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كسطن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dust, specifically fine dust or dust raised by movement. It can also refer to a type of garment or cloak.

Derived headwords

القِسْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Fine dust, especially that which is raised by movement.

الكَسْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Fine dust, especially that which is raised by movement.

كَسْطَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Fine dust, especially that which is raised by movement.

قِسْطَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Fine dust, especially that which is raised by movement.

كَسْطَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Fine dust, especially that which is raised by movement.

Parallel reading

أبو عمرو القسطان والكسطان الغبار
Abu Amr: Al-Qusṭān and al-Kasṭān are dust.
حتى إذا ما الشمس همت بعرج، ... أهاب راعيها فثارت برهج، تثير كسطان مراغ ذي وهج
Until when the sun began to set, ... its shepherd called it, so it stirred up dust, raising fine dust from its rolling with a glow.