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تقنسر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of aging, becoming old, and the physical manifestations of age, such as graying hair. It also extends to describing someone who is old, aged, or venerable, and includes geographical names.

Derived headwords

تَقَنْسَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to grow oldclassical

    To become old and advanced in age.

  2. 2.
    to shrinkclassical

    To contract or become smaller, often due to age or hardship.

  3. 3.
    to become weakclassical

    To become feeble or infirm, as a result of age or difficult circumstances.

قَنْسَرَتْهُ السِّنُّ وَالشَّدَائِدُverb
  1. 1.
    age and hardships grayed himclassical

    The passage of time and difficult experiences caused his hair to turn gray.

وقنسرته السن والشدائد: شيبته — Age and hardships grayed him: made his hair white.
القَنْسَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    A man who is old and advanced in years.

  2. 2.
    ancient thingclassical

    Something that is old or ancient.

كجعفرother
  1. 1.
    pattern of Ja'farclassical

    Indicates the noun القنسر follows the pattern of the name جعفر (Ja'far).

جعفريother
  1. 1.
    pattern of Ja'fariclassical

    Indicates the noun القنسر follows the pattern of the adjective جعفري (Ja'fari).

جردحلother
  1. 1.
    pattern of Jardahalclassical

    Indicates the noun القنسر follows the pattern of the noun جردحل (Jardahal).

قنسرينname
  1. 1.
    Qansarin (place name)classical

    A region or district in the Levant (Syria).

قنسرونname
  1. 1.
    Qansarun (place name)classical

    A region or district in the Levant (Syria), similar to Qansarin.

قنسريadjective
  1. 1.
    from Qansarinclassical

    Relating to or originating from the region of Qansarin.

قنسرينيadjective
  1. 1.
    from Qansarin/Qansarunclassical

    Relating to or originating from the region of Qansarin or Qansarun.

كعلابطother
  1. 1.
    pattern of 'Alaabitclassical

    Indicates a pattern similar to the word علابط ('Alaabit).

الشديدadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Possessing great physical strength or power.

Parallel reading

تقنسر الإنسان: شاخ، وتقبض، وعسا.
A human being grows old: becomes aged, shrinks, and becomes weak.
وقنسرته السن والشدائد: شيبته.
And age and hardships grayed him: made his hair white.
والقنسر، كجعفر وجعفري وجردحل: الكبير المسن، أو القديم.
And al-Qansar, like Ja'far, Ja'fari, and Jardahal: is the old, large one, or the ancient one.
وقنسرين وقنسرون، بالكسر فيهما: كورة بالشام، وتكسر نونهما، وهو قنسري وقنسريني.
And Qansarin and Qansarun, with kasra in both: are districts in the Levant, and their nun is broken (pronounced with kasra), and it is Qansari and Qansarini.
وكعلابط: الشديد، وذكره الجوهري في ق س ر وهما.
And like 'Alaabit: the strong one, and Al-Jawhari mentioned it in (the root) Q-S-R, and these two (roots) are related.