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ق ش م ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities of being stout, thick, or short, and also refers to a specific geographical location and a historical figure associated with it.

Derived headwords

قَشْمَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stout and short personboth

    A person who is thick, short, and compact in build, appearing gathered upon themselves.

قَشْمِيرname
  1. 1.
    region in Indiaclassical

    A district or region located in the lands of India.

Parallel reading

قشمر، كجعفر: وهو الغليظ القصير المجتمع بعضه في بعض.
Qashmar, like Ja'far: which is the thick, short, gathered upon itself.
وقشمير، بالفتح: كورة ببلاد الهند، وبها نشأ برمك أبو خالد وتعلم النجوم والحكمة ذكره ياقوت استطرادا، ويقال بالكاف، وسيأتي.
And Qashmir, with the fatha: a district in the lands of India, and in it grew Baramk, Abu Khalid, and he learned the stars and wisdom, which Yaqut mentioned incidentally, and it is said with a kaf, and it will come later.