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كسط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of aromatic wood, likely used for incense or perfumery. It is presented as a variant of another term, suggesting a shared or closely related meaning.

Derived headwords

الْكَسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    incense woodclassical

    A type of wood used for burning as incense or for perfumery, specifically referring to agarwood.

قِسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    incense woodclassical

    The standard term for agarwood, a fragrant wood used in incense and perfumery. The entry notes 'الكسط' as a linguistic variant of this term.

Parallel reading

الْكَسْط: الَّذِي يَتَبَخَّرُ بِهِ، لُغَةٌ فِي الْقِسْطِ.
Al-kasṭ: that which is used for fumigation, a variant pronunciation of al-qisṭ.
يُقَالُ كَسَطَ لِهَذَا الْعُودِ الْبَحْرِيِّ.
It is said 'kasṭ' for this agarwood.