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خشن

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root خشن (khashana) primarily denotes roughness, coarseness, and harshness in texture, quality, or disposition. It extends to concepts of hardship, difficulty, and severity, both in physical terms and in abstract qualities like speech or living conditions. The root also encompasses related terms for specific plants, animals, and personal names.

Derived headwords

الخَشِنadjective
  1. 1.
    rough, coarseboth

    Describing something with a rough or coarse texture, not smooth.

  2. 2.
    harsh, severeboth

    Referring to a harsh or severe quality, often in speech, life, or disposition.

الأخْشَنadjective
  1. 1.
    roughest, coarsestboth

    The superlative form, indicating the roughest or coarsest of anything.

  2. 2.
    most severeboth

    The most severe or harsh.

خُشْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    roughness, coarsenessboth

    The state or quality of being rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    hardship, austerityboth

    A difficult or austere way of life.

خُشُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    roughness, coarsenessboth

    The quality of being rough or coarse in texture.

  2. 2.
    harshnessboth

    A harsh or severe quality.

خَشَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be rough, coarseboth

    To have a rough or coarse texture or quality.

  2. 2.
    to be harsh, severeboth

    To be harsh or severe in disposition, speech, or manner.

  3. 3.
    to live harshlyboth

    To live a difficult or austere life.

تَخَشَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become roughboth

    To become rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    to become harshboth

    To adopt a harsh or severe manner.

  3. 3.
    to live harshlyboth

    To live a harsh or austere life.

تَخَشْوُشَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become very roughclassical

    To become extremely rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    to become very harshclassical

    To adopt an extremely harsh or severe manner.

اخْشَوْشَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become very roughclassical

    To become extremely rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    to become very harshclassical

    To adopt an extremely harsh or severe manner.

  3. 3.
    to live a harsh lifeclassical

    To live a very harsh or austere life.

خَشَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to make roughboth

    To make something rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    to make harshboth

    To make something or someone harsh or severe.

مُخَشِّنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    roughnessboth

    A state of roughness or coarseness.

  2. 2.
    harshnessboth

    A harsh or severe quality.

خَشَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    roughnessboth

    The quality of being rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    harshnessboth

    A harsh or severe quality.

خَاشَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be harsh withboth

    To treat someone harshly or severely, in word or deed.

  2. 2.
    to opposeclassical

    To act in opposition or harshness towards someone.

مُخَاشَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    harshness, severityboth

    The act or state of being harsh or severe.

  2. 2.
    oppositionclassical

    The act of opposing or treating harshly.

اسْتَخْشَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to find roughboth

    To perceive or find something to be rough or coarse.

  2. 2.
    to find harshboth

    To perceive or find something to be harsh or difficult.

خَشَّنَ صَدْرَهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to harbor ill willclassical

    To harbor resentment or ill will towards someone.

  2. 2.
    to become angryclassical

    To become angry or resentful.

الخَشْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of herbclassical

    A green herb that spreads on the ground, soft to the touch but viscous in the mouth, edible.

  2. 2.
    emaciated she-camelclassical

    A thin or emaciated female camel.

  3. 3.
    Bint Wabra

    A historical female figure, daughter of Wabra.

أَخْشَنname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name, often found in historical contexts.

خُشَيْنname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name, often a diminutive form.

خَشَّانname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name.

مُخَاشِنname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name.

كتيبة خشناءphrase
  1. 1.
    heavily armed battalionclassical

    A military unit that is heavily armed.

أبو الخشناءname
  1. 1.
    a kunya

    A patronymic or kunya, referring to a person.

أبو خشينةname
  1. 1.
    a kunya

    A patronymic or kunya, referring to a person.

خَشِنname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name.

الخِشَانnoun
  1. 1.
    rough groundclassical

    Rough or uneven terrain.

ملاءة خشناءphrase
  1. 1.
    rough sheetclassical

    A sheet or garment that is rough in texture.

أرض خشناءphrase
  1. 1.
    rough landclassical

    Land that is coarse, stony, or sandy.

معشر خشنphrase
  1. 1.
    a rough groupclassical

    A group of people characterized by harshness or severity.

الخَشِيْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of herbclassical

    A green herb that spreads on the ground, similar to الخشناء.

خشينةname
  1. 1.
    a tribe name

    The name of a tribe or a section of a tribe.

أخيشنadjective
  1. 1.
    smaller rough oneclassical

    A diminutive form of 'rough' or 'harsh', used in specific contexts.

خَشَنname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name.

خُشَيْنَانname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name.

خَشْنَـانname
  1. 1.
    a male name

    A personal name.

Parallel reading

وقد لففا خشناء ليست بوخشة تواري سماء البيت مشرفة القتر
And they wrapped it, a rough thing, not soft, covering the roof of the house, overlooking the dust.
تشكى إلي الكلب خشنة عيشه وبي مثل ما بالكلب أو بي أكثر
The dog complained to me about the harshness of its life, and I have like what the dog has, or more.
اخشوشنوا
Be harsh/severe (imperative).
واخشوشن: أبلغ في الكل
And 'ikhshawshena': it is more emphatic than 'khashana' and 'takhashshana'.
خاشنه: ضد لاينه ملاينة
To be harsh with him: the opposite of being gentle and soft with him.
وهو خشن الجانب وأخشنه وذو خشنة وخشونة، بضمهما، صعب لا يطاق
And he is rough of side, and more rough, and possessor of roughness and harshness, difficult to endure.
واستلانوا ما استخشن المترفون
And they found easy what the pampered found difficult.
وخشنت صدرا جيبه لك ناصح
And I harbored ill will in a chest whose owner was advising you.
الخشناء: بقلة خضراء تنفرش على الأرض خشناء في المس، لينة في الفم، لزج كالرجلة
Al-Khashna': a green herb that spreads on the ground, rough to the touch, soft in the mouth, viscous like purslane.
وهي الخشيناء أيضا
And it is also called Al-Khushayna'.
الخشناء: الناقة العجفاء
Al-Khashna': the emaciated she-camel.
ورجل أخشن: ذميم الحال
And a man Akhshan: of poor condition.
كتيبة خشناء: أي كثيرة السلاح
A battalion Khashna': meaning heavily armed.
أخيشن في ذات الله
More severe/harsh in the cause of God.
نشنشة من أخشن
A slight movement from a rough mountain.
الخشان: ما خشن من الأرض
Al-Khishan: what is rough of the ground.
ملاءة خشناء: فيها خشونة إما من الجدة، وإما من العمل
A rough sheet: it has roughness either from newness or from work.
وأرض خشناء: غليظة فيها حجارة ورمل
And a rough land: coarse, with stones and sand.
إذا لقام بنصري معشر خشن عند الحفيظة إن ذو لوثة لانا
When a harsh group supports me in my need, if one of weak character softens.
واخشوشن عليه صدره وخشن عليه صدره إذا وجد عليه
And his chest became harsh towards him, and his chest became rough towards him when he felt resentment towards him.
والخشيناء: بقلة خضراء تكون في الروض والقيعان، سميت بذلك لخشونتها
And Al-Khushayna': a green herb found in meadows and plains, named so for its roughness.