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شقص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِشْقَصٌ ذ A broad نَصْل [or iron head ] (IDrd, Msb, K) of an arrow: (IDrd:) or an arrow having such a نصل, (Lth, IF, K,) with which wild animals are shot; (Lth;) but Az says that this explanation is at variance with what has been heard from the Arabs: (TA:) or it signifies, (M,) or signifies also, (K,) a long نصل; (M, K;) not a broad one: (M:) or an arrow having such a نصل; (M;) with which wild animals are shot: (K:) or a long and broad نصل: (S:) or it is of half the size of a نصل, and is worthless; children play with it, and it is the worst kind of arrow [ -head ], and is used for shooting at objects of the chase and any other thing: (TA:) pl. مَشَاقِصُ. (S.)

Derived headwords

مِشْقَصٌ
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