كرثء

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes concepts of accumulation, abundance, and density, particularly in relation to clouds, plants, and crowds. It also extends to the ripeness and quality of dates.

Derived headwords

الْكَرْثَىءُnoun

1.
accumulated cloudsclassical
Refers to high, piled-up clouds, possibly a variant of 'karyafā' (كرفيء).
2.
egg membraneclassical
The upper membrane of an egg, adhering to the white, also possibly a variant of 'karyafā' (كرفيء).

الْكَرْثَأَةُnoun

1.
dense plant growthclassical
Refers to a plant that is clustered and intertwined.
2.
froth from milkclassical
The froth that rises when milk is milked onto a sheep's udder.

كَرُثَأَverb

1.
to be abundant and denseclassical
Describes something, like hair or clouds, as being numerous, dense, and intertwined.
2.
to accumulateclassical
To pile up or gather together.

تَكَرْثَأَverb

1.
to gather and assembleclassical
Used to describe people gathering together in large numbers.

كَرِيثَاءnoun

1.
ripe date (type)both
A type of date, specifically referring to ripe dates that are good, mature, and pleasant. It is considered one of the finest dates when in the 'busr' (unripe) stage.
2.
ripe date (type)classical
A specific variety of date, often described as black and easily shedding its skin when unripe ('busr').

قَرِيثَاءnoun

1.
ripe date (type)both
A type of date, referring to ripe dates that are good, mature, and pleasant. It is considered one of the finest dates when in the 'busr' (unripe) stage.
2.
ripe date (type)classical
A specific variety of date, often described as black and easily shedding its skin when unripe ('busr').

كُرَاثَاءnoun

1.
ripe date (type)both
A type of date, referring to ripe dates that are good, mature, and pleasant. It is considered one of the finest dates when in the 'busr' (unripe) stage.

قُرَاثَاءnoun

1.
ripe date (type)both
A type of date, referring to ripe dates that are good, mature, and pleasant. It is considered one of the finest dates when in the 'busr' (unripe) stage.

بُسْرٌ كَرِيثَاءadjective

1.
ripe and good (date)both
Describes unripe dates ('busr') as being good, mature, and pleasant.

بُسْرٌ قَرِيثَاءadjective

1.
ripe and good (date)both
Describes unripe dates ('busr') as being good, mature, and pleasant.

بُسْرٌ كُرَاثَاءadjective

1.
ripe and good (date)both
Describes unripe dates ('busr') as being good, mature, and pleasant.

بُسْرٌ قُرَاثَاءadjective

1.
ripe and good (date)both
Describes unripe dates ('busr') as being good, mature, and pleasant.

Parallel reading

هو السحاب المرتفع المتراكم بعضه على بعض

It is the high, accumulated clouds, one piled upon another.

وهو قشرته العليا اللازقة بالبياض

And it is its upper skin, adhering to the white.

النبت المجتمع الملتف

The clustered and intertwined plant.

ورغوة المخص إذا حلب عليه لبن شاة فارتفع

And the froth of the udder when milk is milked onto it and rises.

كرثأ شعره وغيره كالسحاب كثر والتف

His hair and other things were abundant and dense like clouds.

وتراكم، كتكرثأ

And accumulated, like 'takarthaa'.

يقال: تكرثأ الناس إذا اجتمعوا

It is said: 'The people gathered' when they assembled.

يقال: بسر كريثاء وقريثاء وكراثاء وقراثاء أي طيب نضيج صالح حسن

It is said: 'busr' (unripe dates) are 'kirithaa', 'qirithaa', 'kurathaa', and 'qurathaa', meaning good, mature, صالح, and beautiful.

أطبق أئمة اللغة على ذكره في كرث

The imams of language agreed on mentioning it under the root 'krth'.

والقريثاء والكريثاء: ضرب من التمر

And 'al-qirithaa' and 'al-kirithaa': a type of date.

وهو بسر قريثاء وكريثاء وقراثاء وكراثاء، كل ذلك لضرب من البسر معروف

And it is 'busr qirithaa', 'busr kirithaa', 'busr qurathaa', and 'busr kurathaa', all of which refer to a known type of unripe dates.

ويقال: إنه أطيب التمر بسرا

And it is said: it is the finest of dates when in the 'busr' stage.

والبسر أخضر التمر

And 'al-busr' is the green stage of the date.