قنصل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a consul, an official representative of a foreign state. It also has a less common meaning related to being short.

Derived headwords

القُنْصُلnoun

1.
consulboth
An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign city to protect its citizens and interests, and to facilitate trade.
2.
shortclassical
A person who is short in stature.

قُنْصُلnoun

1.
consulboth
An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign city to protect its citizens and interests, and to facilitate trade.

القنصل، بالضم أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني

The consul, with damma, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani.

وفي اللسان: هو القصير

And in Al-Lisan: it is the short one.

ويعبر به عن الوكيل للكفار في بلاد الإسلام

And it is used to mean the representative of non-believers in the lands of Islam.

وكأنها بهذا المعنى سريانية استعملوها

And it is as if in this meaning it is Syriac, which they used.