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قصمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of cutting or breaking, and by extension, to a strong or sturdy shepherd, possibly implying a shepherd who is capable of handling a sturdy staff.

Derived headwords

قَصْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutmodern

    To cut something into pieces.

مِقْصَمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    shepherdclassical

    A shepherd who is strong and sturdy, particularly in relation to his staff.

Parallel reading

قصمله أي قطعه
He cut it, meaning he broke it.
والمقصمل: الشديد العصا من الرعاء
And the muqassamil: the strong one with a staff among the shepherds.
قال أبو النجم: وليس بالفيادة المقصمل
Abu al-Najm said: And not the one who is broad-chested, the sturdy one.
لان الراعى إنما يوصف بلين العصا
Because the shepherd is only described by the gentleness of his staff.