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قسب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes hardness, toughness, and intensity, often applied to physical objects like dates, wood, or even people. It also extends to concepts of flow and sound, particularly related to water, and the setting of the sun.

Derived headwords

قَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hard and strongclassical

    This verb describes a state of being solid, tough, and strong, often used metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    to be dry and hard (dates)classical

    Specifically refers to dates that have become dry and hard, with a hard pit.

قَسَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hardness, toughnessclassical

    The quality of being hard, strong, and solid.

  2. 2.
    dry datesclassical

    Refers to dates that are dry and hard, with a hard pit, often considered of lesser quality.

  3. 3.
    inferior datesclassical

    Used to describe dates that are of poor quality, dry, and hard.

قَسُبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hard and strongclassical

    An alternative verb form indicating hardness and strength.

قَسُوبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hardness, toughnessclassical

    The state or quality of being hard, strong, and tough.

قُسُوبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hard, long (thing)classical

    Describes something that is hard and long, applicable to various objects.

  2. 2.
    tall manclassical

    Refers to a man who is tall and well-built.

  3. 3.
    shoesclassical

    A term for shoes, particularly those that are hard.

قَسِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hard, long (thing)classical

    Describes something that is hard and long, applicable to various objects.

  2. 2.
    tall manclassical

    Refers to a man who is tall and well-built.

  3. 3.
    flow of waterclassical

    The movement or current of water.

  4. 4.
    sound of waterclassical

    The noise made by flowing water, especially under foliage.

قَسِيبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flow of waterclassical

    The movement or current of water.

  2. 2.
    sound of waterclassical

    The noise made by flowing water, especially under foliage.

قَسِيبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hard, thick (wood)classical

    Describes wood that is hard and thick.

قَسِيبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hard, toughclassical

    Possessing hardness and toughness.

  2. 2.
    dry and hard (dates)classical

    Describing dates that are dry and have hard pits.

قَسَّابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    inferior datesclassical

    Refers to dates that are of poor quality, dry, and hard.

قَسَّابَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    inferior datesclassical

    Refers to dates that are of poor quality, dry, and hard.

قَيْسَبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    strong, thickclassical

    Describes something that is strong and thick, often referring to wood or plants.

قَيْسَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    type of treeclassical

    A specific type of tree, possibly related to desert plants.

  2. 2.
    desert plant rootclassical

    Refers to the root of a desert plant (حمض), which can be used for fuel.

قَيْسَبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    type of treeclassical

    A specific type of tree, characterized by fibrous roots and violet-like flowers.

قَيْسَبٌname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A given name.

قَسَبَ الماءَverb
  1. 1.
    water flowedclassical

    Describes the flowing of water.

  2. 2.
    water made soundclassical

    Refers to the sound produced by flowing water.

قَسَبَتِ الشمسُverb
  1. 1.
    sun began to setclassical

    Indicates the time when the sun starts to descend towards the horizon.

قَاسِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hard, strong penisclassical

    Describes a male organ that is hard and strong.

قَسِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flow, current (water)classical

    The movement or stream of water.

  2. 2.
    sound of waterclassical

    The noise of water flowing, especially under leaves or branches.

Parallel reading

إنه لقسب العلباء، صلب العقب والعصب
He is of the tough Alabaa', firm in his heel and sinews.
قسب العلابي جراء الألغاد
The tough Alabai, offspring of the strong-limbed.
وقد قسب، ككرم، قسوبة وقسوبا
And he became hard, like karuma, qasubatan and qasuban.
والقسب: التمر اليابس يتفتت في الفم، صلب النواة
And Al-Qasb: the dry dates that crumble in the mouth, with a hard pit.
وأسمر خطيا كأن كعوبه نوى القسب قد أرمى ذراعا على العشر
And a dark-skinned linear one, whose joints are like pits of dry dates, has extended a cubit over ten.
والنبطي يأكل الكسب، ويترك القسب
And the Nabataean eats Al-Kaseb (inferior dates), and leaves Al-Qasb (good dates).
أي رديء التمر، وهو صفة في الأصل، من: قسب قسوبة، فهو قسيب: صلب ويبس
Meaning inferior dates, and it is an adjective in origin, from: qasaba qasubatan, so he is qasib: hard and dry.
والقسابة، بالضم: رديء التمر
And Al-Qasabah, with dammah: inferior dates.
ذكر قيسبان: مشتد غليظ
He mentioned Qaysaban: strong and thick.
أقبلتهن قيسبانا قازحا
I brought them forth as strong and dark.
والقسب، والقسيب، كإردب الشديد الطويل من كل شيء
And Al-Qasb, and Al-Qasib, like Irdabb: the strong and long of everything.
حتى سلكت عردك القسيبا في فرجها ثم نخبت نخبا
Until your strong path entered its opening, then you thrust a thrust.
والقسيب: الطويل من الرجال
And Al-Qasib: the tall one among men.
والقسوب مخففة: الخف، وهو القفش والنخاف، عن ابن الأعرابي
And Al-Qusub, shortened: the shoe, which is Al-Qafsh and Al-Nakhhaf, from Ibn Al-A'rabi.
ترى فوق أذناب الروابي سواقطا نعالا وقسوبا وريطا معضدا
You see on the slopes fallen shoes, and Qusub, and garments, and strong branches.
والقيسب، كحيدر: شجر من الأشجار
And Al-Qaysab, like Haydar: a tree among trees.
وقال أبو حنيفة: هو أصل الحمض
And Abu Hanifa said: it is the root of Al-Hamdh (a desert plant).
وقال مرة: القيسبة، بالهاء: شجرة، تنبت خيوطا من أصل واحد، وترتفع قدر الذرع، ونورتها كنورة البنفسج، ويستوقد برطوبتها كما يستوقد اليبيس
And Murra said: Al-Qaysabah, with haa': a tree, which grows threads from one root, and rises about a cubit, and its blossom is like the blossom of the violet, and it is burned while wet as it is burned when dry.
وقسب الماء، يقسب، من باب ضرب: جرى، وله قسيب كأمير: جري، وصوت
And Qasaba the water, yaqsibu, from the باب ضرب: it flowed, and it has a Qasib, like Ameer: a flow, and a sound.
أو فلج ببطن واد للماء من تحته قسيب
Or a stream in the belly of a valley, with a flow beneath it.
مررت بالنهر وله قسيب، أي جرية
I passed by the river and it had a flow, meaning a current.
القسيب: صوت الماء تحت ورق، أو قماش
Al-Qasib: the sound of water under leaves, or cloth.
أو جدول في ظلال نخل للماء من تحته قسيب
Or a stream in the shade of palm trees, with a flow beneath it.
وسمعت قسيب الماء: خريره، أي صوته
And I heard the Qasib of the water: its gurgling, meaning its sound.
وقسبت الشمس: شرعت وأخذت في المغيب
And the sun qasabat: it inclined and began to set.
والقاسب: الغرمول المتمهل، أي الذكر الصلب الشديد
And Al-Qasib: the slow-moving penis, meaning the hard and strong male organ.
وسموا قيسبة، كما سموا قيسبا، باسم الشجر
And they named (a child) Qaysabah, as they named (a child) Qaysab, after the tree.