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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific type of small grape, known as raisins or currants. It describes their characteristics, such as size, color, texture, and origin, and is also used metaphorically.

Derived headwords

الكشمشnoun
  1. 1.
    Raisins/currantsboth

    Small grapes, seedless, that can be yellow, red, or black. They are softer than regular grapes and easier to digest.

كشمشnoun
  1. 1.
    Raisins/currantsboth

    A type of small grape, seedless, varying in color (yellow, red, black), softer and easier to digest than regular grapes.

Parallel reading

الكشمش، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني في التكملة وهو بالكسر: عنب صغار لا عجم له، ويكون أصفر وأحمر وأسود، ألين من العنب، وأقل قبضا وأسهل خروجا، وقال صاحب اللسان: وهو كثير بالسراة.
Raisins, neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani in Al-Takmila, and it is with kasra: small grapes without seeds, and they can be yellow, red, and black, softer than grapes, less constipating, and easier to pass. The author of Al-Lisan said: and it is abundant in Al-Sarat.
ويقال بالقاف أيضا
And it is also said with a Qaf.
قال الغطمش يصف امرأته: (كأن الثآليل في وجهها ... إذا سفرت بدد الكشمش)
Al-Ghutmush said, describing his wife: (As if the warts on her face... when she revealed herself, scattered like raisins)