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قصمل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of breaking, crushing, or forcefully consuming. It also extends to descriptions of gait, specific ailments, and individuals or animals known for their strength or biting.

Derived headwords

قَصْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with short, quick stepsclassical

    To walk with a gait that is close to stumbling or faltering.

  2. 2.
    to knock downclassical

    To strike someone down or topple them over.

  3. 3.
    to break and crushclassical

    To break something into pieces or crush it.

  4. 4.
    to eat completelyclassical

    To consume food entirely, as if swallowing it whole.

قَصْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short, quick gaitclassical

    A manner of walking characterized by short, rapid steps, often implying a near stumble.

  2. 2.
    intense bitingclassical

    The act of biting with great force or intensity.

  3. 3.
    waterclassical

    A small amount or remnant of water.

القَصْمَلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    strong swallowingclassical

    A powerful and rapid act of swallowing, often implying taking something in whole.

المَقْصَمِلadjective
  1. 1.
    strong-bitingclassical

    Describing a lion due to its powerful bite.

  2. 2.
    strong-stick-wieldingclassical

    Describing a shepherd who is strong and firm with their staff.

القَصْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    diseaseclassical

    A disease that affects young camels (faisal), often leading to death.

  2. 2.
    strong manclassical

    A man characterized by great strength and robustness.

قَصْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a diseaseclassical

    To be afflicted with the disease known as 'al-qasmal'.

القَصْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    insectclassical

    A small creature that affects teeth, causing them to break down and damaging the mouth.

القَصْمَلadjective
  1. 1.
    strong-bitingclassical

    Describing a lion that has a strong bite.

القَصَامِلnoun
  1. 1.
    strong-biting creatureclassical

    A creature known for its powerful and sharp bite.

Parallel reading

قارب الخطا في مشيه.
He walked with short, quick steps, almost stumbling.
قصمل فلانا: صرعه
To knock someone down: to make them fall.
رمى أرنبا فقصملها: أي صرعها
He threw at a rabbit and knocked it down: meaning, he felled it.
قصمل الشيء: قطعه وكسره
To break something: to cut and shatter it.
قصمل الطعام: أكله أجمع
To consume food: to eat it all.
ألقاه في فيه. والتقمه القصملى، مقصورا كخوزلى: أي التقاما شديدا.
He threw it into his mouth. And he swallowed it with a strong gulp: meaning, a forceful ingestion.
والقصملة: شدة العض والأكل
And 'al-qasmalah': is the intensity of biting and eating.
دويبة تقع في الأسنان والأضراس فلا تلبث أن تقصملها فتهتك الفم.
A small creature that lodges in the teeth and molars, and soon breaks them down, tearing the mouth.
والقصملة: الصبابة من الماء ونحوشه.
And 'al-qasmalah': is the remnant of water and similar liquids.
القصمل كقنفذ: داء يقع في الفصلان، جمع فصيل، تموت منه، وقد قصمل يقصمل.
'Al-qasmal' like 'qunfudh': is a disease that affects young camels (faisal), from which they die, and one says 'qasmal' for having this disease.
منه المقصمل: الأسد، لشدة عضه
Among these is 'al-maqsamal': the lion, due to the intensity of its bite.
المقصمل: الشديد العصا من الرعاء
'Al-maqsamal': the strong shepherd with their staff.
ليس بملتاث ولا عميثل وليس بالفيادة المقصمل
He is not hesitant nor weak, nor is he a shepherd who is overly gentle with his staff.
القصمل، كعلبط وجعفر وزبرج: الرجل الشديد
'Al-qasmal', like 'albat', 'ja'far', and 'zubraj': the strong man.
قصمل عنقه: دقه
To break someone's neck: to crush it.
والقصامل، كعلابط: الشديد العض
And 'al-qasamil', like 'alabat': the intensely biting (creature).
والدهر أخنى يقتل المقاتلا جارحة أنيابه قصاملا
And time is destructive, killing the fighters; a predator whose fangs are intensely biting.