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قوص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the ancient Egyptian city of Qus (قوص), its historical significance, and its geographical location. It also mentions related geographical locations and individuals associated with the city.

Derived headwords

قوصname
  1. 1.
    City in Upper Egyptboth

    The city of Qus, located in Upper Egypt, historically a significant administrative and cultural center. It was known for its prosperity in the time of the author but later fell into ruin.

قوص قامname
  1. 1.
    Variant name for Qusboth

    An alternative name for the city of Qus, sometimes written with a 'zay' (قوزقام) instead of a 'sad'. It refers to the well-known and famous city.

قوزقامname
  1. 1.
    Variant name for Qusboth

    A variant spelling of 'Qus Qam', using a 'zay' instead of a 'sad', referring to the well-known city.

وقاصname
  1. 1.
    Two villagesboth

    Two villages named Waqas, located in the Monufia region of Egypt. These villages are the origin of the attribution to Shubra.

Parallel reading

وهي قصبة الصعيدن على اثني عشر يوما من الفسطاط
It is the capital of Upper Egypt, twelve days from Fustat.
يقال ليس بالديار المصرية بعد الفسطاط أعمر منها
It is said that in the lands of Egypt, after Fustat, there was no place more prosperous than it.
هذا في زمن المصنف
This was in the time of the author.
وأما الآن فقد فشا الخراب فيها
But as for now, ruin has spread throughout it.
فلم يبق بها إلا الطلل الدوارس
Nothing remains there but the ruins of bygone eras.
وقد خرج منها أكابر العلماء والمحدثين
Great scholars and traditionists emerged from it.
ذكرهم الأدفوي في الطالع السعيد
Al-Udfawi mentioned them in Al-Tali' Al-Sa'id.
منهم: الإمام شهاب الدين أبو العرب إسماعيل القوصي
Among them: Imam Shihab al-Din Abu al-Arab Ismail al-Qusi.
له معجم في أربع مجلدات كبار
He has a lexicon in four large volumes.
ة أخرى بالأشمونين إحدى الكور المصرية بالصعيد الأدنى
Another city in Ashmunayn, one of the Egyptian provinces in Lower Upper Egypt.
يقال لها قوص قام
It is called Qus Qam.
وربما كتبت قوزقام، بالزاي مقام الصاد وهو المعروف المشهور الآن
And it might be written Quzqam, with a zay instead of a sad, and it is the known and famous one now.
وقد يقال إن التفرقة حاصلة بالإضافة
And it might be said that the distinction is achieved through the addition.
قريتان بالمنوفية من مصر
Two villages in Monufia, from Egypt.
وإليهما نسبت شبرا
And Shubra is attributed to them.