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كره

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of aversion, dislike, reluctance, and difficulty. It encompasses both internal feelings of unwillingness and external imposition of hardship. The derived terms often describe states of being forced, experiencing hardship, or expressing strong disapproval.

Derived headwords

الكُرْهُnoun
  1. 1.
    aversion, reluctanceboth

    A strong feeling of dislike or unwillingness to do something.

  2. 2.
    difficulty, hardshipboth

    A state of being difficult or causing suffering.

  3. 3.
    compulsionboth

    The state of being forced to do something against one's will.

وهو كره لكم — and it is hateful to you
كتب عليكم القتال وهو كره لكم — fighting has been ordained for you, though it is hateful to you
الكُرْهnoun
  1. 1.
    hardship imposed by othersclassical

    Difficulty or suffering that is imposed upon a person by external forces.

  2. 2.
    reluctance due to external forceclassical

    Unwillingness stemming from being compelled by someone else.

وله أسلم من في السموات والأرض طوعا وكرها — To Him submits all that is in the heavens and on earth, willingly or by compulsion
كَرِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to dislike, to hateboth

    To feel aversion towards something or someone.

  2. 2.
    to find hatefulboth

    To consider something as unpleasant or undesirable.

كُرْهاًnoun
  1. 1.
    reluctantlyboth

    In a manner showing unwillingness or aversion.

  2. 2.
    under compulsionboth

    Under duress or force.

جئتك كرها — I came to you reluctantly
حملته أمه كرها ووضعته كرها — his mother bore him in hardship and delivered him in hardship
كَرَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dislike, aversionboth

    A feeling of strong dislike or disapproval.

  2. 2.
    unwillingnessboth

    The state of not wanting to do something.

أتيتك كراهة أن تغضب — I came to you out of dislike for you getting angry
كَرَاهِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dislike, hatredboth

    A strong feeling of aversion or animosity.

مَكْرُوهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hardship, difficultyboth

    A difficult or unpleasant situation or event.

رجل ذو مكروهة — a man facing hardship
مَكْرُوهadjective
  1. 1.
    hated, dislikedboth

    Considered unpleasant, undesirable, or hateful.

  2. 2.
    unpleasantboth

    Causing discomfort or unhappiness.

شيء كره — something disliked
مُكْرِهnoun
  1. 1.
    dislike, aversionclassical

    A feeling of dislike or unwillingness.

  2. 2.
    hardshipclassical

    A difficult or unpleasant situation.

على المنشط والمكره — in ease and hardship
مُكْرَهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty, hardshipboth

    A state of being difficult or causing suffering.

مُكْرِهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty, hardshipboth

    A state of being difficult or causing suffering.

كَرِيْهadjective
  1. 1.
    hateful, detestableboth

    Inspiring strong dislike or aversion.

  2. 2.
    unpleasantboth

    Causing discomfort or displeasure.

وجه كره وكريه — an ugly face
كَرِيْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    war, battleboth

    A state of intense conflict or struggle.

  2. 2.
    calamity, misfortuneboth

    A severe or disastrous event.

شهد الكريمة — he witnessed the battle
كرائه الدهر — the calamities of time
ذو الكَرِيْهَةname
  1. 1.
    sharp swordclassical

    A sword that is very sharp and effective in combat.

ضربته بذي الكريمة — I struck him with the sharp sword
تَكْرِيْهnoun
  1. 1.
    making hatefulboth

    The act of causing something to be disliked or detested.

كرهه إليه تكريها: صيره كريها — making something hateful to him: making it detestable to him
كَرِيْهاًadjective
  1. 1.
    hateful, detestableboth

    Inspiring strong dislike or aversion.

  2. 2.
    unpleasantboth

    Causing discomfort or displeasure.

كُرَاهِيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    aversion, dislikeclassical

    A strong feeling of dislike or unwillingness.

مصاحبة على الكراهين — companionship based on aversion
الكَرْهُnoun
  1. 1.
    stubborn camelclassical

    A camel that is strong-headed and difficult to manage.

كره الحجاجين شديد الأرآد — a stubborn camel, difficult to guide
الكَرَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hard, stony groundclassical

    Land that is rough, solid, and difficult to traverse.

الكَرِيْهname
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, so named because it is disliked or feared.

الكُرْهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    upper part of the neckclassical

    The nape of the neck.

  2. 2.
    face and headclassical

    The entire facial region and head.

مُتَكَرِّهadjective
  1. 1.
    reluctantboth

    Showing unwillingness or aversion.

فعله متكارها — he did it reluctantly
مُتَكَرِّهverb
  1. 1.
    to dislike, to be displeasedboth

    To feel dissatisfaction or aversion towards something.

وتكرهه: تسخطه — and to dislike it: to be displeased with it
اِسْتَكْرَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to force oneselfboth

    To compel oneself to do something, often against one's inclination.

  2. 2.
    to dislike intenselyclassical

    To feel a very strong aversion to something.

استكرهت فلانة: غصبت نفسها — a woman forced herself (to do something)
مَكْرُوهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty, hardshipboth

    A difficult or unpleasant situation or event.

مَكَارِهnoun
  1. 1.
    hardships, difficultiesboth

    Unpleasant or challenging circumstances.

لقيت دونه كرائه الدهر ومكاره — I encountered the calamities and hardships of time before him

Parallel reading

وهو كره لكم
and it is hateful to you
حملته أمه كرها ووضعته كرها
his mother bore him in hardship and delivered him in hardship
لا يحل لكم أن ترنوا النساء كرها
it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will
وله أسلم من في السموات والأرض طوعا وكرها
To Him submits all that is in the heavens and on earth, willingly or by compulsion
كتب عليكم القتال وهو كره لكم
fighting has been ordained for you, though it is hateful to you
فعل ذلك كرها
he did that reluctantly
أدخلتني كرها
you made me enter reluctantly
والكره والكره لغتان
Al-Kuruh and Al-Kirhu are two linguistic variants
الكره الإباء والمشقة تكلفها فتحتملها
Al-Kuruh is refusal and hardship that you undertake and endure
فعل ذلك كرها
he did that under compulsion
أتيتك كراهة أن تغضب
I came to you out of dislike for you getting angry
وهي لغة نقلها اللحياني
and this is a dialect transmitted by Al-Lihyani
كره الحجاجين شديد الأرآد
a stubborn camel, difficult to guide
شهد الكريمة
he witnessed the battle
كرائه الدهر: نوازله
the calamities of time: its misfortunes
ضربته بذي الكريمة
I struck him with the sharp sword
رجل ذو مكروهة
a man facing hardship
فعله على تكره
he did it reluctantly
فعله متكارها
he did it reluctantly
استكرهت فلانة: غصبت نفسها
a woman forced herself (to do something)
على المنشط والمكره
in ease and hardship