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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of aversion, dislike, and unfamiliarity. It extends to describe things that are dry or withered, and animals that are reluctant to eat certain foods, implying a form of pickiness or aversion.

Derived headwords

العَشُوفnoun

1.
Dry treeclassical
A dry or withered tree.

المَعْشَفnoun

1.
Averse to foodclassical
One who is offered food they do not wish to eat, and thus refuses it.

يُعْشِفverb

1.
To be reluctant to eatclassical
Describing a camel that is brought from the wilderness and is reluctant to eat fodder, kernels, or barley.
2.
To dislikeclassical
To find something repulsive or detestable.
3.
To not be knownclassical
Something that is not recognized or familiar.

أَعْشَفْتُ عَنْهُverb

1.
To recover from foodclassical
To eat food and then become ill from it, leading to a lack of appetite or enjoyment.

يَعْشِفُ لِي أَمْرٌverb

1.
To be knownclassical
Used in the negative, meaning something is not known or recognized.

يَعْشِفُ لَكَverb

1.
To be knownclassical
Used in the negative, implying something was not characteristic or familiar for someone.

Parallel reading

هي الشجرة اليابسة

It is the dry tree.

من عرض عليه ما لم يكن يأكل فلم يأكله

One who is presented with something they do not eat and thus does not eat it.

البعير إذا جيء به أول ما يجاء به من البر، لا يأكل القت، ولا النوى ولا الشعير يقال له: إنه لمعشف

A camel, when first brought from the wilderness, does not eat clover, kernels, or barley; it is said of it: it is reluctant to eat.

أكلته أي: الطعام، فأعشفت عنه: أي مرضت عنه ولم يهنأني

I ate it, meaning the food, and then I became averse to it, meaning I became ill from it and it did not agree with me.

أنا أعشف هذا الطعام أي: أقذره وأكرهه

I find this food repulsive, meaning I detest it and dislike it.

والله ما يعشف لي أمر قبيح

By God, an ugly matter is not known to me.

وقد ركبت أمرا ما كان يعشف لك

And you have undertaken a matter that was not known to you.