قصب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root قصب primarily relates to hollow tubular structures, bones, and conduits. It extends to meanings of cutting, restricting, and also encompasses specific types of plants, musical instruments, and even abstract concepts like the center of a place or the inner workings of the body.

Derived headwords

القَصَبnoun

1.
well-known (reeds/canes)both
well-known (reeds/canes)
2.
tubes of essence/substanceboth
tubes of essence/substance
3.
the cuttingboth
the cutting

القَصَبَاءnoun

1.
like al-Hamrāʾ, similar to it (a type of reed)both
like al-Hamrāʾ, similar to it (a type of reed)

قَصَبَةnoun

1.
the singular (of قَصَب)both
the singular (of قَصَب)

القَصَبُnoun

1.
well-known (reeds/canes)both
well-known (reeds/canes)
2.
tubes of essence/substanceboth
tubes of essence/substance
3.
the cuttingboth
the cutting

أَقْصَابnoun

1.
Intestinesclassical
Plural of قَصَب, referring to intestines.
2.
Strings (of instruments)classical
Strings of musical instruments, made from intestines.

مُقَصَّبadjective

1.
Curled, frizzyboth
Hair that is curled or frizzy.

تَقْصِيبnoun

1.
Curling (hair)classical
The act of curling hair, done after the initial sprouting.

القَصَائِبnoun

1.
Curled locks of hairclassical
Curled locks of hair that are twisted until they hang loose, not braided.

قَصِيبَةnoun

1.
Curled lock of hairclassical
A single curled lock of hair.
2.
Tubeboth
A tubular object.
3.
Flute, pipeboth
A musical instrument like a flute or pipe.

قَصَّابَةnoun

1.
Flute, pipeboth
A musical instrument like a flute or pipe.

القَصَّابnoun

1.
and from it (comes) the butcherboth
and from it (comes) the butcher

القَاصِبnoun

1.
Flute playerclassical
A person who plays the flute or pipe.

الصُّنْعَة القَصَّابَةnoun

1.
Craft of flute makingclassical
The craft or art of making flutes or pipes.

قَصَبَverb

1.
To cutboth
To cut something, especially meat, into pieces or limbs.
2.
To cut off drinkclassical
To cut off an animal's drink before it is fully quenched.
3.
To refuse drinkclassical
For an animal to refuse drink before being fully quenched.
4.
To find faultclassical
To find fault with or criticize someone.

قَصَبًاnoun

1.
Cutting (meat)classical
The act of cutting meat into limbs.

قَصَبَ الشَّرَابverb

1.
To cut off drinkclassical
To cut off an animal's drink before it is fully quenched.

أَقْصَبَverb

1.
To have animals refuse drinkclassical
For one's camels or livestock to refuse to drink before being fully satisfied.
2.
To find faultclassical
To find fault with or criticize.

قَاصِبnoun

1.
Camel refusing drinkclassical
A camel or she-camel that refuses to drink before being fully satisfied.

قَصَّبَverb

1.
To cutboth
To cut something into pieces or limbs.

Parallel reading

القصب: الأباء.

Al-qasab: stubbornness.

والقصباء مثله، الواحدة قصبة.

And al-qasbaa' is like it, the singular is qasabah.

قال سيبويه: القصباء واحد وجمع.

Sibawayh said: Al-qasbaa' is singular and plural.

والقصب: كل عظم مستدير أجوف، وكذلك كل ما اتخذ من فضة وغيرها، الواحدة قصبة.

And al-qasab: every round hollow bone, and likewise everything made of silver or other material, the singular is qasabah.

والقصب: مجاري الماء من العيون.

And al-qasab: water channels from springs.

أقامت به فابتنت خيمة * على قصب وفرات نهر

She settled there and pitched a tent * on water channels and a flowing river.

قصب البطحاء: مياه تجري إلى عيون الركايا.

Qasab al-batḥā': waters flowing to the wells of the cisterns.

والقصب: عروق الرئة، وهي مخارج النفس ومجاريه.

And al-qasab: the veins of the lung, which are the outlets and passages of breath.

والقصب: ثياب كتان رقاق.

And al-qasab: thin linen clothes.

وفي الحديث: " بشر خديجة ببيت في الجنة من قصب ".

And in the Hadith: 'Give Khadijah the good news of a house in Paradise made of tubes (of pearl/silver)'.

وقصبة الأنف: عظمه.

And the qasabah of the nose: its bone.

وقصبة القرية: وسطها.

And the qasabah of the village: its center.

وقصبة السواد: مدينتها.

And the qasabah of al-Sawad: its city.

والقصب، بالضم: المعى.

And al-qasab, with dammah: the intestines.

يقول: هو يجر قصبه.

It is said: he is dragging his intestines.

تكسو المفارق واللبات ذا أرج * من قصب معتلف الكافور دراج

It clothes the temples and chests with fragrance * from intestines of one who eats camphor, a bustard.

والقصب مضطمر والمتن ملحوب

And the waist is slender and the back is lean.

فيريد الخصر، وهو على الاستعارة، والجمع أقصاب.

He means the waist, and it is by metaphor, and the plural is aqsab.

وشاهدنا الجل والياسمي‍ * ن والمسمعات بأقصابها

And we witnessed the skin and jasmine * and the singers with their strings (made of intestines).

أي بأوتارها، وهي تتخذ من الأمعاء.

Meaning their strings, which are made from intestines.

ويروى " بقصابها ", وهي المزامير.

And it is narrated 'bi-qiṣābihā', meaning the flutes.

وشعر مقصب، أي مجعد.

And hair muqaṣṣab, meaning curled.

وقد قصب الزرع تقصيبا، وذلك بعد التفريخ.

And the crops have been curled (developed hollow stems) taqṣīb, and that is after tillering.

والقصائب: الذوائب المقصبة تلوى ليا حتى تترجل، ولا تضفر ضفرا، واحدتها قصيبة وقصابة، بالضم والتشديد.

And al-qaṣā'ib: the curled locks of hair twisted until they hang loose, not braided, the singular is qaṣībah and qaṣṣābah, with dammah and shaddah.

وهى الانبوبة أيضا، والمزمار، والجمع قصاب.

And it is also the tube, and the flute, and the plural is qisāb.

والقصاب بالفتح: الزمار، عن أبى عمرو.

And al-qaṣṣāb, with fatḥah: the flute player, from Abu Amr.

في جوفه وحى كوحى القصاب

In its belly is a sound like the sound of the flute players.

وكذلك القاصب، والصنعة القصابة.

And likewise al-qāṣib, and the craft al-qaṣṣābah.

والقصب: القطع.

And al-qasab: cutting.

وقصب القصاب الشاة قصبا، إذا قطعها عضوا عضوا.

And the butcher qasaba the sheep qasban, if he cut it limb by limb.

وقصبت البعير وغيره، إذا قطعت عليه شربه قبل أن يروى.

And you qasabta the camel and others, if you cut off its drink before it is quenched.

وقصب البعير أيضا شربه، إذا امتنع منه قبل أن يروى، فهو بعير قاصب، وناقة قاصب أيضا، عن ابن السكيت.

And the camel also qasaba its drink, if it refused it before being quenched, so it is a qasib camel, and a qasib she-camel also, from Ibn al-Sikkit.

وأقصب الرجل، إذا فعلت إبله ذلك.

And the man aqṣaba, if his camels did that.

وفى المثل: " رعى فأقصب ", يضرب للراعي، لانه إذا أساء رعيها لم تشرب الماء، لانها إنما تشرب إذا شبعت من الكلا.

And in the proverb: 'He grazed and aqṣaba', it is said about a shepherd, because if he grazes them poorly, they do not drink water, as they only drink when they are full of fodder.

وقصبه، أي عابه.

And qasabahu, meaning he found fault with him.

على أني أذم وأقصب

Except that I criticize and find fault.