قسطل

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of dust, particularly bright or rising dust, often associated with wind or battle. It also extends to sounds, specifically the rumbling or rushing sound of water or animals, and to geographical locations and associated names.

Derived headwords

القسطلnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
Refers to dust that is bright or shining, often stirred up by wind or movement.

القسطالnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
Another term for bright or rising dust, synonymous with القسطل.
2.
sound of waterclassical
The rushing or rumbling sound of water, especially when flowing from a distance.

والخيل خارجة من القسطال — and the horses emerging from the dust

القسطلانnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A term for bright or rising dust, similar to القسطل and القسطال.

القسطولnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A term for bright or rising dust.

كسطلnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A variant term for bright or rising dust.

كسطنnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A variant term for bright or rising dust.

قسطانnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A term for bright or rising dust.

كسطانnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A variant term for bright or rising dust.

القصطلnoun

1.
bright dustclassical
A variant term for bright or rising dust, using the letter 'ص' instead of 'س'.

قسطلانيةnoun

1.
abundance of dustclassical
Refers to a great quantity or abundance of dust, often used in the context of battle.
2.
rainbowclassical
The phenomenon of a rainbow.
3.
redness of twilightclassical
The reddish hue seen during twilight.

غشيتهم قسطلانية: أي كثرة الغبار — they were covered by qasṭalāniyyah: meaning, an abundance of dust

أم قسطلname

1.
calamityclassical
A name for a great disaster or calamity.

القسطلانيnoun

1.
halo around the moonclassical
Threads or rings around the moon, considered a sign of rain.
2.
type of garmentclassical
A type of garment made from velvet, possibly named after a craftsman or a place.
3.
person from Qustaliyahclassical
A person attributed to the city of Qustaliyah.

ترى جدثا قد جرت الريح فوقه ... ترابا كلون القسطلاني هابيا — You see a grave over which the wind has blown ... dust like the color of the qasṭalānī, powdery

قسطيلةnoun

1.
city in Andalusiaclassical
A city located in Andalusia, Spain.
2.
city in Ifriqiyaclassical
A city in the region of Ifriqiya (North Africa), west of Gafsa.

قسطلة الجملnoun

1.
camel's rumbleclassical
The rumbling sound made by a camel.

قساطل الخيلnoun

1.
horses' soundsclassical
The sounds made by horses, likely referring to their neighing or movement.

القسطلة من النهرnoun

1.
river's soundclassical
The sound or murmur of a river, especially when heard from a distance.

نهر قسطالnoun

1.
river with a soundclassical
A river characterized by its sound or murmur.

وهو نهر قسطال، بالكسر، ذو قسطلة، وهي حسه إذا انثج من مكان بعيد — and it is a river qasṭāl, with a kasrah, possessing qasṭalah, which is its sound when it flows from a distance.

Parallel reading

القسطل، والقسطال، والقسطلان، بفتحهن، والقسطول، كزنبور، زاد الأزهري: وكسطل، وكسطن، وقسطان، وكسطان، كل ذلك بمعنى: الغبار الساطع

Al-Qasṭal, and Al-Qisṭāl, and Al-Qasṭalān, with their vowels open, and Al-Qusṭūl, like zunbūr, and Al-Azharī added: wa-Kasṭal, wa-Kasṭan, wa-Qisṭān, wa-Kasṭān, all of that means: bright dust.

والقصطل، بالصاد، لغة فيه

And Al-Qaṣṭal, with a ṣād, is a variant pronunciation for it.

جعل أبو عمرو قسطان فعلانا لا فعلالا، ولم يجز قسطالا ولا كسطالا، لأنه ليس في كلام العرب فعلال من غير المضاعف غير حرف واحد جاء نادرا

Abū ʿAmr considered Qisṭān to be on the pattern faʿalān not faʿalāl, and he did not permit Qisṭāl nor Kasṭāl, because there is no word in Arabic on the pattern faʿalāl from non-doubled roots except for one rare word.

ولنعم مأوى المستضيف إذا دعا ... والخيل خارجة من القسطال

And what a good refuge for the guest when he calls... and the horses emerging from the dust.

كأنه قسطال ريح ذي رهج

It is like the dust of a wind-swept, dusty day.

لما التقى المسلمون والفرس غشيتهم قسطلانية: أي كثرة الغبار

When the Muslims and the Persians met, they were covered by qasṭalāniyyah: meaning, an abundance of dust.

وأم قسطل: من أسماء الداهية، وكذلك المنية

And Umm Qasṭal: is one of the names for a calamity, and so is Al-Manīyah.

والقسطلانية: قوس قزح، وحمرة الشفق أيضا

And Al-Qasṭalāniyyah: is the rainbow, and the redness of twilight also.

ترى جدثا قد جرت الريح فوقه ... ترابا كلون القسطلاني هابيا

You see a grave over which the wind has blown ... dust like the color of the qasṭalānī, powdery.

القسطلاني: خيوط كخيوط المزن تحيط بالقمر، وهي من علامة المطر

Al-Qasṭalānī: threads like the threads of clouds surrounding the moon, and it is a sign of rain.

القسطلاني: ثوب من القطيفة منسوب إلى عامل

Al-Qasṭalānī: a garment made of velvet, attributed to a craftsman.

كأن عليها القسطلاني مخملا ... إذا ما اتقت شفانه بالمناكب

As if on her is the qasṭalānī velvet... when she protected her shoulders from the cold.

وهي من إقليم إفريقية غربي قفصة

And it is from the region of Ifriqiya, west of Gafsa.

نفطة وقسطيلية وتوزر وقفصة: بلاد بإفريقية بالناحية التي تعرف ببلاد الجريد

Nafta, Qusṭayliyyah, Tawzar, and Gafsa: are cities in Ifriqiya in the region known as Bilād al-Jarīd.

وقسطلة الجمل: هديره

And Qasṭalat al-jamal: its rumble.

وقساطل الخيل: أصواتها

And Qasāṭil al-khayl: their sounds.

القسطلة من النهر: حسه وصوته

Al-Qasṭalah from the river: its murmur and its sound.

وهو نهر قسطال، بالكسر، ذو قسطلة، وهي حسه إذا انثج من مكان بعيد

And it is a river qasṭāl, with a kasrah, possessing qasṭalah, which is its sound when it flows from a distance.