Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كشط
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root كشط across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root كشط (kshT) means to remove, strip off, or pull off a covering from something, like a saddle from a horse or skin from a camel. It's used in the Quran to describe the sky being removed.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-sh-ṭ
Listen: كُشِطَتْ 81:11
Root letters: ك — ش — ط

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root كشط as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root كشط appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Overthrowing, The Cessation 81:11 Verb
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the sky is stripped awa

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كُشِطَتْ kushiṭat Verb