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القنس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the top or upper part of something, extending to the crown of the head, the tip of a plant's bloom, and the apex of objects like a helmet or a road. It also encompasses terms for specific plants and their medicinal uses, as well as a term for a bull.

Derived headwords

القَنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Originclassical

    The fundamental source or origin of something.

القِنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Crown of the headboth

    The uppermost part of the head.

القُنُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Crown of the headboth

    The uppermost part of the head.

القُنْوَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Crown of the headboth

    The uppermost part of the head.

القُنْوَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Crown of the headboth

    The uppermost part of the head.

القُنْوَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bloom (of a plant)both

    The early stage of a plant's flower, especially when it is small and tender.

  2. 2.
    Small amount of vomitboth

    A little bit of vomit, a small quantity of what is thrown up.

الرَّاسِنnoun
  1. 1.
    Aromatic plantboth

    A fragrant plant known for its medicinal properties, used for various ailments.

القُنْوَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Top of an iron helmetclassical

    The uppermost part of a metal helmet.

  2. 2.
    Bony prominence between a horse's earsclassical

    A noticeable bone structure located between the ears of a horse.

  3. 3.
    Main roadclassical

    The central or primary path of a road.

القِينَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bullclassical

    An adult male bovine animal.

قَانَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Gizzard (of a bird)both

    The muscular part of a bird's stomach used for grinding food.

أَقْنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To claim noble lineageclassical

    To assert or claim descent from a noble or esteemed ancestor.

  2. 2.
    To be base despite noble claimclassical

    To be of low or ignoble character despite claiming a noble background.

Parallel reading

وبالكسر: أعلى الرأس
And with the kasra: the top of the head.
كالقونس ج: قنوس
Like the qawns, its plural is qanūs.
وبالتحريك: الطلعاء، أي: القيء القليل
And with the haraka: the early bloom, meaning: a small amount of vomit.
ونبات طيب الرائحة ينفع من جميع الآلام والأوجاع الباردة، والماليخوليا، ووجع الظهر والمفاصل، جلاء مفرح ملين، مقو للقلب والمعدة، بالعسل لعوق جيد للسعال، وعسر النفس، يذهب الغيظ، ويبعد من الآفات، فارسيته الراسن.
And a fragrant plant that benefits from all cold pains and aches, melancholy, back pain, and joint pain; it is clarifying, joyful, and softening; strengthening for the heart and stomach; taken with honey as a lick, it is good for cough and shortness of breath, it removes anger, and keeps away from afflictions; its Persian name is al-rasin.
والقونس والقونوس: أعلى بيضة الحديد
And al-qawnus and al-qawnūs: the top of the iron helmet.
وعظم ناتئ بين أذني الفرس
And a bony prominence between the ears of a horse.
وجادة الطريق
And the main road.
والقينس: الثور
And al-qaynas: the bull.
وقانصة الطير: قانصته
And the gizzard of a bird: its gizzard.
وأقنس: ادعى إلى قنس شريف، وهو خسيس
And aqnas: he claimed lineage to a noble origin, while he is base.