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قصعل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is base, ignoble, or of low character. It is used metaphorically to denote a person of poor quality or moral standing.

Derived headwords

القَصْعَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble personclassical

    A person who is base, mean, or of low character and moral standing.

قَصْعَلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Base, ignobleclassical

    Describing someone as being of low birth, poor quality, or morally reprehensible.

Parallel reading

القصعل مثل القرزل
Al-qaṣʿal is like al-qarzal.
اللئيم
The ignoble one.