ق ن س

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to the top or front of something, particularly the head, and extends to the peak of a mountain, the front of a helmet, or the beginning of the night. It also encompasses terms for a specific plant and its medicinal uses, as well as a term for a bull.

Derived headwords

القِنْسُnoun

1.
Originclassical
The origin or root of something.
2.
Top of the headclassical
The highest part of the head.

القُنْسُnoun

1.
Little vomitclassical
A small amount of vomit, also referred to as a 'little emetic'.

القِنْسُnoun

1.
Fragrant plantboth
A fragrant plant, known for its medicinal properties, with varieties that grow on the ground or have large leaves.

القُنُوسُnoun

1.
Tops of headsclassical
Plural of 'qans', referring to the tops of heads.

القُونِسُnoun

1.
Front of a helmetclassical
The front part of a helmet, specifically the peak or crest.
2.
Top of a horse's headclassical
The area between a horse's ears or the front of its head.

القُونُوسُnoun

1.
Front of a helmetclassical
The front part of a helmet, similar to 'qūnis'.

القَوَانِسُnoun

1.
Helmetsclassical
Plural of 'qūnis', referring to helmets.

القِينَسُnoun

1.
Bullclassical
A male bovine animal; a bull.

قَانَصَةnoun

1.
Bird's snareclassical
A trap or snare used for catching birds.

أَقْنَسَverb

1.
Claim lineage to nobilityclassical
To falsely claim descent from a noble lineage while being of low status.

Parallel reading

ويقال إنه لكريم القنس

And it is said to be from a noble origin.

تقول: فلان واحد من جنسك، وشعبة في قنسك

You say: So-and-so is one of your kind, and a branch of your lineage.

في قنس مجد فات كل قنس

In a peak of glory that surpassed every peak.

والقنس بالكسر: أعلى الرأس، كالقونس

And 'al-qins' (with kasra) is the top of the head, like 'al-qūnis'.

ج قنوس، عن ابن عباد، قال الأفوه الأودي: (أبلغ بني أود فقد أحسنوا ... أمس بضرب الهام تحت القنوس)

Plural is 'qunūs', from Ibn 'Abbād. Al-Afwah al-Audī said: (Inform the sons of Awd, for they have done well... yesterday by striking heads under the peaks [of the heads]).

والقنس، بالتحريك: الطلعاء، أي القيء القليل

And 'al-qans' (with haraka) is the 'tal'ā', meaning a small amount of vomit.

وهو بالعسل إذا أغلي فيه يسيرا حتى يلين ثم غسل وصب عليه من العسل ما يغمره وأغلي حتى يتهرأ طبخه لعوق جيد للسعال وعسر النفس، والنفث

And with honey, if it is boiled in it a little until it softens, then washed and covered with honey and boiled until it disintegrates, its cooked form is a good confection for cough, difficulty breathing, and expectoration.

وهو يذهب الغيظ الحادث من السوداء ويبعد من الآفات، بل ينفع نهش الهوام وخصوصا المصري

It removes anger caused by melancholy and wards off afflictions, rather it benefits from the bites of venomous creatures, especially the Egyptian ones.

وهو يصدع، ولكنه يسكن الشقيقة البلغمية، ويصلحه الخل، وقيل: المصطكا والحماما

It causes headaches, but it soothes phlegmatic migraines, and vinegar corrects it, and it is said: mastic and fumigation.

فارسيته الراسن، كهاجر

Its Persian name is 'al-rāsīn', like 'hājar'.

والقونس: مقدم البيضة

And 'al-qūnis' is the front of the helmet.

وهي الحديدة الطويلة في أعلاها، والجمجمة: ظهر البيضة

And it is the long iron piece on its top, and 'al-jujmah' is the back of the helmet.

والجمع: القوانس، قال حسيل بن سجيح الضبي: (بمطرد لدن صحاحس كعوبه ... وذي رونق عضب يقد القوانسا)

And the plural is 'al-qawānis'. Ḥusayl ibn Sajiḥ al-Ḍabbī said: (With a flexible, well-jointed spear... and a sharp, gleaming sword that cuts through helmets).

وقونس الفرس: ما بين أذنيه

And the 'qūnas' of a horse is the space between its ears.

إضرب عنك الهموم طارقها ... ضربك بالسوط قونس الفرس

Drive away the worries that befall you... like striking the front of a horse's head with a whip.

وقونس المرأة: مقدم رأسها

And the 'qūnas' of a woman is the front of her head.

وضربوا في قونس الليل: سروا في أوله، وهو مجاز

And they traveled in the 'qūnas' of the night: they journeyed in its beginning, and this is a metaphor.