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قسن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the state of becoming old, tough, and hardened. It extends to describe things that have become strong, severe, or intense, such as darkness or wood.

Derived headwords

اِقْسَأَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become old and toughclassical

    The verb describes a man who has become old, tough, and hardened with age.

اِقْسِئْنَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    aging and hardeningclassical

    This is the masdar (verbal noun) of the verb 'iqsa'anna', referring to the process of becoming old, tough, and hardened.

مُقْسَئِنّadjective
  1. 1.
    old and toughclassical

    An adjective describing someone who has become old, tough, and hardened.

القَسْأَنِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    toughness and severityclassical

    This noun refers to the state of something, like wood, becoming strong, tough, and severe.

اِقْسَأَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become strong and toughclassical

    Used for inanimate objects like wood, meaning to become strong, tough, and hardened.

اِقْسَأَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become dark and intenseclassical

    This verb describes the night when its darkness becomes severe and intense.

Parallel reading

اقسأن الرجل اقسئنانا، إذا كبر وعسا.
The man became old and tough, with aging and hardening.
يا مسد الخوص تعوذ منى * إن تك لدنا لينا فإنى ما شئت من أشمط مقسئن
O Masad al-Khaws, seek refuge from me! If you are soft towards us, then I am, from an old and tough man, whatever you wish.
القسأنينة، من اقسأن العود وغيره، إذا اشتد وعسا.
Al-Qasa'anina, from the hardening of wood and other things, when it becomes strong and severe.
واقسأن الليل: اشتد ظلامه.
And the night became intense: its darkness grew severe.