كست

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of aromatic wood or incense, often identified as aloeswood or costus. It also appears to have a secondary meaning related to evaporation or fumigation.

Derived headwords

الكِسْتnoun

1.
aloeswood; incenseboth
A type of aromatic wood or incense, known for its fragrance when burned. It is often identified with aloeswood or costus.

كِسْطnoun

1.
aloeswood; incenseboth
A variant spelling or pronunciation of 'kist', referring to the same aromatic wood or incense.

القِسْطnoun

1.
aloeswood; incenseboth
Another variant spelling or pronunciation of 'kist', referring to the aromatic wood or incense, specifically Indian costus.

كِسْط هِنْدِيّnoun

1.
Indian costusboth
A specific type of costus, an aromatic plant used as incense or medicine, originating from India.

كِسْتnoun

1.
fumigation; evaporationclassical
The act of fumigating or causing something to evaporate, often by burning aromatic substances.

Parallel reading

الكست، بالضم، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الصاغاني: هو الذي يتبخر به، لغة في الكسط و القسط، كل ذلك: عن كراع

Al-kist (with dammah) was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Al-Saghani said: it is that by which one fumigates, a variant of Al-kasṭ and Al-qisṭ, all of that is from Kara'.

وفي حديث غسل الحيض نبذة من كست أظفار

And in the hadith about the purification of a menstruating woman: 'a bit of kist of Azfar'.

هو القسط الهندي: عقار معروف

It is the Indian costus: a well-known medicinal substance.

وفي رواية: كسط بالطاء، وهو هو

And in another narration: kasṭ (with ṭāʼ), and it is the same.

والكاف والقاف يبدل أحدهما من الآخر

And the Kaf and Qaf, one is substituted for the other.

والذي روى في الصحيح من كست ظفار قال الصاغاني، وهو الصواب

And what was narrated in the Sahih as 'min kist Ẓifār', Al-Saghani said, and it is the correct version.