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كسح

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of sweeping, clearing, or gathering things, often dust or debris. It extends metaphorically to taking everything away, leaving nothing behind. It also denotes physical ailments, particularly in the legs, leading to immobility or lameness, and by extension, general weakness or inability.

Derived headwords

كَسَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepboth

    To sweep, especially of a broom cleaning dust or dirt. It can also refer to wind clearing dust from the ground.

  2. 2.
    to clear outclassical

    Metaphorically, to take away all of someone's possessions, leaving nothing.

كَنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepboth

    To sweep, synonymous with كسح.

اكْتَسَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweep awayclassical

    To sweep away completely, often used metaphorically for taking all possessions.

فاكتسحوهم — and they swept them away (took all their possessions)
فاكتسحنا مالهم — and we swept away their wealth (took everything)
المِكْسَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    broomboth

    A tool used for sweeping, like a broom or brush.

  2. 2.
    snow sweeperclassical

    Something used to sweep snow or other things.

الكُسَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sweepingsboth

    The dust and debris that have been swept together.

  2. 2.
    lame legclassical

    A disability or lameness in the hands and feet, most commonly in the legs.

الكُسَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    lamenessclassical

    A disability or lameness in the hands and feet, most commonly in the legs.

  2. 2.
    illness of camelsclassical

    A disease affecting camels, causing them to be unable to walk due to severe lameness.

أَكْسَحadjective
  1. 1.
    lameclassical

    Having a disability or lameness in the legs.

  2. 2.
    heavyclassical

    Describing someone or something as heavy or burdensome.

كَسْحَانadjective
  1. 1.
    lameclassical

    Having a disability or lameness in the legs.

كَسِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    lameclassical

    Having a disability or lameness in the legs.

  2. 2.
    incapableclassical

    Weak or unable to move properly, like someone dragging their feet.

المِكْسَحadjective
  1. 1.
    peeledclassical

    Describing a piece of wood that has been peeled or smoothed.

الأَكْحَسَحadjective
  1. 1.
    lameclassical

    Lame or limping.

  2. 2.
    crippledclassical

    Crippled or unable to move, also referring to someone seated.

المَكَاسَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkingclassical

    Intense or excessive drinking.

كَسْحnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    A weakness in the hips that causes the legs to become feeble.

  2. 2.
    inabilityclassical

    Someone whom you seek help from but who offers none due to their own weakness or inability.

مِكْسَحَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name in Yamama, described as palm trees in the valley.

Parallel reading

غلبيت والبئر، (كمنع) يكسح كسحا
It (the root) prevails in the well, (like منع) he sweeps, sweeping.
وكسحت الريح الأرض: قرت عنها التراب
And the wind swept the land: it cleared the dust from it.
أغاروا عليهم فاكتسحوهم
They raided them and swept them away (took all their possessions).
أتينا بني فلان فاكتسحنا مالهم، أي لم نبق لهم شيئا
We came to the sons of so-and-so and swept away their wealth, meaning we left them nothing.
وكسح فلان من مالي ما شاء
And so-and-so took from my wealth whatever he wished.
والمكسحة: المكنسة
And the muksaha: the broom.
المكسحة ما يكنس به الثلج وغيره
The muksaha is what is used to sweep snow and other things.
والكساحة: الكناسة، بضمهما
And al-kisaha: al-kinasa (sweepings), with both pronounced with damma.
كساحة البيت: ما كسح من التراب فألقي بعضه على بعض
The kisaha of the house: what was swept of dust and piled upon itself.
والكساحة: تراب مجموع كسح بالمكسح
And al-kisaha: collected dust swept with a broom.
والكساحة والكساح: الزمانة في اليدين والرجلين، وأكثر ما يستعمل في الرجلين
And al-kisaha and al-kisah: lameness in the hands and feet, most often used for the legs.
الكسح: ثقل في إحدى الرجلين إذا مشى جرها جرا
Al-kasah: heaviness in one of the legs when walking, dragging it along.
وهو أكسح وكسحان وكسيح
And he is aksah, kashan, and kasih (lame).
الكساح: داء للإبل، جمل مكسوح لا يمشي من شدة الظلع
Al-kisah: a disease of camels; a makhush camel cannot walk due to severe lameness.
العود المكسح، كمعظم، أي المقشر المسوى
The muksah wood, like mu'azzam, meaning peeled and smoothed.
والكسيح: العاجز إذا مشى، كأنه يكحسح الأرض أي يكنسها
And al-kasih: the incapable when walking, as if he were dragging the ground, meaning sweeping it.
الأكحسح: الأعرج، والمقعد أيضا
Al-akhasah: the lame, and also the seated/crippled.
إنها شر مال، إنما هي مال الكسحان والعوران
It is the worst of wealth; it is only the wealth of the lame and the blind.
جعلناهم كسحا يعني مقعدين، جمع أكسح كأحمر وحمر
We made them kasaha, meaning seated/crippled, the plural of aksah like ahmar and humr.
المكاسحة: المشاربة الشديدة
Al-makasaha: intense drinking.
كالكتف: من تستعينه ولا يعينك لعجزه
Like katif: one whom you seek help from but who does not help you due to his inability.
ما أكسحه
How heavy he is!
جمل مكسوح إذا كان به ظلع شديد
A makhush camel if it has severe lameness.
العجز من داء يأخذ في الأوراك فتضعف له الرجل
Al-kasah: weakness from a disease that affects the hips, causing the leg to weaken.
مكسحة، كمعظمة، بالسين والشين، ويفتحان ويكسران: ع باليمامة
Maksaha, like mu'azzama, with sin and shin, and they can be opened or broken: a place in Yamama.