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Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of dividing, distributing, and portioning things. It extends to notions of fate, destiny, share, and lot, as well as oaths and judgments. Metaphorically, it can refer to opinion, doubt, or even the appearance of a face.

Derived headwords

قَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to divideboth

    To divide something into portions or shares.

  2. 2.
    to distributeboth

    To distribute something among participants or recipients.

  3. 3.
    to decreeclassical

    To decree or ordain something, often related to destiny.

يُقْسِمُverb
  1. 1.
    he dividesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to divide'.

  2. 2.
    he swearsboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to swear an oath'.

قَسْمnoun
  1. 1.
    divisionboth

    The act or result of dividing something into parts.

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    A portion or part of something that is divided.

  3. 3.
    oathboth

    A solemn promise, often invoking God.

  4. 4.
    opinionclassical

    A viewpoint or judgment.

  5. 5.
    doubtclassical

    Uncertainty or a lack of conviction.

  6. 6.
    rainclassical

    Rainfall, especially as a blessing.

  7. 7.
    destinyclassical

    Fate or predestined course of events.

  8. 8.
    characterclassical

    Disposition, nature, or habit.

قِسْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    distributionboth

    The act of distributing or the state of being distributed.

  2. 2.
    shareboth

    A portion or lot received from a division.

  3. 3.
    faceclassical

    The appearance or features of a face.

  4. 4.
    perfume containerclassical

    A container for incense or perfume.

  5. 5.
    marketclassical

    A place where goods are bought and sold.

تَقْسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    divisionboth

    The process of dividing or partitioning.

  2. 2.
    distributionboth

    The act of distributing.

  3. 3.
    classificationboth

    The arrangement of things into groups or categories.

مُقَسَّمnoun
  1. 1.
    dividedboth

    Something that has been divided or portioned.

  2. 2.
    portionboth

    A share or part of something.

  3. 3.
    worriedclassical

    Someone burdened with worries or concerns.

  4. 4.
    handsomeclassical

    Possessing beauty or good looks.

أَقْسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    divisionsboth

    Plural of 'division' or 'part'.

  2. 2.
    sharesboth

    Plural of 'share' or 'portion'.

أَقْسُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    portionsclassical

    Plural of 'portion', referring to allotted shares.

  2. 2.
    lotsclassical

    The portions or lots assigned to individuals.

مَقْسَمnoun
  1. 1.
    place of oathclassical

    The place where an oath is taken.

  2. 2.
    shareclassical

    A portion or lot.

قَسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    shareboth

    A portion or lot.

  2. 2.
    halfclassical

    One of two equal parts.

  3. 3.
    handsomeclassical

    Possessing beauty or good looks.

  4. 4.
    dividerclassical

    One who divides or distributes.

أَقْسِمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    portionsboth

    Plural of 'portion' or 'share'.

  2. 2.
    handsome peopleclassical

    Plural of 'handsome person'.

أَقَاسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    portionsclassical

    Plural of 'portion', often referring to divine allotments.

  2. 2.
    lotsclassical

    The shares or destinies assigned to people.

قَاسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to share withboth

    To divide something mutually with someone.

  2. 2.
    to divideboth

    To divide something between two or more parties.

مُقَاسَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sharingboth

    The act of sharing or dividing mutually.

  2. 2.
    partnershipboth

    A joint undertaking or division of property.

قَسَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    handsomeclassical

    Possessing beauty and good looks.

  2. 2.
    distributorclassical

    One who divides or distributes.

قَسَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    charityclassical

    Alms given to the poor.

  2. 2.
    oathclassical

    A solemn oath, especially in legal contexts.

  3. 3.
    truceclassical

    A temporary cessation of hostilities.

  4. 4.
    group of oath-takersclassical

    A group of people who take an oath.

  5. 5.
    beautyclassical

    Comeliness and attractiveness.

قَسَمَnoun
  1. 1.
    giftclassical

    An offering or bestowal.

مُقْسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    one who swearsclassical

    Someone who takes an oath.

  2. 2.
    place of oathclassical

    The location where an oath is sworn.

إِقْسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    swearingboth

    The act of taking an oath.

  2. 2.
    distributionclassical

    The act of dividing or distributing.

تَقَاسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to divide mutuallyboth

    To share something between two or more parties.

  2. 2.
    to make an oath togetherboth

    To swear an oath together, often in conspiracy.

اقْتَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to divide among themselvesboth

    To share or divide something amongst a group.

قَسِيمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    marketclassical

    A place of trade or commerce.

  2. 2.
    faceclassical

    The appearance or features of a face.

قُسُومِيَّاتname
  1. 1.
    Qusumiyatclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a location with wells.

قَسَامِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    one who folds clothesclassical

    Describing someone who folds clothes neatly.

  2. 2.
    horse with uneven legsclassical

    Describing a horse with legs of different lengths or development.

Parallel reading

قسما من حد ضرب
A division from the measure of striking.
جزأه فانقسم
He divided it, and it was divided.
وإذا حضر القسمة
And when the division is present.
قسم الدهر القوم
The passage of time divided the people.
فرقهم قسما ههنا وقسما ههنا
He separated them into a group here and a group there.
النصيب والحظ من الخير
The share and the portion of good.
هذا مقسم الفيء
This is the distributor of the spoils of war.
فمالك إلا مقسم ليس فانيا
You have nothing but a portion that does not perish.
وأعطيت كل شريك قسمه ومقسمه
And I gave each partner his share and his portion.
أنا قسيم النار
I am the divider of the Fire.
هذا قسيم هذا أي شطره
This is the half of that, meaning its half.
لأنها تقسم على الضعفاء
Because it is divided among the weak.
مثل الذي يأكل القسامة كمثل جدي بطنه مملوء رضفا
The likeness of one who consumes the charity is like a kid whose belly is full of hot stones.
ما يعزله القسام لنفسه من رأس المال
What the distributor sets aside for himself from the capital.
فإذا قسم بين أصحابه شيئا أمسك منه لنفسه نصيبا يستأثر به عليهم
So if he divided something among his companions, he kept a portion for himself, taking precedence over them.
هو جيد القسم أي الرأي
He has a good opinion, meaning good judgment.
ظنة شبهت فأمكنها القسم فأعدته
A suspicion was likened, and doubt allowed it, so it returned.
اللهم اجعلها عشية قسم من عندك
O Allah, make it a blessed evening of rain from You.
هو يقسم أمره قسما أي يقدره ويدبره
He determines his affair, meaning he estimates and manages it.
مشترك الخواطر بالهموم
Sharing thoughts with worries.
معطى كل شيء منه قسمه من الحسن
Given each part of its beauty.
فلان مقسم الوجه وقسيم الوجه
So-and-so has a well-proportioned face and a handsome face.
وكأن فارة تاجر بقسيمة
And like the musk of a merchant with a beautiful face.
اليمين بالله تعالى
The oath by Almighty God.
بمقسمة تمور بها الدماء
By a place where blood flows.
قالوا تقاسموا بالله
They said, 'Make an oath by Allah'.
اقتسماه بينهما
They divided it between them.
هم الذين تقاسموا وتحالفوا على كيد الرسول
They are the ones who conspired and allied against the Prophet.
أن يقتل رجل فلا تشهد على قتل القاتل إياه بينة عادلة كاملة
That a man is killed, and there is no complete, just evidence to testify to the killer's act.
فيستحلف أولياء القتيل خمسين يمينا أن فلانا الذي ادعوا قتله انفرد بقتل صاحبهم
So the relatives of the murdered person are made to swear fifty oaths that so-and-so, whom they accused of killing him, alone killed their companion.
القسامة توجب العقل
The Qasama necessitates the blood money.
كأن قسمته الدينار الهرقلي
As if his face were the Heraclian dinar.
ما خرج من الشعر
What grows of hair.
على ما في المحكم
According to what is in the Muḥkam.
كأن دنانيرا على قسماتهم
As if dinars were on their faces.
وكأن فارة تاجر بقسيمة سبقت عوارضها إليك من الفم
And like the musk of a merchant with a beautiful face, whose teeth preceded you from the mouth.
ضحوا قليلا قفا كثبان أسنمة
They sacrificed a little at the back of the humped dunes.
ومنهم بالقسوميات معترك
And among them at Al-Qusumiyat was a battlefield.
طي القسامي برود العصاب
Folding the Qasami, the robes of the binding.
أشق قساميا رباعي جانب
I split a Qasami, four-sided on one side.