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كسد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of stagnation, lack of demand, and being unsaleable, particularly in the context of markets and goods. It can also extend to a general sense of being inferior or of poor quality.

Derived headwords

كَسَادnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnationboth

    The opposite of prosperity or briskness; a state of being unsaleable or in low demand.

  2. 2.
    lack of demandboth

    The condition where goods or services are not selling well.

يَكْسُدverb
  1. 1.
    to be stagnantboth

    To be in a state of low demand or lack of sales.

سُوقٌ كاسِدَةadjective
  1. 1.
    stagnant marketboth

    A market where goods are not selling or moving.

  2. 2.
    unsaleableboth

    Describing goods that are not selling.

كَسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unsaleableboth

    To be in a state of not selling or being in demand.

كَاسِدadjective
  1. 1.
    unsaleableboth

    Describing something that is not selling or is in low demand.

  2. 2.
    stagnantboth

    Lacking movement or progress; inactive.

كَسِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    inferiorclassical

    Of poor quality or low value; not good.

  2. 2.
    stagnantclassical

    Lacking vitality or movement.

تَكْسُدverb
  1. 1.
    to be unsaleableboth

    The market is stagnant; goods are not selling.

أَكْسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to experience stagnationclassical

    A group of people whose market has become stagnant or unsaleable.

Parallel reading

الكساد: خلاف النفاق ونقيضه
Al-kusād: the opposite of prosperity and its antithesis.
وسوق كاسدة «1»: بائرة
And a stagnant market: unsaleable.
وكسد الشيء كسادا، فهو كاسد وكسيد
And a thing became unsaleable with stagnation, so it is unsaleable and inferior.
وسلعة كاسدة
And an unsaleable commodity.
وكسدت السوق كسادا: لم تنفق
And the market became stagnant with stagnation: it did not sell.
وسوق كاسد، بلا هاء
And a stagnant market, without the feminine suffix.
وكسد المتاع وغيره، وكسد، فهو كسيد كذلك
And merchandise and other things became unsaleable, and became stagnant, so it is inferior likewise.
وأكسد القوم: كسدت سوقهم
And the people experienced stagnation: their market became stagnant.
فماجد وكسيد
So noble and inferior.
أن الناس كالنبات فمنهم كريم المنبت وغير كريمه
That people are like plants, and among them are those of noble origin and those of ignoble origin.