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قسس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to seeking, following, and listening, particularly in the context of sounds or information. It also extends to terms for religious leaders, specific garments, geographical locations, animals, and abstract concepts like hunger and guidance.

Derived headwords

قَسَّverb
  1. 1.
    with kasra on the qāfboth

    with kasra on the qāf

  2. 2.
    with fatḥaboth

    with fatḥa

يصبحن عن قس الاذى غوافلا — They become heedless, following the harm.
وقست تقس، أي رعت وحدها — And she grazed alone, meaning she grazed by herself.
تَقَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to listen forboth

    To listen for sounds, specifically hearing them in the night.

وتقسست أصواتهم بالليل، أي تسمعتها — And their voices were heard in the night, meaning you heard them.
القَسّnoun
  1. 1.
    a leader among the Christians in religion and knowledgeboth

    a leader among the Christians in religion and knowledge

  2. 2.
    a land called Al-Qassboth

    a land called Al-Qass

والقس: النميمة — And al-Qass: slander.
والقس أيضا: رئيس من رؤساء النصارى في الدين والعلم — And al-Qass also: a leader among the leaders of the Christians in religion and knowledge.
القِسِّيسnoun
  1. 1.
    with kasra on the qāfboth

    with kasra on the qāf

القِسِّيnoun
  1. 1.
    garmentclassical

    A type of garment imported from Egypt, mixed with silk.

أنه نهى عن لبس القسى — That he prohibited wearing al-Qissiyy.
القَسُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    grazing camelclassical

    A female camel that grazes alone.

والقسوس: الناقة التي ترعى وحدها، مثل العسوس، عن أبى زيد — And al-Qusūs: the she-camel that grazes alone, like al-'Usūs, from Abu Zayd.
القَسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain

    A mountain belonging to the Banu Asad tribe.

  2. 2.
    iron mineclassical

    A place where iron is mined, located in Armenia.

وقساس بالضم: جبل لبنى أسد — And Qassās (with dammah): a mountain of Banu Asad.
والقساس: معدن الحديد بأرمينية — And al-Qassās: an iron mine in Armenia.
القَسَاسِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    A sword attributed to a place or person named al-Qassās.

إن القساسي الذي يعصى به — Indeed, the al-Qassāsī by which one disobeys
قَسْقَاسadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftboth

    Describing something that is fast and without delay or hesitation.

  2. 2.
    guideclassical

    A guide who leads the way.

  3. 3.
    hunger and coldclassical

    Intense hunger and cold.

وقرب قسقاس، أي سريع ليس فيه وتيرة — And it approached swiftly, meaning fast and without hesitation.
والقسقاس: الدليل الهادي — And al-Qasqās: the guiding leader.
ويقال: القسقاس: شدة الجوع والبرد — And it is said: al-Qasqās: the intensity of hunger and cold.
قَسْقَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    night travelclassical

    Continuous travel during the night.

  2. 2.
    calling a dogboth

    Calling out to a dog with a specific sound.

قال أبو عمرو: القسقسة: دلج الليل الدائب — Abu Amr said: al-Qasqasah: continuous night travel.
وقسقست بالكلب، إذا صحت به وقلت له: قوس قوس — And I called out to the dog, if you shouted to it and said to it: 'Qaws qaws'.
سير قَسْقِيسphrase
  1. 1.
    continuous journeyclassical

    A journey that is continuous and without stopping.

يقال: سير قسقيس، أي دائب — It is said: Sayr qasqīs, meaning continuous.

Parallel reading

يصبحن عن قس الاذى غوافلا
They become heedless, following the harm.
وتقسست أصواتهم بالليل، أي تسمعتها
And their voices were heard in the night, meaning you heard them.
والقس: النميمة
And al-Qass: slander.
والقس أيضا: رئيس من رؤساء النصارى في الدين والعلم
And al-Qass also: a leader among the leaders of the Christians in religion and knowledge.
والقسي: ثوب يحمل من مصر يخالطه الحرير
And al-Qissiyy: a garment brought from Egypt, mixed with silk.
أنه نهى عن لبس القسى
That he prohibited wearing al-Qissiyy.
هو منسوب إلى بلاد يقال لها القس
It is attributed to a land called al-Qass.
وقس بن ساعدة الايادي: أسقف نجران، وكان أحد حكماء العرب
And Qass ibn Sa'idah al-Iyadi: the bishop of Najran, and he was one of the wise men of the Arabs.
والقسوس: الناقة التي ترعى وحدها، مثل العسوس، عن أبى زيد
And al-Qusūs: the she-camel that grazes alone, like al-'Usūs, from Abu Zayd.
وقد قست تقس، أي رعت وحدها
And she grazed alone, meaning she grazed by herself.
وقساس بالضم: جبل لبنى أسد
And Qassās (with dammah): a mountain of Banu Asad.
والقساس: معدن الحديد بأرمينية
And al-Qassās: an iron mine in Armenia.
إن القساسي الذي يعصى به
Indeed, the al-Qassāsī by which one disobeys
وقرب قسقاس، أي سريع ليس فيه وتيرة
And it approached swiftly, meaning fast and without hesitation.
والقسقاس: الدليل الهادي
And al-Qasqās: the guiding leader.
والقسقاس: شدة الجوع والبرد
And al-Qasqās: the intensity of hunger and cold.
أتانا به القسقاس ليلا ودونه جراثيم رمل بينهن نفانف
The intense hunger and cold came to us by night, and before it were dunes of sand with wastelands between them.
وقسقست بالكلب، إذا صحت به وقلت له: قوس قوس
And I called out to the dog, if you shouted to it and said to it: 'Qaws qaws'.