خشن

See also: جشن, حسن, and ح س ن

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ش ن (ḵ-š-n); compare خَشُنَ (ḵašuna, to be rough, to be raw).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

خَشِن (ḵašin) (feminine خَشِنَة (ḵašina), common plural خِشَان (ḵišān), elative أَخْشَن (ʾaḵšan))

  1. rough (not smooth), hard to the touch
  2. crude
  3. coarse (not fine)
  4. rude, uncouth, rough of manners
  5. tough (life)
  6. hoarse

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), خشن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), حشن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Adjective

خشن (xašen)

  1. rough, rude, coarse, harsh
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