أخشن

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See also: أحسن and احسن

Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
خ ش ن (ḵ š n)
4 terms

Elative of خَشِن (ḵašin, rough, rude).

Adjective

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أَخْشَن (ʔaḵšan) (feminine خُشْنَى (ḵušnā), masculine plural أَخَاشِن (ʔaḵāšin), feminine plural خُشْنَيَات (ḵušnayāt))

  1. elative degree of خَشِن (ḵašin):
    1. rougher; roughest
    2. cruder; crudest
    3. coarser; coarsest
    4. ruder; rudest
    5. tougher (life); toughest (life)
    6. hoarser; hoarsest
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Etymology 2

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Color or defect adjective from the root خ ش ن (ḵ-š-n); compare خَشِن (ḵašin, rough, rude).

Adjective

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أَخْشَن (ʔaḵšan) (feminine خَشْنَاء (ḵašnāʔ), common plural خُشْن (ḵušn))

  1. rough, harsh, rude
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خشن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN