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قصد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of aiming, intending, or directing oneself or an object towards a specific goal or target. It extends to notions of striking a target accurately, reaching a destination, and by extension, dying or being fatally struck.

Derived headwords

أَقْصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to aim accuratelyboth

    To strike or hit a target precisely, especially with a weapon like an arrow.

  2. 2.
    to strike a vital spotclassical

    To hit the vital part of someone or something, leading to severe injury or death.

مَقْصِدnoun
  1. 1.
    targetboth

    The object or person that is aimed at or struck.

  2. 2.
    one who is fatally struckclassical

    A person or animal that is struck by a weapon and dies quickly.

مَقْصِدnoun
  1. 1.
    destinationboth

    The place to which one is going or to which something is sent.

تَقَصَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to dieclassical

    To perish or cease to live, often used for animals.

قَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to aim forboth

    To direct oneself or an action towards a specific goal or target.

  2. 2.
    to intendboth

    To have in mind a purpose or plan.

  3. 3.
    to compelclassical

    To force or drive someone to do something.

قَصْدnoun
  1. 1.
    aimboth

    The intention or purpose behind an action.

  2. 2.
    intentionboth

    A plan or purpose.

قَصِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    spearclassical

    A long, pointed weapon with a shaft, used for thrusting or throwing.

  2. 2.
    staffclassical

    A long stick used for support or as a weapon.

قَصَائِدnoun
  1. 1.
    spearsclassical

    Plural of 'qasid', referring to spears.

  2. 2.
    staffsclassical

    Plural of 'qasid', referring to staffs.

عَوْسَجnoun
  1. 1.
    thornbushclassical

    A thorny shrub or plant, specifically a type of wild plant.

Parallel reading

وأقصدت بأسهمها ؛ أقصدت الرجل إذا طعنته أو رميته بسهم فلم تخطئ مقاتله فهو مقصد
And she aimed her arrows accurately; you aim accurately at a man if you stab him or shoot him with an arrow and do not miss his vital spot, then he is a target (or one who is fatally struck).
أصبح قلبي من سليمى مقصدا، ... إن خطأ منها وإن تعمدا
My heart has become a target because of Sulayma, whether by her mistake or her intention.
والمقصد: الذي يمرض ثم يموت سريعا.
And the 'maqsid' is one who falls ill then dies quickly.
وتقصد الكلب وغيره أي مات؛
And 'taqassada' for a dog and others means it died.
فتقصدت منها كساب وضرجت ... بدم، وغودر في المكر سحامها
And I struck it (a she-camel) from it, a swift one, and it was stained with blood, and its young were left behind in the desert.
وقصده قصدا: قسره.
And 'qasadahu qasdan' means to compel him.
والقصيد: العصا؛
And 'al-qasid' is the staff/spear.
رؤوس عظام أوضحتها القصائد
The tops of bones that the staffs/spears have exposed.
سمي بذلك لأنه بها يقصد الإنسان وهي تهديه وتؤمه،
It is so named because by it a person aims and it guides him and leads him to his destination,
إذا كان هادي الفتى في البلاد ... صدر القناة، أطاع الأميرا
When the guide of a young man in the land is the tip of the spear, he obeys the commander.
والقصد: العوسج، يمانية.
And 'al-qasd' is the thornbush, a Yamanite term.