خشن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root 'kh-sh-n' primarily denotes roughness, coarseness, or harshness. This applies to physical textures, living conditions, and even military formations. It can also extend to describing a harsh or unrefined manner.

Derived headwords

الخشونةnoun

1.
the opposite of softnessboth
the opposite of softness

خشنadjective

1.
it became roughboth
it became rough
2.
an adjective for something roughboth
an adjective for something rough
3.
he filled his chest with rageboth
he filled his chest with rage

خشنverb

1.
it became roughboth
it became rough
2.
an adjective for something roughboth
an adjective for something rough
3.
he filled his chest with rageboth
he filled his chest with rage

اخشوشنverb

1.
its roughness intensifiedboth
its roughness intensified
2.
the man got used to wearing rough clothesboth
the man got used to wearing rough clothes

الأخشنadjective

1.
like 'khashin' (rough)both
like 'khashin' (rough)

خشنnoun

1.
it became roughboth
it became rough
2.
an adjective for something roughboth
an adjective for something rough
3.
he filled his chest with rageboth
he filled his chest with rage

خشناءadjective

1.
heavily armedclassical
Describing a military unit, particularly a battalion, that is well-equipped with weapons.

معشر خشنnoun phrase

1.
rough companyclassical
A group of people characterized by coarseness or harshness in their demeanor or nature.

خاشنverb

1.
the opposite of being gentle with himboth
the opposite of being gentle with him

تخشيناnoun

1.
roughing upclassical
The act of making someone's chest rough, or metaphorically, to deceive or mislead them.

خشنت صدرهverb phrase

1.
to deceive his chestclassical
To mislead or deceive someone, often by making them feel secure or by tricking them.

الخشنةnoun

1.
roughnessclassical
Synonymous with 'al-khushunah', referring to the quality of being rough or coarse.
2.
hardship of lifeclassical
A difficult or austere existence.

Parallel reading

الخشونة: ضد اللين.

Roughness: the opposite of softness.

وقد خشن (2) الشئ بالضم فهو خشن.

And the thing became rough (with dammah), and it is rough.

واخشوشن الشئ: اشتدت خشونته.

And the thing became intensely rough: its roughness intensified.

وهو للمبالغة، كقولك: أعشبت الأرض واعشوشبت.

And this is for exaggeration, like your saying: the land became green and became intensely green.

واخشوشن الرجل: تعود لبس الخشن.

And the man became accustomed to roughness: he got used to wearing rough things.

والجمع خشن.

And the plural is khishn.

من يثربيات قذاذ خشن يرمى بها أرمى من ابن تقن يعنى به الجدد.

From Yathribi pebbles, rough ones, thrown by one more skilled than Ibn Taqn, meaning the hard ground.

وكتيبة خشناء: كثيرة السلاح.

And a khashnaa' battalion: heavily armed.

ومعشر خشن، ويجوز تحريكه في الشعر.

And a rough company, and it is permissible to vocalize it (khashan) in poetry.

وخاشنته: خلاف لا ينته.

And I treated him roughly: the opposite of being gentle.

وخشنت صدره تخشينا: أو غرت (2).

And I roughed up his chest with a 'takhshinan': or I deceived him.

وقال عنترة: وخشنت صدرا جيبه لك ناصح (3)

And Antarah said: And I deceived a chest whose pocket was advising you

والخشنة: الخشونة.

And al-khashanah: roughness.

تشكى إلي الكلب خشنة عيشه وبي مثل ما بالكلب أو بي أكثر

The dog complained to me about the harshness of his life, and I have like what the dog has, or more.