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قسب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to hardness, dryness, and firmness. It extends to describe solid dates, a strong and tall person, and the flow or current of water.

Derived headwords

القَسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardnessboth

    Refers to a state of being hard or solid.

  2. 2.
    Dried datesclassical

    A type of dried date that is hard and crumbles in the mouth, with a hard pit.

قَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the hard/solidboth

    the hard/solid

  2. 2.
    dry dates that crumble in the mouth, with a hard pitboth

    dry dates that crumble in the mouth, with a hard pit

  3. 3.
    meaning, brave/boldboth

    meaning, brave/bold

القَسِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    the tall and strongboth

    the tall and strong

قَسِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong currentclassical

    A strong flow or current of water.

قَسِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Water flowclassical

    The flow or current of a river or stream.

Parallel reading

القسب: الصلب.
Al-qasb: The hard.
والقسب: تمر يابس يتفتت في الفم صلب النواة.
And al-qasb: dried dates that crumble in the mouth, hard-pitted.
وأسمر خطيا كأن كعوبه * نوى القسب قد أرمى ذراعا على العشر
And a dark, tall spear, as if its joints were * the pits of al-qasb, having extended a cubit over ten [units].
والقسيب: الطويل الشديد.
And al-qasib: the tall and strong.
مررت بالنهر وله قسيب، أي جرية، وقد قسب يقسب.
I passed by the river and it had a qasib, meaning a current, and it was qasaba (flowing strongly).
للماء من تحته قسيب
For the water beneath it, there is a qasib (strong current).