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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to textiles, specifically types of fabric or their quality. It also includes a unit of weight.

Derived headwords

الأكياشnoun
  1. 1.
    re-spun fabricclassical

    A type of fabric that has been re-spun, similar to silk or wool.

  2. 2.
    inferior fabricclassical

    Alternatively, it refers to an inferior quality of fabric.

أكباشnoun
  1. 1.
    Yemeni fabricclassical

    A type of fabric originating from Yemen.

أكراشnoun
  1. 1.
    Yemeni fabricclassical

    A type of fabric originating from Yemen.

الكيشnoun
  1. 1.
    a unit of weightclassical

    A specific unit of weight, equivalent to a pound.

Parallel reading

الثوب} الأكياش، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الصاغاني عن الخارزنجي: هو الذي أعيد غزله، مثل الخز والصوف، أو هو الرديء، وقد تقدم أن الصواب فيه بالموحدة، نقل الأزهري عن ابن بزرج في ك ب ش، ثوب أكباش، وثوب أكراش، وقال: إنه من برود اليمن، وقد صحفه الصاغاني، وتبعه المصنف فتأمل.
The fabric {al-akiyash}, neglected by Al-Jawhari. Al-Sagani said, quoting Al-Kharazangi: it is that which has been re-spun, like silk and wool, or it is inferior. It has been previously stated that the correct form is with a 'b' (bi-l-muwahhada). Al-Azhari narrated from Ibn Burzaj in K-B-Sh, 'a fabric akbash, and a fabric akrash,' and said: it is from the brocades of Yemen. Al-Sagani mistranscribed it, and the author followed him, so ponder.
وقد صحفه الصاغاني، وتبعه المصنف فتأمل.
Al-Sagani mistranscribed it, and the author followed him, so ponder.
الكيش، بالكسر: رطل يوزن به، نقله الصاغاني.
Al-kayish, with kasra: a pound used for weighing, as narrated by Al-Sagani.