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ق س ط

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of justice, equity, and division, but also encompasses meanings of stinginess, drying up, and specific historical place names. It notably contains opposing senses, making it a root of antonyms.

Derived headwords

القِسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Justice, equityboth

    Fairness and impartiality in dealings and judgments.

  2. 2.
    Share, portionboth

    A part or segment of something that is divided.

  3. 3.
    Medicineclassical

    A specific type of medicinal substance, noted as an exception to the root's usual meanings.

قَسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To be just, equitableclassical

    To act with fairness and impartiality.

  2. 2.
    To be stingyclassical

    To be miserly or parsimonious, especially with expenses.

أَقْسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To act justlyboth

    To deal with fairness and equity.

  2. 2.
    To dry up, desiccateclassical

    To cause something to become dry and withered, as wind can do to branches.

قاسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To divide equallyclassical

    To share something among people in equal portions.

تَقاسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To divide equally among themselvesboth

    To share something among a group in equal portions.

اقتَسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To divide equallyclassical

    To share something justly and equitably.

القاسِطadjective
  1. 1.
    Unjust, tyrannicalclassical

    Someone who deviates from justice and acts oppressively.

القُسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Stinginess, parsimonyclassical

    The act of being excessively frugal or miserly.

القُسْطانnoun
  1. 1.
    Dustclassical

    Fine particles of earth or other matter, often raised into the air.

التَقْسِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Stinginess, parsimonyclassical

    The act of being miserly or sparing with expenses.

  2. 2.
    Distribution, divisionboth

    The act of dividing or distributing something, such as taxes or money.

  3. 3.
    Installment paymentmodern

    A system of paying for something in regular, smaller amounts over time.

القِسْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leg (of an animal)classical

    The lower part of an animal's leg.

  2. 2.
    A nameclassical

    A proper noun.

قُسَيْطname
  1. 1.
    A nameclassical

    A proper name.

القَسَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of قاسط (unjust)classical

    A group of people who are unjust or tyrannical.

  2. 2.
    Pieces, fragmentsclassical

    Sections or parts of something, like cut pieces.

القُسْطُنْطِينِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Constantinopleclassical

    The historical name for the city now known as Istanbul.

القُسْطِيّname
  1. 1.
    A nisba (surname)classical

    A surname indicating a connection to a place or lineage, specifically here a freedman of the Umayyads.

القُسَيْطَةname
  1. 1.
    A village in Egyptclassical

    A specific geographical location.

القُسْطَنْطَانَةname
  1. 1.
    A town in Al-Andalusclassical

    A specific town in the region of Al-Andalus.

Parallel reading

وقد جاء ذكر القسطنطينية أيضا في حديث معاوية رضي الله عنه
Constantinople was also mentioned in the narration of Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him.
فلأجعلن القسطنطينية البخراء حممة سوداء
I will surely turn Constantinople, the foul-smelling, into black embers.
وتسمى بالرومية بوزنطيا، بالضم، وتعرف الآن باسطنبول، وإسلام بول
And it is called in Roman 'Byzantium', with a damma, and is known now as Istanbul and Islam Bol.
والتقسيط: التقتير، يقال: قسط على عياله النفقة، إذا قترها عليهم
And 'al-taqsit': stinginess. It is said: 'He was stingy with the expenses for his family' if he was parsimonious with them.
والاقتساط: الاقتسام.
And 'al-iqtisat': division.
يقال: تقسطوا الشيء بينهم، أي اقتسموه بالسوية
It is said: 'They divided the thing among themselves,' meaning they shared it equally.
ورجل قسيط، كأمير، وقسط الرجل، بضمتين، أي مستقيمها بلا أطر.
And a just man, like 'amir', and 'qist al-rajul', with two dammahs, means its straightness without deviation.
والتركيب يدل على معنيين متضادين، وقد شذ عنه القسط للدواء.
And the root indicates two opposing meanings, and 'al-qist' for medicine is an exception to it.
والتقسيط: التفريق، يقال: قسط الخراج عليهم، وقسط المال بينهم.
And 'al-taqsit': distribution. It is said: 'He levied the tax upon them,' and 'He distributed the money among them.'
والقساط، كرمان: جمع قاسط، وهو الجائر
And 'al-qasat', like 'ramman': plural of 'qasit', which is the unjust.
وأقسطت الريح العيدان: أيبستها، كما في الأساس.
And the wind 'aqsat' the branches: it dried them up, as mentioned in Al-Asas.