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القسب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to hardness, intensity, and dryness. It extends to describe things that are solid, severe, or dried out, particularly dates. It also encompasses concepts of flowing water and the setting of the sun.

Derived headwords

قَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hardboth

    To be solid, strong, and unyielding in nature.

  2. 2.
    to be dryboth

    To become dried out, especially referring to dates.

قَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to flowboth

    To run or flow, specifically used for water.

قَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to setclassical

    Used for the sun, indicating it has begun to set or disappear from view.

قَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowclassical

    To be unhurried or slow in movement, used for a male organ.

قَسَبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hardnessboth

    The quality of being hard, solid, or severe.

  2. 2.
    drynessboth

    The state of being dry, particularly referring to dates.

قُسُوبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hardnessclassical

    The state or quality of being hard and severe.

قُسُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hardnessclassical

    The state or quality of being hard and severe.

قَسَابَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    poor datesclassical

    Refers to dates that are of inferior quality or dried out.

قَيْسَبَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    strong and thickclassical

    Describing something as intensely strong, thick, and robust.

قَسِيبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing a person or thing as being tall or long.

قَسِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flowclassical

    The act of flowing or running, used for water.

  2. 2.
    soundclassical

    A sound, particularly the sound of flowing water.

قَسُوبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sandalsclassical

    Refers to sandals, specifically a type that is light or flexible.

قَسِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sandalsclassical

    Refers to sandals, specifically a type that is light or flexible.

قَيْسَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    type of shrubclassical

    A plant belonging to the saltwort family (حمض).

قَيْسَبٌname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A given name.

قَاسِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingclassical

    Describing a male organ that is slow or unhurried in its movement.

قَيْبِسَةٌname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A given name.

Parallel reading

الصلب الشديد
The hard and severe.
وقد قسب، ككرم
And it was hard, like the verb 'karuma' (to be noble).
والتمر اليابس
And the dried dates.
والقسابة: رديء التمر
And al-Qasabah: inferior dates.
وذكر قيسبان: مشتد غليظ
And Qaysaban is mentioned: intensely strong and thick.
والقسيب، الطويل
And al-Qasib, the tall one.
والقسوب، مخففة: الخف، ومشددة: الخفاف، لا واحد لها
And al-Qasub, with a lightened 's': the sandal, and with a stressed 's': the sandals, for which there is no singular.
والقيسب: شجر من الحمض، واسم
And al-Qaysab: a tree from the saltwort family, and a name.
وقسب الماء يقسب: جرى
And water 'qasaba' (flows), it 'yaqsubu': it flows.
وله قسيب: جري، وصوت
And it has a Qasib: flow, and sound.
والشمس: أخذت في المغيب
And the sun: it has begun to set.
والقاسب: الغرمول المتمهل
And al-Qasib: the slow-moving glans.
وسموا: قيسبة
And they named (them): Qaysabah.