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قصص

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of cutting, breaking, or separating. It extends to descriptions of physical appearance, particularly shortness and stoutness, and also encompasses terms for specific plants, animal sounds, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

القِصَّةُ البَيْضَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    white dischargeclassical

    Refers to a white discharge, often associated with the end of menstruation, resembling gypsum.

القِصَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    white dischargeclassical

    A white discharge, specifically the white substance seen at the end of menstruation.

  2. 2.
    gypsumclassical

    Likened to gypsum due to its white color.

القُصَاصُnoun
  1. 1.
    type of plantclassical

    A type of sour, herbaceous plant.

  2. 2.
    honeyclassical

    Honey from bees that feed on the 'قصاص' plant in Yemen.

  3. 3.
    shortnessclassical

    A term for shortness or being stunted.

قَصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to breakclassical

    To break or shatter something.

  2. 2.
    to cutclassical

    To cut or trim.

قَصْقَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakclassical

    To break or shatter something.

القَصْقَصُnoun
  1. 1.
    short and stout manclassical

    A man who is stout and strong, despite being short.

القَصْقَصَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    short and stout manclassical

    A man who is stout and strong, despite being short.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A description of a lion, implying great size and strength.

القَصَاقِصُnoun
  1. 1.
    short and stout manclassical

    A man who is stout and strong, despite being short.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A description of a lion, implying great size and strength.

قَصْقَاصٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    An adjective describing a lion, often related to its sound or ferocity.

  2. 2.
    snakeclassical

    An adjective describing a malicious or cunning snake.

  3. 3.
    type of plantclassical

    A weak, thin, yellow-colored type of sour plant.

القَصْقَاصُnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    One of the names for a lion.

  2. 2.
    sound of a lionclassical

    A descriptor of the sound a lion makes.

  3. 3.
    type of plantclassical

    A weak, thin, yellow-colored type of sour plant.

  4. 4.
    soapwortclassical

    A plant used for washing, from the Levant.

القَصَاقِصُadjective
  1. 1.
    strong and stoutclassical

    Describing someone or something as strong and stout, like a lion.

القَصَاقِصَا الوَرِكَيْنِnoun
  1. 1.
    upper part of the hipsclassical

    The upper portions of the hips.

القَصْقَصَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name.

ذِي القِصَّةِname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name near Medina, known for its gravel.

Parallel reading

لا تغتسلن حتى ترين القصة البيضاء
Do not perform ghusl until you see the white discharge.
يعني بها ما تقدم أو حتى تخرج القطنة أو الخرقة التي تحتشي بها المرأة الحائض، كأنها قصة بيضاء لا يخالطها صفرة ولا ترية
It means what precedes it, or until the cotton pad or cloth that a menstruating woman inserts comes out, appearing like a white discharge without any yellow or faintness mixed in.
إن القصة كالخيط الأبيض تخرج بعد انقطاع الدم كله
The discharge is like a white thread that comes out after the blood has completely stopped.
والقصاص: لغة في القص اسم كالجيار
Al-Qusāṣ is a linguistic variant of al-Qass, a noun like al-Jiyār.
وما يقص في يده شيء أي ما يبرد ولا يثبت
And 'what is qass in his hand' means something that is cold and does not hold firm.
والقصاص: ضرب من الحمض
Al-Qusāṣ is a type of sour plant.
القصاص شجر باليمن تجرسه النحل فيقال لعسلها عسل قصاص
Al-Qusāṣ is a tree in Yemen that bees feed on, and its honey is called 'asal qusās'.
قصقص الشيء: كسره
Qasqasa the thing: to break it.
والقصقص والقصقصة، بالضم، والقصاقص من الرجال: الغليظ الشديد مع قصر
And al-Qasqas and al-Qasqasah (with dammah), and al-Qasāqiṣ among men: the stout and strong with shortness.
أسد قصقص وقصقصة وقصاقص: عظيم الخلق شديد
A lion qasqas, qasqasah, and qasāqiṣ: great in build and strong.
أسد قصقاص، بالفتح، وهو نعت له في صوته
A lion qasqāṣ (with fatha), which is an attribute related to its sound.
والقصقاص أيضا: نعت الحية الخبيثة
And al-Qasqāṣ is also an attribute of the malicious snake.
أسد قصاقص ومصامص وفرافص شديد
A lion qasāqiṣ, maṣāmiṣ, and farāfiṣ, meaning strong.
ورجل قصاقص فرافص: يشبه بالأسد
And a man qasāqiṣ farāfiṣ: resembles a lion.
وجمل قصاقص أي عظيم
And a camel qasāqiṣ, meaning large.
والقصقاص: ضرب من الحمض؛ قال أبو حنيفة: هو ضعيف دقيق أصفر اللون
And al-Qasqāṣ is a type of sour plant; Abu Hanifa said: it is weak, thin, and yellow in color.
وقصاقصا الوركين: أعلاهما
And qasāqiṣā al-warkayn: their upper parts.
خرج زمن الردة إلى ذي القصة
During the time of the apostasy, he went out to Dhi al-Qissah.