard.

كدشتُverb
  1. 1.
    to obtainboth

    I obtained something from someone.

اكتدشتُverb
  1. 1.
    to obtainboth

    I obtained something from someone.

الكدشnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful pushingclassical

    A strong push or drive.

الكندشnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of medicineboth

    a type of medicine

Parallel reading

الكدش: الخدش.
Al-kadsh: The scratch.
يقال: كدشه، إذا خدشه.
It is said: Kadashahu, if he scratched him.
وهو يكدش لعياله، أي يكدح.
And he strives for his family, meaning he toils.
وكدشت من فلان عطاء، واكتدشت، أي أصبته منه.
And I obtained a gift from so-and-so, and I obtained it, meaning I got it from him.
والكدش: السوق الشديد.
And Al-kadsh: The severe pushing.
والكندش: العقعق.
And Al-kindash: The magpie.
منيت بزمردة كالعصا ألص وأخبث من كندش
I was afflicted with Zumurrudah, who was like a stick, more cunning and more wicked than a magpie.