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وسف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the process of skin peeling or flaking off, particularly in the context of sores, pox, or scabs. It also extends to the general concept of shedding or becoming dry and crusty.

Derived headwords

التوسفnoun
  1. 1.
    peelingboth

    The act or process of skin peeling or flaking off, especially when a sore, pox, or scab dries and detaches.

توسفverb
  1. 1.
    to peelboth

    To peel or flake off, referring to skin that has dried and formed a scab or crust.

قد توسف جلده — his skin has peeled
تقشرverb
  1. 1.
    it peeled (same meaning as 'inqashara')both

    it peeled (same meaning as 'inqashara')

تقشر جلده — his skin peeled
قشقشverb
  1. 1.
    to peelclassical

    To peel or flake off, used in parallel with 'taqashshara' and 'tawassafa' for dry, detached skin.

تقشقش جلده — his skin peeled

Parallel reading

التوسف: التقشر.
Al-Tawassuf: peeling.
يقال للقرح والجدري إذا يبس وتقرف، وللجرب أيضا في الإبل إذا قفل: قد توسف جلده وتقشقش جلده، وتقشر جلده.
It is said of sores and pox when they dry and peel, and also of mange in camels when it crusts over: his skin has peeled, his skin has flaked, and his skin has peeled.
كله بمعنى.
All of it means the same thing.