كست

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of aromatic wood or incense, often identified as Indian costus. It also refers to the act of evaporating or steaming with this substance.

Derived headwords

الكِسْتnoun

1.
Indian costusboth
A type of aromatic wood or incense, specifically Indian costus, known for its medicinal properties.
2.
evaporation substanceclassical
That which is used for evaporation or steaming, referring to the aromatic substance.

الكِسْطnoun

1.
Indian costusclassical
A variant spelling and pronunciation for Indian costus, synonymous with الكست.

القِسْطnoun

1.
Indian costusclassical
Another variant spelling and pronunciation for Indian costus, also synonymous with الكست.

كستother

1.
Indian costusclassical
The term for Indian costus, used in a hadith concerning washing after menstruation.

كَسَطَverb

1.
to evaporateclassical
To cause something to evaporate or steam, particularly using an aromatic substance.

كَسْتnoun

1.
evaporationclassical
The act of evaporating or steaming with a substance like Indian costus.

Parallel reading

الكست: الذي يتبخر به، لغة في الكسط والقسط؛ كل ذلك عن كراع.

Al-kist: that with which one evaporates, a linguistic variant of al-kasṭ and al-qisṭ; all of that is according to Kra'a.

وفي حديث غسل الحيض: نبذة من كست أظفار ؛ هو القسط الهندي عقار معروف؛

And in the hadith about washing after menstruation: 'a pinch of kist of fingernails'; it is Indian costus, a known medicine;

وفي رواية: كسط، بالطاء، وهو هو؛

And in another narration: kasṭ, with a ṭāʼ, and it is the same;

والكاف والقاف يبدل أحدهما من الآخر.

And the kāf and the qāf, one is substituted for the other.