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ك ن د س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific type of medicine used as a snuff, and also refers to a type of bird. It notes discrepancies in its lexicographical treatment across different classical Arabic dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الكُنْدُسnoun
  1. 1.
    snuff medicineclassical

    A type of medicine taken as a snuff, used to induce sneezing.

  2. 2.
    magpieclassical

    A magpie, a type of bird.

كندشnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of gemclassical

    A type of gem, specifically a 'zumurrudah' (emerald), described as being between a man and a woman in size. This term is of Persian origin.

Parallel reading

الكندس، بالضم: داواء معطس
Al-kundus, with dammah: a medicine for sneezing.
ومما يستدرك عليه الكندس: العقعق
And among what is to be added to it is al-kundus: the magpie.
ألص وأخبث من كندش
More sticky and more wicked than a kundash.
الزمردة: التي بين الرجل والمرأة، فارسية
The zumurrudah: that which is between a man and a woman (in size), Persian.