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كصص

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds, particularly faint or fearful ones, and also encompasses concepts of distress, constriction, and physical attributes like shortness and stoutness. It extends to the act of fleeing and the tools or places associated with hunting.

Derived headwords

الكُصَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    soundboth

    A general term for sound, often referring to a faint or weak sound.

  2. 2.
    tremblingclassical

    A shiver or tremor, often associated with fear or distress.

  3. 3.
    flightclassical

    The act of fleeing or escaping.

  4. 4.
    movementclassical

    Agitation or twisting due to exertion or difficulty.

  5. 5.
    hardshipclassical

    Severe difficulty or distress.

  6. 6.
    constrictionclassical

    A drawing inward or shrinking, especially from fear.

  7. 7.
    short and stout manclassical

    A man who is short and thickset.

  8. 8.
    snareclassical

    A trap or snare, specifically one used for catching gazelles.

  9. 9.
    place of hidingclassical

    The location where a gazelle is found or trapped, including its snare.

كَصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To produce a sound, often a faint or weak one.

  2. 2.
    to trembleclassical

    To shiver or tremble, typically from fear or cold.

  3. 3.
    to shrinkclassical

    To contract or draw inward, particularly from fear.

كَصًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    tremblingclassical

    The act or state of trembling.

  2. 2.
    constrictionclassical

    The act of shrinking or contracting from fear.

كَصِيصًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tremblingclassical

    The act or state of trembling.

  2. 2.
    constrictionclassical

    The act of shrinking or contracting from fear.

كَصْكَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to tremble repeatedlyclassical

    To tremble or shake repeatedly, indicating intense fear or distress.

  2. 2.
    to shrink repeatedlyclassical

    To contract or draw inward repeatedly from fear.

الكُصَيْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    snareclassical

    A snare or trap used for hunting gazelles.

  2. 2.
    place of hidingclassical

    The place where a gazelle is found or trapped, including its snare.

Parallel reading

سمعت كصيص الحرب أي صوتها
I heard the sound of war, meaning its noise.
هو الصوت الرقيق الضعيف عند الفزع ونحوه
It is the faint, weak sound at the time of fear and the like.
أفلت وله كصيص وأصيص وبصيص وهو الرعدة ونحوها
He escaped, and he had a tremor, a quiver, and a shaking, which is trembling and the like.
والكصيص أيضا شدة الجهد
And al-kṣīṣ also means the intensity of exertion.
وقد بلغ الكصيص؟
And has the hardship reached its peak?
الكصيص الانقباض من الفرق
Al-kṣīṣ is the constriction from fear.
جد به الكصيص ثم كصكصا
The constriction overcame him, then he trembled repeatedly.
له من فرقه أصيص وكصيص أي انقباض
From his fear, he has a quiver and a constriction, meaning contraction.
والكصيص من الرجال: القصير التار
And al-kṣīṣ among men means short and stout.
والكصيصة: حبالة الظبي التي يصاد بها
And al-kaṣīṣah is the snare of the gazelle with which it is hunted.
تركتهم في حيص بيص ككصيصة الظبي
I left them in a state of confusion, like the snare of the gazelle.
وكصيصته: موضعه الذي يكون فيه وحبالته
And its kaṣīṣah: its place where it is and its snare.