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قسء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific place name, 'Qusā'. The entry discusses its identification with another place mentioned in poetry, suggesting a geographical or topographical significance.

Derived headwords

قَسَاءname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, identified as Qusā. It is suggested that this is the same Qusā mentioned by Ibn Ahmar in his poetry.

قَسَىname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly the same as Qusā mentioned in the entry, referenced in the poetry of Ibn Ahmar.

Parallel reading

قساء: موضع.
Qusā: a place.
وقد قيل: إن قساء هذا هو قسى الذي ذكره ابن أحمر في قوله: بجو، من قسى، ذفر الخزامى، ... تهادى الجربياء به الحنينا
And it has been said: indeed, this Qusā is the Qusā that Ibn Ahmar mentioned in his saying: 'In Jaw, from Qusā, the fragrant thyme... the Jarbiyā swayed with longing.'