ق ن د س

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe actions related to movement, particularly wandering or going aimlessly. It also touches upon concepts of repentance and sin, though these meanings are less clearly defined and potentially borrowed from other roots.

Derived headwords

قندسverb

1.
repentedclassical
He repented after committing a sin.
2.
sinnedclassical
He committed a sin intentionally.
3.
wanderedclassical
He went about in the land, wandering aimlessly.
4.
went aboutclassical
He went about in the land, wandering aimlessly.

قندسةnoun

1.
wanderingclassical
The act of going about in the land, wandering aimlessly.

مقندسnoun

1.
wandererclassical
One who goes about in the land, wandering aimlessly.

قندسname

1.
Qundusboth
A proper name, used for a person.

القندسnoun

1.
otterclassical
A water dog, referring to an otter.

Parallel reading

قندس الرجل، إذا تاب بعد معصية

A man 'qandasa' if he repented after a sin.

وقيل: قندس، إذا تعمد معصية

And it is said: 'qandasa' if he intentionally committed a sin.

وقد مر ذكره في فندس بالفاء، إستطرادا

And its mention has passed in 'fandasa' with the fa, by way of digression.

قندس فلان في الأرض قندسة، إذا ذهب على وجهه ضاربا

So-and-so 'qandasa' in the land with a 'qandasa', if he went off on his face striking out.

ساربا فيها

wandering in it.

وقندست في الأرض العريضة تبتغي بها ملسى فكنت شر مقندس

And I wandered in the wide land seeking a place to lie down, and I was the worst of wanderers.

قندس، كقنفذ: من الأعلام

'Qundus', like 'qunfudh': among the proper names.

والقندس: كلب الماء

And 'al-qundus': the water dog.