خشن

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خشن

/xa.ʃin/

verb خَشُنَ · ḵašuna · يَخْشُنُ · خُشُونَة · خَشِين

to be coarse, to be rude, to be uncouth, to be rough, to be hoarse

verb خَشَّنَ · ḵaššana · يُخَشِّنُ · تَخْشِين · مُخَشِّن

to make coarse, to render rough

adjective خَشِن · ḵašin · خَشِنَة · خِشَان · أَخْشَن

rough (not smooth), hard to the touch; coarse (not fine) وَٱلشَّكْوَسُ قَالَ أَبُو ٱلْخَيْرِ وَغَيْرِهِ هُوَ ٱلْوَرْدُ ٱلْفَحْصِيُّ وَقِيلَ ٱلْبَرِيُّ وَهُوَ نَوْعَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا يُسَمَّى بِٱلْعَجَمِيَّةِ ٱلرَّحْبَلُ وَرَقُهُ فِي قَدْرِ وَرَقِ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ وَأَطْوَلُ وَأَعْرَضُ أََغْبَرُ أَحْرَشُ وَأَغْصَانُهُ خَشِنَةٌ صُلْبَةٌ إِلَى ٱلْبَيَاضِ مَا هِيَ
Opposite: نَاعِم
rude, uncouth, rough of manners
Similar: شَدِيد, غَلِيظ, عَنِيف · Opposite: لَيِّن, رَفِيق, لَطِيف
tough (life)
hoarse, gruff, raspy, gravelly
Opposite: نَاعِم

In English

rough not smooth
coarse with a rough texture
gravelly of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خشن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B4%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}