قندس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root قندس primarily relates to the concepts of repentance after sin and the act of deliberately committing a sin. It also extends to the meaning of traveling aimlessly or wandering across the land.

Derived headwords

قَنَدَسَverb

1.
to repentclassical
To turn back to God or goodness after committing a sin.
2.
to sin deliberatelyclassical
To intentionally commit a transgression or wrongful act.

قَنْدَسَةnoun

1.
wanderingclassical
The act of traveling aimlessly or wandering across the land.

مُقَنَدِّسnoun

1.
sinnerclassical
One who commits a sin, especially deliberately.
2.
wandererclassical
One who travels aimlessly or wanders across the land.

Parallel reading

قندس الرجل إذا تاب بعد معصية

A man قندس if he repents after a sin.

وقيل: قندس إذا تعمد معصية

And it was said: he قندس if he deliberately commits a sin.

قندس فلان في الأرض قندسة إذا ذهب على وجهه ساريا في الأرض

So-and-so قندس in the land قندسة if he went aimlessly, traveling in the land.

وقندست في الأرض العريضة تبتغي ... بها ملسى، فكنت شر مقندس

And I wandered in the wide land seeking... a place to rest, and I was the worst of wanderers.