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كسا

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of clothing, covering, or bestowing garments. It extends to the idea of providing something with a covering, whether literal or metaphorical, and can also refer to the garment itself.

Derived headwords

كَسَا، يَكْسُو، كُسْوَةًverb
  1. 1.
    to clothe, dressboth

    To provide someone with clothing or to dress someone.

  2. 2.
    to cover, bestowboth

    To cover something with a garment or to bestow a covering upon it.

كِسْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clothing, garmentboth

    A piece of clothing or a garment.

  2. 2.
    coveringboth

    Something that covers or conceals.

كَسْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    clothed, well-dressedboth

    Describing someone who is clothed or wearing fine garments.

مَكْسُوّadjective
  1. 1.
    clothed, coveredboth

    Having been clothed or covered with something.

اِكْتَسَى، يَكْتَسِي، اِكْتِسَاءًverb
  1. 1.
    to put on clothesboth

    To dress oneself or to put on clothing.

  2. 2.
    to be coveredboth

    To become covered with something.

اِكْتِسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    dressing, clothingboth

    The act of dressing oneself or putting on clothes.

  2. 2.
    coveringboth

    The state of being covered.

تَكَسَّى، يَتَكَسَّى، تَكَسِّياًverb
  1. 1.
    to be clothed, to wearboth

    To be clothed in a particular manner or to wear something.

تَكْسِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clothing, coveringboth

    The act of clothing or covering.

كَسَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    clothier, tailorboth

    A person who makes or sells clothes.

مُكَسِّيadjective
  1. 1.
    clothing, coveringboth

    That which clothes or covers.