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ق ن ص ف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the papyrus plant, specifically its stalk or reed. It describes the plant itself and its elongated form.

Derived headwords

القنصفnoun
  1. 1.
    Papyrus stalkclassical

    The stalk or reed of the papyrus plant.

قنصفother
  1. 1.
    Papyrus stalkclassical

    Refers to the papyrus plant itself, specifically its stalk.

Parallel reading

القنصف، كخندف، والصاد مهملة أهمله الجوهري، وقال الليث: هو طوط البردي نفسه
Al-qanṣaf, like khindaf, and the ṣād is neglected, neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Al-Layth said: it is the papyrus reed itself.
وأورده في التكملة في ق ص ف قال: وهو البردي إذا طال
And he mentioned it in Al-Takmilah under q-ṣ-f, saying: and it is the papyrus when it is long.