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القنصل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily relates to the concept of being short or stunted, often in a physical sense. It can also extend to describing something as being compressed or reduced in size.

Derived headwords

القُنْصُلadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing someone or something as being of short stature or reduced in length.

  2. 2.
    stuntedboth

    Referring to growth that has been inhibited, resulting in a smaller than normal size.

Parallel reading

القنصل، بالضم: القصير.
Al-Qunṣul, with dammah: the short one.