كره

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of dislike, aversion, and unwillingness. It extends to concepts of hardship, difficulty, and being compelled or forced to do something against one's will. It also touches upon intense or severe situations, particularly in warfare.

Derived headwords

كَرِهَverb

1.
to dislikeboth
To feel aversion towards something or someone; to find something unpleasant or objectionable.
2.
to hateboth
A stronger form of dislike, implying intense aversion or animosity.

أَكْرَهُverb

1.
to make dislikeboth
To cause someone to dislike something or someone.
2.
to forceboth
To compel someone to do something against their will.

كَرَاهَةnoun

1.
dislikeboth
The state of disliking something; aversion or repugnance.
2.
unwillingnessboth
The state of not wanting to do something; reluctance.

كَرَاهِيَةnoun

1.
dislike, aversionboth
dislike, aversion

كَرِيهadjective

1.
something disliked, hatefulboth
something disliked, hateful
2.
feminine form of karīboth
feminine form of karī

مَكْرُوهadjective

1.
something disliked, detestedboth
something disliked, detested

الكَرِيهَةnoun

1.
severity in warboth
severity in war

ذُو الكَرِيهَةnoun phrase

1.
sharp swordclassical
A description of a sword that is effective and cuts through armor or resistance.

الكَرْه (بالضم)noun

1.
hardshipclassical
Difficulty or distress; a state of being under duress or compulsion.
2.
unwillingnessclassical
Reluctance or lack of desire to do something.

الكَرْه (بالفتح)noun

1.
compulsionclassical
Being forced or compelled to do something against one's will.

أَكْرَهَverb

1.
to compelboth
To force or oblige someone to do something.

كَرَّهَ إليهverb

1.
to make hatefulboth
To cause something to be disliked or hated by someone.

اسْتَكْرَهَverb

1.
to find detestableboth
To consider something detestable or highly disagreeable.
2.
to force oneselfboth
To force oneself to do something one dislikes.

الكُرْهُnoun

1.
the time, the turnboth
the time, the turn
2.
hardship, difficultyboth
hardship, difficulty

Parallel reading

كرهت الشئ أكرهه كراهة وكراهية

I disliked the thing, I dislike it with dislike and aversion.

فهو شئ كريه ومكروه

And it is a disliked and detestable thing.

والكريهة: الشدة في الحرب

And 'al-karīhah' means severity in war.

وذو الكريهة: السيف الماضي في الضريبة

And 'dhu al-karīhah' is the sword that cuts through the armor.

الكره بالضم: المشقة

Al-kurh (with damma) means hardship.

يقال: قمت على كره، أي على مشقة

It is said: 'I stood up out of hardship,' meaning out of difficulty.

ويقال أقامني فلان على كره بالفتح، إذا أكرهك عليه

And it is said: 'So-and-so made me stand up under compulsion (al-kurh with fatha), if he forced you to it.'

وكان الكسائي يقول: الكره والكره لغتان

And Al-Kisa'i used to say: 'Al-kurh and Al-karh are two linguistic variants.'

وأكرهته على كذا: حملته عليه كرها

And I compelled him to do such-and-such: I forced him to it unwillingly.

وكرهت إليه الشئ تكريها: نقيض حببته إليه

And I made the thing detestable to him: the opposite of making it beloved to him.

واستكرهت الشئ

And I found the thing detestable.

والكره: الجمل الشديد الرأس

And 'al-kurh' is the stubborn-headed camel.