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قسط

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root قسط (qasṭa) primarily relates to concepts of justice and injustice, fairness and unfairness. It also extends to meanings of measurement, portioning, and specific physical conditions in animals.

Derived headwords

القسوطnoun
  1. 1.
    injusticeboth

    injustice

  2. 2.
    deviating from the truthboth

    deviating from the truth

قسطverb
  1. 1.
    To be unjustclassical

    To act unjustly or deviate from the truth. This is the verb form associated with القسوط.

قسوطاnoun
  1. 1.
    Injustice (masdar)classical

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of being unjust or deviating from truth.

القاسطونnoun
  1. 1.
    The unjust (plural)classical

    Those who are unjust or deviate from the truth; the unjust ones.

القسطnoun
  1. 1.
    justiceboth

    justice

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    share

  3. 3.
    portionboth

    portion

أقسطverb
  1. 1.
    the man was justboth

    the man was just

مقسطadjective
  1. 1.
    justboth

    just

القسطnoun
  1. 1.
    justiceboth

    justice

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    share

  3. 3.
    portionboth

    portion

أقساطnoun
  1. 1.
    Portions, installmentsboth

    Plural of قسط, referring to portions, shares, or installments, often used for payments.

تقسطناverb
  1. 1.
    we divided the thing among ourselvesboth

    we divided the thing among ourselves

القسطnoun
  1. 1.
    justiceboth

    justice

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    share

  3. 3.
    portionboth

    portion

القسطnoun
  1. 1.
    justiceboth

    justice

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    share

  3. 3.
    portionboth

    portion

أقسطadjective
  1. 1.
    the man was justboth

    the man was just

القسطnoun
  1. 1.
    justiceboth

    justice

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    share

  3. 3.
    portionboth

    portion

قسطاnoun
  1. 1.
    Stiffness (camel)classical

    The condition of stiffness in the leg tendons of a camel.

قسطاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Having stiff legs (she-camel)classical

    Describing a female camel that has stiff leg tendons.

قاسطname
  1. 1.
    Qasit ibn Habbclassical

    A proper name, referring to Qasit son of Habb, an ancestor from the tribe of Asad ibn Rabi'ah.

قسطةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leg (poetic)classical

    A poetic term for a leg, as mentioned in a verse.

Parallel reading

وأما القاسطون فكانوا لجنهم حطبا
And indeed, the unjust will be fuel for Hellfire.
إن الله يحب المقسطين
Indeed, Allah loves those who are just.
والفرق: ستة أقساط
And the difference is six portions.
تقسطنا الشئ بيننا
We divided the thing among ourselves.
فرس أقسط بين القسط
A horse with stiff legs among the stiff-legged ones.
والناقة قسطاء
And the she-camel is stiff-legged.
تبدى نقيا زانها خمارها * وقسطة ما شانها غفارها
She appeared pure, her veil adorning her * And her leg, no fault marred it.