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الكسط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of justice, equity, and potentially dust or a fine powder.

Derived headwords

القِسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Justiceboth

    Fairness and righteousness in dealings and judgment.

  2. 2.
    Equityboth

    Impartiality and even-handedness.

  3. 3.
    Shareclassical

    A portion or part of something distributed.

الكَسْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Dustclassical

    Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter.

  2. 2.
    Fine powderclassical

    A very fine granular substance.

Parallel reading

الكَسْط، بالضم: القسط.
Al-kasṭ, with dammah: al-qisṭ.
والكسطان، بالفتح: الغبار.
And al-kasṭān, with fatha: al-ghubār.