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خشف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root خشف (kh-sh-f) primarily relates to movement, particularly a light or rustling sound associated with movement, often in cold conditions or at night. It also extends to meanings of speed, breaking, and specific animals or objects.

Derived headwords

الخشفةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of movementboth

    A light, rustling, or crackling sound, often associated with movement, especially in snow or cold.

  2. 2.
    movementclassical

    The act of moving, often with a subtle or rustling quality.

خشفverb
  1. 1.
    to move lightlyboth

    To move with a light, rustling, or crackling sound, often used for walking on snow or ice.

  2. 2.
    to goclassical

    To travel or move across the land.

خشف الإنسان يخشف خشفا — A human moves lightly or rustles.
خشف الثلج في شدة البرد — The snow crackled/rustled in intense cold.
خشف يخشف بالضم خشوفا — He went across the land.
خشفاnoun
  1. 1.
    light movement soundboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) denoting the act or sound of moving lightly or rustling.

خشفتverb
  1. 1.
    to smashclassical

    To smash or break something, specifically a head, with a stone.

خشفت رأسه بالحجر — I smashed his head with a stone.
الخشيفnoun
  1. 1.
    snowclassical

    Snow, often implying its texture or the sound it makes.

الخشوفadjective
  1. 1.
    fastclassical

    Describing a man who is quick or fast.

الخشفnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that travels at nightclassical

    A camel that travels or moves during the night.

خشوفnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that travels at night (sg.)classical

    Singular form for a camel that moves during the night.

خاشفnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that travels at night (sg.)classical

    Singular form for a camel that moves during the night.

خاشفةnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that travels at night (sg.)classical

    Singular form for a camel that moves during the night.

مخشفadjective
  1. 1.
    bold at nightclassical

    Describing a person who is brave or bold when traveling or moving at night.

الخشافnoun
  1. 1.
    the batboth

    the bat

  2. 2.
    the swallowboth

    the swallow

خشافname
  1. 1.
    male given nameclassical

    A proper name for a man.

Parallel reading

الخشفة: الحس والحركة
Al-khashfah: sound and movement.
تقول منه: خشف الإنسان يخشف خشفا.
You say from it: A human moves lightly with a rustling sound (khashafa).
وخشفت رأسه بالحجر، أي فضخته.
And I smashed his head with a stone, meaning I broke it.
والخشيف: الثلج.
And al-khashif: snow.
والخشوف من الرجال: السريع.
And al-khushuf from men: the fast ones.
والخشف من الإبل: التي تسير بالليل، الواحد خشوف وخاشف وخاشفة.
And al-khashf from camels: those that travel by night, the singular is khushuf, khashif, and khashifah.
بات يبارى ورشات كالقطا عجمجمات خشفا تحت السرى
He spent the night racing with swift, large camels like sandgrouse, moving stealthily/rustlingly under the night journey.
ورجل مخشف، أي جرئ على الليل.
And a man mukhashshaf, meaning bold at night.
والخشاف: الخفاش، ويقال الخطاف.
And al-khushshaf: the bat, and it is also said to be the swallow.
وخشاف بالفتح: اسم رجل.
And Khushshaf with the opening [of the 'kh'], is a man's name.
وخشف يخشف بالضم خشوفا: ذهب في الارض.
And khashafa with the joining [of the 'kh'], means to go across the land.