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ك س ط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of measurement, equity, and possibly aromatic substances. It includes terms for a type of aromatic wood used for incense and a word for dust, suggesting a range from tangible substances to abstract notions of fairness.

Derived headwords

الْقِسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    aromatic woodclassical

    A type of wood, specifically cassia or costus, that is used for incense and perfumery.

الْكَسْطnoun
  1. 1.
    cassia woodclassical

    A variant pronunciation or dialectal term for al-qisṭ, referring to the aromatic wood used for incense.

الْكَسْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    Fine particles of earth or other matter, commonly referred to as dust.

القِسْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    An alternative term for dust, synonymous with al-kasṭān.

Parallel reading

الكسط، بالضم، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الأزهري: هو لغة في القسط، بالقاف، وهو العود الذي يتبخر به.
Al-kasṭ, with dammah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Al-Azharī said: it is a dialectal variant of al-qisṭ, with qaf, which is the wood used for incense.
والكسطان، بالفتح: الغبار، كالقسطان، وكلاهما عن أبي عمر و، وسيأتي.
And al-kasṭān, with fatha, means dust, like al-qisṭān, and both are from Abu 'Amr, and will be mentioned later.