كسر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of breaking, shattering, or fracturing. It extends to meanings of being defeated, weakened, or subdued. It also encompasses folds or creases in materials and can refer to mathematical calculations involving areas or circumferences.

Derived headwords

اِنْكَسَرَverb

1.
to be brokenboth
To be fractured, shattered, or broken into pieces. It can also figuratively mean to be defeated or subdued.
2.
to be weakenedboth
To become weak, feeble, or exhausted, often due to inability or fatigue.

فقد انكسر عنه — he was unable to do it

فانكسر — and he was broken/defeated

كَسْرnoun

1.
breakingboth
The act or instance of breaking something, or the state of being broken.
2.
defeatboth
The state of being overcome or defeated.

كَسُورnoun

1.
foldsboth
The creases, wrinkles, or folds found in fabric or skin.

وكسور الثوب والجلد: غضونه — and the folds of the garment and the skin: its creases.

كَسَلَverb

1.
to be lazyclassical
To be indolent or sluggish.

كسر الرجل كسل — the man's 'kasr' (breaking) meant laziness.

بَنُو كِسْرname

1.
Banu Kisrclassical
A clan or lineage belonging to the Taghlib tribe.

وبنو كسر: بطن من تغلب — and Banu Kisr: a clan from Taghlib.

مُكَسَّرnoun

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a distinguished horse.

والمكسر، كمعظم: فرس سميدع — and Al-Mukassar, like Mu'azzam: a noble horse.

تَكْسِيرnoun

1.
calculationclassical
A mathematical calculation, specifically the area derived from multiplying half the diameter by half the circumference.
2.
breaking upboth
The act of breaking something into parts or pieces.

وهو الحاصل من ضرب نصف القطر في نصف الدور — which is the result of multiplying half the radius by half the circumference.

ما تكسير دائرة قطرها سبعة ودورها اثنان وعشرون — what is the area of a circle with a diameter of seven and a circumference of twenty-two?

كَسَرَverb

1.
to breakboth
To cause something to break, fracture, or shatter.
2.
to defeatboth
To overcome or subdue an opponent.
3.
to temperboth
To moderate or dilute something, like the intensity of wine's fervor.

وكسرت خصمي فانكسر — and I defeated my opponent, and he was defeated.

وكسر حميا الخمر بالمزاج — and tempering the wine's fervor with mixing.

مُتَكَسِّرadjective

1.
feebleboth
Appearing weak, languid, or lacking energy.
2.
effeminateboth
Exhibiting unmanly or effeminate behavior.

ورأيته متكسرا: فاترا — and I saw him weak/feeble: languid.

وفيه تخنث وتكسر — and in him there is effeminacy and affectation.

الْكَسَّارname

1.
Al-Kassarboth
A surname or epithet, notably belonging to Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Kassar al-Daynuri, a narrator of hadith.

وأبو نصر أحمد بن الحسين بن محمد بن الكسار الدينوري، راوية — And Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn al-Kassar al-Daynuri, a narrator.

كَسْرnoun

1.
chapterclassical
A division or section within a book, similar to a chapter or part.

وكسر الكتاب على عدة أبواب وفصول — and the book was divided into several sections and chapters.

كَسْرname

1.
Kusrclassical
A given name or title, borne by Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Rahman, ancestor of the Nashiri family in Yemen.

وكُسِر، كزفر: لقب عبد الله بن عمر بن عبد الرحمن — and Kusr, like Zufar: a title of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Rahman.

Parallel reading

وكل من عجز عن شيء فقد انكسر عنه

And whoever is unable to do something, he has been broken from it (i.e., failed).

وكل شيء فتر عن أمر يعجز عنه يقال فيه: انكسر

And anything that becomes weak from something it cannot do, it is said of it: it has become broken/weakened.

حتى يقال: كسرت من برد الماء فانكسر

Until it is said: I broke (resisted) the coldness of the water, and it broke (I overcame it).

وعن ابن الأعرابي: كسر الرجل كسل

And from Ibn al-A'rabi: The man's 'kasr' (breaking) is laziness.

والمكسر، كمعظم: فرس سميدع

And Al-Mukassar, like Mu'azzam: a noble horse.

وفي الدائرة ثلاثة أشياء: دور، وقطر، وتكسير

And in a circle there are three things: circumference, diameter, and area calculation.

وهو الحاصل من ضرب نصف القطر في نصف الدور

And it is the result of multiplying half the radius by half the circumference.

يقال: ما تكسير دائرة قطرها سبعة ودورها اثنان وعشرون، فيقال: ثمانية وثلاثون ونصف

It is said: What is the area of a circle with a diameter of seven and a circumference of twenty-two? It is said: Thirty-eight and a half.

وكسر الكتاب على عدة أبواب وفصول

And the book was divided into several sections and chapters.

وكسرت خصمي فانكسر

And I defeated my opponent, and he was defeated.

وكسرت من سورته

And I broke from his strength/power.

وكسر حميا الخمر بالمزاج

And tempering the wine's fervor with mixing.

ورأيته متكسرا: فاترا

And I saw him weak/feeble: languid.

وفيه تخنث وتكسر

And in him there is effeminacy and affectation.

وكُسِر، كزفر: لقب عبد الله بن عمر بن عبد الرحمن

And Kusr, like Zufar: a title of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Rahman.