قسح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes hardness, dryness, and rigidity. It extends to describe physical states like stiffness or erection, and also the act of twisting or braiding, particularly for ropes.

Derived headwords

قَسَحَverb

1.
to be hardboth
To be solid, rigid, or unyielding in texture or nature.

قَسَاحَةnoun

1.
hardnessboth
The quality of being hard, solid, or rigid.

قَسُوحَةnoun

1.
hardnessboth
The quality of being hard, solid, or rigid.

قَسَحَverb

1.
to become erectboth
To experience erection, or to have frequent erections.

أَقْسَحَverb

1.
to become erectboth
To experience erection, or to have frequent erections.

تَقَسَّحَverb

1.
to become erectboth
To experience erection, or to have frequent erections.

قاسِحadjective

1.
erectboth
Describing a male experiencing erection.
2.
hardboth
Possessing hardness or rigidity.

قَسَّاحadjective

1.
erectboth
Describing a male experiencing erection.
2.
hardboth
Possessing hardness or rigidity.

مَقْسُوحadjective

1.
erectboth
Describing a male experiencing erection.
2.
hardboth
Possessing hardness or rigidity.

قَسَحَverb

1.
to twistboth
To twist or braid a rope.

القِسْحnoun

1.
drynessboth
The state of being dry, arid, or lacking moisture.
2.
erectionclassical
The state of sexual arousal and erection in a male.

القُسُوحnoun

1.
drynessboth
The state of being dry, arid, or lacking moisture.
2.
erectionclassical
The state of sexual arousal and erection in a male.

القَسَاحnoun

1.
drynessboth
The state of being dry, arid, or lacking moisture.
2.
erectionclassical
The state of sexual arousal and erection in a male.

قَسَّاح مَسْقُوحphrase

1.
dry and hardclassical
Describing something as extremely dry and rigid.

قاسَحَverb

1.
to be dryclassical
To be dry or arid.

ثوب قاسحphrase

1.
thick garmentclassical
A garment that is thick, coarse, or heavy.

رمح قاسحphrase

1.
stiff spearclassical
A spear that is rigid, strong, and unbending.

Parallel reading

قَسَحَ الشيءُ، بالفتح، وقَسَاحَةً، وقُسُوحَةً: صَلُبَ.

The thing became hard, with fathah, and qasahah, and qusuhah: it became solid.

وقَسَحَ الرجلُ: أنعظ أو كثر إنعاظه، يقسح قسوحا، كأقسح.

And the man became erect: he experienced erection or had frequent erections, he becomes erect, becoming erect, like aqsaḥa.

وهو قاسح وقساح ومقسوح.

And he is qasih, qassah, and maqsuḥ.

ولا أدري للفظ مفعول هنا وجها، إلا أن يكون موضوعا موضع فاعل، كقوله تعالى: {7. 004 كان وعده ماءتيا} (مريم: 61) أي آتيا.

And I do not know a rationale for the passive participle here, except that it is placed in the position of the active participle, as in His saying, the Almighty: {7. 004 His promise was that he would come} (Mary: 61), meaning coming.

وقَسَحَ الحبلَ: فتله.

And he twisted the rope: he braided it.

والقِسْح، محركةً والقُسُوح والقَسَاح: اليبس، أبو بقية الإنعاظ، أو شدته.

And al-qisḥ, with harakah, and al-qusuḥ, and al-qasāḥ: dryness, Abu Buqayyah mentioned erection, or its intensity.

إنه لقساح مسقوح.

Indeed, he is qassah masquḥ.

وقاسَحَهُ: يابسه.

And he made it dry: he made it dry.

وثوب قاسح: غليظ.

And a qasih garment: thick.

ورمح قاسح: صلب شديد.

And a qasih spear: hard and strong.