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ق ش س ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific place name and a type of cheese originating from that region. The primary focus is on the geographical location and the characteristics of the cheese, particularly its purity and quality.

Derived headwords

قَشَّاشَارname
  1. 1.
    Qashshasharclassical

    A place name, possibly a town or region, located in Rum (Anatolia), near Aksaray, or between Aksaray and Sham (Syria).

القَشَّاشَارِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Qashshashariclassical

    Pertaining to Qashshashar; used to describe a type of cheese known for its whiteness, quality, and purity, not mixed with any other color.

Parallel reading

قشاشار، بالضم، هكذا بالشين في الموضعين، وفي بعض النسخ بإهمال الثانية، وهو الصواب، ومثله في التكملة، وهذا قد أهمله الجوهري، واستدركه الصاغاني، فقال: هو د، بالروم، بالقرب من أقسراي، أو بينها وبين الشأم
Qashshashar, with dammah, thus with the letter 'sh' in both places, and in some copies omitting the second, which is correct, and similarly in Al-Takmilah. Al-Jawhari omitted this, and Al-Saghani added it, saying: It is a place in Rum, near Aksaray, or between it and Sham.
ومنه الملح القشاشاري وهو مشهور في البياض والجودة، لا يخالطه لون آخر
And from it is the Qashshashari cheese, which is famous for its whiteness and quality, not mixed with any other color.
ومننه يحمل إلى سائر البلاد
And from it, it is carried to all other lands.
والروم ينطقون به بالجيم الفارسية بدل الشين الأولى
And the Romans pronounce it with the Persian 'jim' instead of the first 'sh'.