Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

قَشَطَ, (M, Mṣb, TA,) aor, ـِ, (Mṣb,) inf. n. قَشْطٌ, (M, Mṣb, Ḳ,) i. q. كَشَطَ, (M, Ḳ,*) said (M, Mṣb,) by Yaạḳoob, (M,) to be a dial. var. of the latter; (M, Mṣb;) of the dial. of Temeem and Asad; the latter being of the dial. of Keys; the ق not being a substitute for the ك; (M;) He removed, put off, took off, or stripped off, (M, Mṣb,* Ḳ,) a thing; (M, Mṣb;) as, for instance, the housing, or covering, from (عَنْ) a horse; (M;) and a roof [from a chamber or the like]. (TA.) And قِشَاطٌ, [inf. n. of the pass. form قُشِطَ, It was, or became, removed,, &c.,] is syn. with, (Ḳ,) being a dial. var. of, (M,) كِشَاطٌ, (M, Ḳ,) in the sense of إِنْكِشَافٌ. (TA.) It is said in the Ḳur, [lxxxi. 11,] accord. to the reading of ʼAbdAllah Ibn-Mesʼood, وَإِذَا السَّمَآءُ قُشِطَتْ, with ق, (M,) meaning the same as كُشِطَتْ, i. e. And when the heaven shall be removed from its place, like as a roof is removed from its place. (Zj.) You say also, قَشَطَ الدَّابَّةَ [He removed the housing, or covering, from the beast of carriage]; the verb thus used, also, being a dial. var. of كَشَطَ; andقشّطها↓, inf. n. تَقْشِطٌ, signifies the same. (TA.) Andقُشِّطَ↓ الرَّجُلُ The man was spoiled, despoiled, or plundered. (TA.)

قَشْطٌ also signifies The act of beating, [app. so as to excoriate,] with a staff, or stick. (Yaạḳoob, Ḳ.)

انقشطت السَّمَآءُ, andتقشّطت↓, ‡ The sky became clear; became free from clouds or mists. (Ḳ,* TA.)

قِشْطَةٌ a dial. var. of قَنْدَةٌ [app. meaning Sugarcandy]. (TA.)

[In the present day, applied to Cream.]

قَشَّاطٌ A great spoiler, despoiler, or plunderer; one who spoils, despoils, or plunders, much, or frequently; syn. سَلَّابٌ. (TA.)

دَابَّةٌ مَقْشُوطٌ عَنْهَا [for مَقْشُوط عَنْهَا الجُلُّ] andمُقَشَّطٌ↓ [A beast of carriage having its housing, or covering, removed from it]. (TA.) You say also,رَجُلٌ مُقَشَّطٌ↓, meaning A man spoiled, despoiled, or plundered. (TA.)