قسحب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, bulky, or substantial. It is primarily used in classical Arabic to denote physical size and magnitude.

Derived headwords

القَسْحَبُnoun

1.
Bulkiness, largenessclassical
A state or quality of being large, bulky, or substantial. It refers to significant physical size.

قَسْحَبٌadjective

1.
Bulky, largeclassical
Describing something as large, bulky, or of considerable size. It is an adjective denoting magnitude.

القسحب، كطرطب

Al-qasḥab, like ṭarṭab

وقد تقدم ضبطه

And its vocalization has preceded

الضخم

The bulky/large

مثل به سيبويه

Sībawayh used it as an example

وفسره السيرافي

And Al-Sīrāfī explained it