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قشف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being weathered, dried out, or impoverished. It conveys a sense of harshness, scarcity, and a lack of comfort, often due to external factors like sun, poverty, or a meager lifestyle.

Derived headwords

قَشِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    if the sun or poverty has scorched him, so he changedboth

    if the sun or poverty has scorched him, so he changed

  2. 2.
    a harsh lifeboth

    a harsh life

قَشِفَverb
  1. 1.
    if the sun or poverty has scorched him, so he changedboth

    if the sun or poverty has scorched him, so he changed

  2. 2.
    a harsh lifeboth

    a harsh life

قَشْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weathering, dryingclassical

    The state or process of being weathered by the sun or harsh conditions.

  2. 2.
    poverty, hardshipclassical

    The state of being poor or experiencing hardship.

المُتَقَشِّفadjective
  1. 1.
    ascetic, austereboth

    One who lives a simple, austere life, content with basic sustenance and worn clothing, often due to poverty or choice.

تَقَشَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to live austerelyboth

    To live a life of simplicity and self-denial, often by subsisting on meager food and wearing patched clothes.

Parallel reading

رجل قشف.
A weathered/impoverished man.
وقد قشف بالكشر قشفا، إذا لوحته الشمس أو الفقر فتغير.
And he became weathered/impoverished by the sun or poverty, so he changed.
يقال: أصابهم من العيش قشف.
It is said: Poverty/hardship afflicted them from their livelihood.
والمتقشف: الذي يتبلغ بالقوت وبالمرقع
And the ascetic: is one who makes do with basic sustenance and patched clothing.