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قصمل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of eating, biting, and consuming, often with intensity. It also extends to meanings of striking, cutting, and moving with short steps. Figuratively, it describes strong individuals and certain animals or ailments.

Derived headwords

قَصْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to approachclassical

    To walk with short, quick steps, approaching something.

  2. 2.
    to strike downclassical

    To strike someone down or throw them to the ground.

  3. 3.
    to cutclassical

    To cut something into pieces.

  4. 4.
    to devourclassical

    To eat all of the food.

تَقَصْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallow intenselyclassical

    To swallow something with great intensity, to gulp it down.

القَصْمَلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    intense swallowingclassical

    An intense act of swallowing or gulping.

القَصْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intense bitingclassical

    The intensity of biting or eating.

  2. 2.
    grubclassical

    A small creature or grub that lodges in the molars.

  3. 3.
    sipclassical

    A small amount or sip of water or similar liquid.

قَصْمَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, known for its strength and ferocity.

القَصْمَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, used as a synonym for the lemma 'قصمل'.

المُقَصْمِلُadjective
  1. 1.
    lion-likeclassical

    Describing someone or something as being like a lion, implying strength or ferocity.

  2. 2.
    strong shepherdclassical

    A strong shepherd, particularly one who wields a sturdy staff.

  3. 3.
    strong manclassical

    A strong man, robust and powerful.

Parallel reading

قصمل: قارب الخطا
He approached with short steps.
وفلانا: صرعه
And he struck him down.
والشيء: قطعه
And he cut the thing.
والطعام: أكله أجمع
And he ate all the food.
والتقمه القصملى، كخوزلى: التقاما شديدا
And he swallowed it intensely, a severe gulping.
والقصملة: شدة العض والأكل
And the 'qasmalah' is the intensity of biting and eating.
ودويبة تقع في الأضراس
And a small creature that lodges in the molars.
والصبابة من الماء ونحوه
And a small amount of water or the like.
وكقنفذ: داء يقع في الفصلان، تموت منه
And like a hedgehog: a disease that affects young camels, causing death.
والمقصمل: الأسد
And the 'muqasmil' is the lion.
والشديد العصا من الرعاء
And the strong shepherd with a staff.
وكعلبط وجعفر وزبرج: الرجل الشديد
And like 'albat' and 'Ja'far' and 'zabraj': the strong man.