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قسطس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to scales, balances, and measuring instruments, particularly those associated with justice and fairness. It also extends to terms for specific types of containers or stones, possibly derived from the concept of weighing or holding.

Derived headwords

القِسْطَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Scale, balanceboth

    The most just and upright of scales or balances.

  2. 2.
    Steelyardclassical

    A type of balance, possibly a steelyard.

  3. 3.
    Weighing instrumentboth

    Any instrument used for weighing, whether for dirhams or other items.

القِسْطَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Steelyardclassical

    A type of balance, possibly a steelyard.

القِسْطَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Weighing instrumentboth

    Any instrument used for weighing, whether for dirhams or other items.

القِسْطَنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Incense burnerboth

    A vessel or tray used for burning incense.

  2. 2.
    Perfumer's trayclassical

    A tray used by a perfumer, likely for holding or preparing scents.

القِسْطَنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Perfumer's trayclassical

    A tray used by a perfumer, likely for holding or preparing scents.

القِسْطَنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoneclassical

    A type of stone, possibly related to the previous meaning.

القُسْطُنُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Incense burnerboth

    A vessel or tray used for burning incense.

  2. 2.
    Perfumer's trayclassical

    A tray used by a perfumer, likely for holding or preparing scents.

القُسْطُنُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoneclassical

    A type of stone, possibly related to the previous meaning.

القُسْطُنْطُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Incense burnerboth

    A vessel or tray used for burning incense.

  2. 2.
    Perfumer's trayclassical

    A tray used by a perfumer, likely for holding or preparing scents.

القُسْطُنْطُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoneclassical

    A type of stone, possibly related to the previous meaning.

القُطْرَبُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Scorpionclassical

    A scorpion, particularly one that stings severely.

  2. 2.
    Fast camelclassical

    A female camel that is very fast.

القُطْرَبُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast camelclassical

    A female camel that is very fast.

Parallel reading

وزنوا بالقسطاس المستقيم
And weigh with the straight balance.
القسطاس والقسطاس: أعدل الموازين وأقومها
Al-qistas and al-qistas: the most just and upright of scales.
وقيل: هو شاهين
And it was said: it is a steelyard.
قيل القسطاس القرسطون وقيل هو القبان
It was said al-qistas is al-qirsṭūn and it was said it is the steelyard.
والقسطاس: هو ميزان العدل أي ميزان كان من موازين الدراهم وغيرها
And al-qistas: it is the scale of justice, meaning any scale from the scales of dirhams and others.
في حديد القسطاس يرقبني الحارث
In the iron of the steelyard, Al-Harith watches me.
أراه حديد القبان
I think it is the iron of the steelyard.
القسطناس والقسنطاس: صلاية الطيب
Al-qisṭanās and al-qinsanṭās: a tray for incense.
وقال مرة أخرى: صلاية العطار
And another time it was said: a perfumer's tray.
قسطناس أصله قسطنس يمد بألف كما مدوا عضرفوط بالواو والأصل عضرفط
Qisṭanās its origin is qisṭans, it is extended with an alif as they extended 'uḍrufūṭ with a waw, and the origin is 'uḍrufūṭ.
قسطناس اسم حجر وهو من الخماسي المترادف أصله قسطنس
Qisṭanās is the name of a stone, and it is from the synonymous five-letter words, its origin is qisṭans.
كالقسطناس علاها الورس والجسد
Like al-qisṭanās, saffron and the body covered it.
القسنطاس: صلاية الطيب؛ رومية
Al-qinsanṭās: a tray for incense; it is Roman.
إنما هو القسطناس
It is only al-qisṭanās.
فقربوا لي قطربوسا ضاربا
So they brought me a striking qutrubūs.
والقطربوس من العقارب الشديد اللسع
And al-qutrubūs is from the scorpions that sting severely.
وقال المازني: القطربوس الناقة السريعة
And Al-Māzinī said: al-qutrubūs is the fast she-camel.