القس

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to following, seeking, and pursuing, often with connotations of spying or spreading gossip. It also extends to terms for religious leaders, specific places, and descriptions of animals and objects, sometimes with negative or harsh qualities.

Derived headwords

القَسّnoun

1.
Christian priestclassical
A leader or scholar among Christians, specifically a priest.
2.
Camel ownerclassical
A person who owns camels and stays with them constantly.
3.
Frostclassical
A layer of ice formed on the ground or other surfaces during cold weather.
4.
Small villageclassical
A small settlement or hamlet.

قَسَّverb

1.
To followclassical
To pursue or follow something closely.
2.
To seekclassical
To look for or search for something.
3.
To spread gossipclassical
To engage in spreading rumors or malicious talk.
4.
To harm with wordsclassical
To hurt someone with unpleasant or abusive speech.
5.
To eat flesh from boneclassical
To consume the meat from a bone, and suck out the marrow.
6.
To move quicklyclassical
To proceed or travel at a fast pace.
7.
To move somethingclassical
To cause something to move or be agitated.
8.
To call out to a dogclassical
To shout at a dog, using a specific call like 'قوس قوس'.

القَسِيسnoun

1.
Christian priestclassical
A learned Christian priest or clergyman.

القَسُّوسَةnoun

1.
Priesthoodclassical
The office or dignity of a Christian priest.
2.
Camel herdclassical
A large group of camels.

القَسِيسَةnoun

1.
Priesthoodclassical
The office or dignity of a Christian priest.

قَسَّسَverb

1.
To become a priestclassical
To assume the role or status of a Christian priest.
2.
To tend camelsclassical
To care for and manage a herd of camels.

تَقَسَّسَverb

1.
To follow closelyclassical
To pursue or follow something with great diligence.
2.
To spyclassical
To secretly observe or investigate.
3.
To spread gossipclassical
To engage in spreading rumors or malicious talk.

القَسِيَّةadjective

1.
Hardclassical
Describing something that is hard or tough, possibly referring to fabric or ground.

القَزِيَّةadjective

1.
Hardclassical
Describing something that is hard or tough, possibly referring to fabric or ground. (Variant of القسية)

القِسَّةnoun

1.
Small villageclassical
A small settlement or hamlet.

قَسْهَمَverb

1.
To harm with wordsclassical
To inflict harm upon someone through abusive or unpleasant speech.

قَسْقَسَverb

1.
To eat flesh from boneclassical
To consume the meat from a bone and suck out the marrow.
2.
To move quicklyclassical
To proceed or travel at a fast pace.
3.
To move somethingclassical
To cause something to move or be agitated.
4.
To call out to a dogclassical
To shout at a dog, using a specific call like 'قوس قوس'.

القَسُوسnoun

1.
Female camelclassical
A female camel that wanders alone, or one that is restless and ill-tempered, or whose milk has dried up.

قَسْوverb

1.
To become restlessclassical
To become agitated, ill-tempered, or to have one's milk dry up (referring to a female camel).

قُسّ بن ساعدةname

1.
Quss ibn Sa'idahclassical
A wise and eloquent pre-Islamic Arab figure, known for his wisdom.

القَسْقَاسnoun

1.
Swift oneclassical
A fast-moving person or animal.
2.
Guideclassical
A person who leads or directs others.
3.
Severe coldclassical
Intense cold weather.
4.
Severe hungerclassical
Intense hunger.
5.
Good ropeclassical
A strong and high-quality rope used for drawing water.
6.
Sharp swordclassical
A keen and effective sword.
7.
Dark nightclassical
A night with little or no moonlight.
8.
Difficult journeyclassical
A period of intense travel or hardship.
9.
Fennel-like plantclassical
A type of herb resembling fennel.
10.
Lionclassical
A lion.

القَسْقَاسَةnoun

1.
Staffclassical
A stick or staff, possibly referring to a part of a staff.

قَسْقَسَةnoun

1.
Movementclassical
The act of causing something to move or stir.

القَسَسnoun

1.
Intelligent peopleclassical
Wise, intelligent, or discerning individuals.
2.
Skilled rear guardclassical
The most capable and skilled individuals in the rear of an army or group.

تَقَسْقَسَverb

1.
To hear a soundclassical
To perceive a faint or indistinct sound.

القَسَاسِيَةadjective

1.
Made of ironclassical
Referring to swords made from iron, possibly from a specific mine.

القَسْقَسnoun

1.
Lionclassical
A lion.

القَسَاقِسnoun

1.
Lionclassical
A lion.

القَسِيسُونnoun

1.
Christian priestsclassical
Plural of Christian priest.

القَسَاوِسَةnoun

1.
Christian priestsclassical
Plural of Christian priest.

Parallel reading

القس، مثلثة: تتبع الشيء، وطلبه، كالتقسس، والنميمة

Al-Qass, with three vowelizations: to follow something, and to seek it, like pursuing and gossiping.

وبالفتح: صاحب الإبل الذي لا يفارقها

And with the fatḥa: the owner of camels who does not leave them.

ورئيس النصارى في العلم، كالقسيس

And the leader of Christians in knowledge, like Al-Qasees.

ومصدره: القسوسة والقسيسة ج: قسوس وقسيسون وقساوسة

And its masdar: Al-Qusūsah and Al-Qasīsah, plural: Qusūs, Qasīsūn, and Qasāwisah.

كثرت السينات، فأبدلوا من إحداهن واوا، والصقيع

The 'seen' letters became numerous, so they substituted a 'waw' for one of them, and frost.

ودير القس: بدمشق

And Dayr Al-Qass: in Damascus.

ودرهم قسي، وتخفف سينه: رديء

And a Qasi dirham, and its 'seen' is softened: bad.

والقسة: القرية الصغيرة

And Al-Qissah: the small village.

وقسهم: آذاهم بكلام قبيح

And Qassahum: they harmed them with ugly speech.

وما على العظم: أكل لحمه، وامتخخه، كقسقسه

And what is on the bone: eating its meat, and sucking its marrow, like Qasqasahu.

والقسوس: ناقة ترعى وحدها، وقد قست، والتي ضجرت، وساء خلقها، أو ولى لبنها

And Al-Qasūs: a female camel that grazes alone, and has become restless, and whose disposition is bad, or whose milk has dried up.

وقس بن ساعدة الإيادي، بالضم: بليغ حكيم

And Quss ibn Sa'idah Al-Iyadi, with dammah: eloquent and wise.

يرحم الله قسا، إني لأرجو يوم القيامة أن يبعث أمة وحده

May God have mercy on Quss, indeed I hope on the Day of Resurrection that he will be raised as a nation by himself.

والقسقاس: السريع، والدليل الهادي، وشدة البرد والجوع

And Al-Qasqās: the swift one, the guiding leader, and the severity of cold and hunger.

والقسقاسة: العصا، (أو قسقاسة العصا)

And Al-Qasqāsah: the staff, (or the staff's shaft).

وقسقسته: تحريكه

And Qasqasatahu: its movement.

والقسس، بضمتين: العقلاء، والساقة الحذاق

And Al-Qisas, with two dammas: the intelligent ones, and the skilled rear guard.

وتقسقس الصوت: تسمعه

And Taqsaqasa the sound: you hear it.

وقسقس: أسرع، وبالكلب: صاح به، فقال: قوس قوس

And Qasqasa: he hurried, and with the dog: he shouted at it, saying: Qaws Qaws.

والشيء: حركه، وأدأب السير

And the thing: he moved it, and he persisted in the journey.