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قنصر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of shortness, compactness, and possibly a specific place name. It describes a person with a short neck and back, and a verb form indicating a drawing-in or shortening motion.

Derived headwords

قَنَاصِرِينname
  1. 1.
    Place name in Shamclassical

    A place name located in the region of Sham (Syria/Levant).

قَنَصْعَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Short-necked and backedclassical

    Describing a man who is short in the neck and back, appearing compact or stout.

  2. 2.
    Lame and foolishclassical

    Referring to a person who is ignoble, foolish, and lacking in stature or ability.

اقْعَنْصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To draw oneself inclassical

    To contract or draw oneself inward, to become shorter or more compact.

  2. 2.
    To be shortenedclassical

    To become short or diminished in stature, as if drawing in.

مُقْعَنْصِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Contractedclassical

    One who has drawn himself in or become contracted.

  2. 2.
    Shortenedclassical

    Describing something that has become short or diminished.

Parallel reading

قناصرين موضع بالشام.
Qanasirin is a place in Sham.
القنصعر من الرجال: القصير العنق والظهر المكتل؛
The qanas'ar man is one short in the neck and the compact back;
كل لئيم حمق قنصعر
Every ignoble, foolish, qanas'ar person.
وضربته حتى اقعنصر
And I struck him until he drew himself in.
وهو مقعنصر
And he is contracted/shortened.