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ك ش ك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a food item known as 'kashk', which is made from wheat or barley, often with milk or meat. It also refers to a specific Arab tribe and a colloquial pronunciation.

Derived headwords

الكشكnoun
  1. 1.
    Kashk (food)both

    A food product made from wheat or barley, often mixed with milk or meat, dried, and then cooked. It is a Persian loanword adapted into Arabic.

كشكnoun
  1. 1.
    Barley waterclassical

    Refers to the liquid extracted from barley, as mentioned in some classical texts.

الكشاكيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Kashaki tribeclassical

    A name for a tribe of Arabs residing in the southern part of Egypt.

Parallel reading

هو ماء الشعير
It is barley water.
أنه يعمل من الحنطة
That it is made from wheat.
وربما عمل من الشعير
And sometimes it is made from barley.
هو فارسي معرب
It is a Persian word Arabized.
وقد أوسع فيه الأطباء
And the physicians have elaborated on it.
إنه يعمل من الحنطة، أي: واللبن، وينشف ويرفع، يطبخونه من اللحم
That it is made from wheat, meaning: and milk, and it is dried and preserved, they cook it with meat.
ولعت العامة بكسر الكاف
The common people became fond of pronouncing it with a kasra on the kaf.
ماء الشعير إطلاق آخر
Barley water is another designation.
والكشاكي: بطين من العرب في أسفل مصر
And Al-Kashaki: a tribe of Arabs in lower Egypt.