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قشا

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of peeling, stripping, or scraping something off. It extends to the state of being peeled or scraped, and can be used metaphorically for removing or clearing away.

Derived headwords

قَشَاverb
  1. 1.
    to peelboth

    To remove the outer layer or covering of something.

  2. 2.
    to scrapeboth

    To rub something with a hard object, typically to remove dirt or a surface layer.

قَشْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    peelingboth

    The act or process of peeling or stripping something off.

  2. 2.
    scrapingboth

    The act or process of scraping something.

المَقْشُوّnoun
  1. 1.
    the peeled oneboth

    the peeled one

قَشَّيَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    peelingboth

    The act of causing something to be peeled or scraped.

مُقَشَّىًadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning peeledboth

    meaning peeled

Parallel reading

قشوت الشئ أقشوه قشوا، أي قشرته.
I peeled the thing, I peel it, a peeling, meaning I stripped it.
والمقشو: المقشور، عن الفراء.
And al-Maqshū: the peeled, according to Al-Farrā'.
يقال: قشوت وجهه.
It is said: I peeled his face.
ومعه عسيب نخلة مقشو غير خوصتين من أعلاه.
And with him was a palm frond, peeled, except for two leaves from its top.
وقشوته تقشية فهو مقشى، أي مقشر.
And I caused it to be peeled, a peeling, and it is peeled, meaning scraped.