ق ص م

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root ق ص م (q-ṣ-m) primarily denotes breaking, fracturing, or snapping, often with a sense of completeness or separation. It extends to concepts of being broken, weakened, or even specific types of plants and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

قَصَمَ يَقْصِمُهُ قَصْمًاverb

1.
to break and separateboth
To break something, causing it to separate or become distinct.
2.
to break without separationclassical
To break something, even if it does not fully separate.

انْقَصَمَverb

1.
to be brokenboth
The passive form of 'to break', indicating that something has been broken.

تَقَصَّمَverb

1.
to be brokenboth
Another passive form of 'to break', indicating that something has been broken.

قَصَمَ فُلَانٌ رَاجِعًاverb

1.
to turn backclassical
To return from the direction one came, without reaching the intended destination.

أَقْصَمُ الثَّنِيَّةِadjective

1.
broken in the middleclassical
Describing a front tooth that is broken in the middle, making it incomplete.

القَصْمَاءُadjective

1.
broken-horned (goat)classical
A female goat whose horn is broken from the outside towards the base.

القَصْمُnoun

1.
a breakboth
The act or state of being broken; a fracture.
2.
a small broken pieceboth
A small fragment or piece that has broken off, like from a toothbrush.
3.
origin of pasturesclassical
The origin or source of grazing lands, especially fertile ones.
4.
locust eggsclassical
The eggs of locusts.
5.
old cottonclassical
A term for old or aged cotton.

القُصْمُnoun

1.
breaking (sound)classical
The sound of breaking.

القَصْمَةُnoun

1.
a breakboth
A break or fracture.
2.
a small broken pieceboth
A small piece broken off, such as from a toothbrush.
3.
stairwayclassical
A step or a stairway, a means of ascent.

قَصِمٌadjective

1.
easily brokenboth
Describing something, like a person or a spear, that is weak and easily breaks.

قَصِمَverb

1.
to be easily brokenclassical
To be weak and prone to breaking.

قَصَمٌnoun

1.
one who breaksclassical
Someone who destroys or breaks whatever they encounter.

القُصَيْمَةُnoun

1.
sandy area with shrubsboth
A sandy patch of land that grows shrubs like Ghada, Arta, and Salm.
2.
cluster of shrubsboth
A dense group of closely growing shrubs.
3.
a place nameboth
A specific place named Al-Qusaymah.

القُصَيْمُnoun

1.
a place nameboth
A region located between Yamamah and Basra, or between Ramah and the sunrise.
2.
part of a pathclassical
A section of a road or path, specifically near Falaj.
3.
old cottonclassical
A term for aged cotton.

أَقْصَامُ المَرْعَىnoun

1.
origins of pasturesclassical
The sources or origins of fertile grazing lands.

القَيْصُومُnoun

1.
a plantboth
A fragrant plant with male and female varieties, used medicinally and for its scent.
2.
tall grassclassical
A term for tall grass or abundant vegetation.

قَاصِمَةُ الظَّهْرِnoun

1.
back-breaking calamityboth
A devastating disaster or misfortune that is extremely burdensome.

قَصَمَ اللهُ ظَهْرَهُphrase

1.
May God break his backclassical
A prayer or curse invoking divine punishment, meaning 'May God afflict him with a severe calamity'.

قَنَاةٌ قَصْمَةٌphrase

1.
broken channelclassical
A channel or pipe that is broken or fractured.

سَيْفٌ قَصِمٌphrase

1.
brittle swordclassical
A sword that is brittle and prone to breaking.

Parallel reading

قصمه يقصمه قصما: كسره وأبانه

Qasama (he broke it) breaks it and separates it.

وفي الصحاح حتى يبين (أو كسره وإن لم يبن)

And in Al-Sihah, until it becomes distinct (or he broke it even if it did not become distinct).

فبالقاف كسر مع بينونة وبالفاء من غير بينونة

So with Qaf (Qasm) it is breaking with separation, and with Fa (Fasm) it is without separation.

وقيل - بالقاف -: كسر الشيء من طوله، وبالفاء: قطع الشيء المستدير

And it is said - with Qaf: breaking something lengthwise, and with Fa: cutting something round.

فانقصم وتقصم كلاهما مطاوع قصمه

And 'inqasama' and 'taqassama' both are the passive forms of 'qasama' (to be broken).

قصم فلان راجعا: رجع من حيث جاء ولم يتم إلى حيث قصد

So-and-so turned back: he returned from where he came, without completing his intended destination.

وهو أقصم الثنية: منكسرها من النصف فهو بين القصم، محركة

And he is 'aqsam al-thaniyah': its middle part is broken, so it is between the breaks (qasm), with vowelization.

والقصماء من المعز: المكسورة القرن الخارج

And 'al-qasmaa' (female goat): the one whose outer horn is broken.

وفي المحكم: القصماء من المعز: التي انكسر قرناها من طرفيهما إلى المشاشة

And in Al-Muhkam: 'Al-qasmaa' from goats: she whose horns are broken from their tips to the base.

والقصم والقصمة، مثلثة: الكسر

And 'al-qasm' and 'al-qasmah', with three vowelizations: the break.

يقال: قصم السواك، وقصمته: الكسرة منه

It is said: the toothbrush broke, and 'qasmatuhu': the piece broken from it.

وفي الحديث: " استغنوا ولو عن قصمة سواك "

And in the Hadith: 'Be self-sufficient, even if only by a broken piece of a toothbrush'.

يعني: ما انكسر منه إذا استيك به

Meaning: what breaks off from it when used as a toothbrush.

ويقال: لو سألتني قصمة سواك ما أعطيتك، أي: نفاثته وهو الشظية منه تبقى في في المستاك فينفثها

And it is said: 'If you asked me for a broken piece of a toothbrush, I would not give it to you', meaning: its splinter, which is the fragment remaining in the mouth when brushing, which is then spat out.

والقصمة، بالفتح: المرقاة للدرجة، مثل القصفة

And 'al-qasmah', with Fath: the step or ladder, like 'al-qasfah'.

ومننه الحديث: " وما ترتفع في السماء من قصمة - يعني الشمس - إلا فتح لها باب من النار "

And from it is the Hadith: 'And no step (qasmah - meaning the sun) rises in the sky except that a door of Hell is opened for it'.

ورجل قصم كما في الصحاح، وفي المحكم: رجل قصم: أي: ضاو ضعيف سريع الانكسار

And a 'qasim' man as in Al-Sihah, and in Al-Muhkam: a 'qasim' man: meaning: thin, weak, easily broken.

ورمح قصم أي: منكسر، وقد قصم، كفرح

And a 'qasim' spear meaning: broken, and it became 'qasima', as in 'faraha' (to become happy).

وقصم: كزفر: من يحطم ما لقي

And 'qasama': like 'zafara': one who destroys whatever they encounter.

والقصيمة: رملة تنبت الغضى

And 'al-qusaymah': a sandy area that grows Ghada.

أو جماعة الغضى المتقارب

Or a cluster of closely growing Ghada.

يقال: قصيمة من غضى، وأيكة من أثل، وغال من سلم، وسليل من سمر، وفرش من عرفط

It is said: a 'qusaymah' of Ghada, a thicket of 'athl', a 'ghal' of 'salm', a 'salil' of 'samar', and a 'farsh' of 'urfut'.

ج: قصيم

Plural: 'qusaim'.

وأنشد الجوهري: حيث استفاض دكادك وقصيم

And Al-Jauhari recited: 'Where vast plains and clusters of shrubs spread'.

جج جمع الجمع: قصم، بالضم وقصائم

Plural of plural: 'qusam', with damma, and 'qasa'im'.

والقصيم: ع بين اليمامة والبصرة لبني ضبة

And 'Al-Qusaim': a place between Yamamah and Basra, belonging to Banu Dhabbah.

والقصم: العتيق من القطن، أو عتيق شجره

And 'al-qasm': the aged cotton, or the aged tree of it.

والقصم، بالكسر أو الفتح: أصل المراتع، ج: أقصام

And 'al-qasm', with kasr or fath: the origin of pastures, plural: 'aqsam'.

وفي المحكم: أقصام المرعى: أصوله، ولا يكون إلا من الطريفة، الواحد: قصم

And in Al-Muhkam: 'Aqsam al-mar'a': its origins, and it is only from fresh growth, singular: 'qasm'.

والقصم، بالتحريك: بيض الجراد

And 'al-qasm', with harakah: locust eggs.

والقيصوم: نبت وهو صنفان: أنثى وذكر، النافع منه أطرافه، وزهره مر جدا

And 'Al-Qaisum': a plant, and it has two types: female and male, its tips are beneficial, and its flower is very bitter.

ودخانه يطرد الهوام مطلقا

And its smoke repels insects absolutely.

وشرب سحيقه نيئا نافع لعسر النفس والبول والطمث ولعرق النسا

And drinking its powder raw is beneficial for difficulty of breathing, urination, menstruation, and sciatica.

وينبت الشعر ويقتل الدود

And it promotes hair growth and kills worms.

وفي المحكم: القيصوم: ما طال من العشب، والقيصوم: من نبات السهل، ومن الذكور والأمرار، وهو طيب الرائحة من رياحين البر

And in Al-Muhkam: 'Al-Qaisum': what grows tall from grass, and 'Al-Qaisum': from the plants of the plain, and from the male and bitter types, and it is fragrant among the wildflowers of the desert.

وورقه هدب له نورة صفراء، وهي تنهض على ساق وتطول

And its leaves are fringed with a yellow bloom, which rises on a stem and grows tall.

وأنشد الجوهري: بلاد بها القيصوم والشيح والغضى

And Al-Jauhari recited: 'Lands where Qaisum, Shih, and Ghada grow'.

يقال للظالم: قصم الله ظهره أي: أنزل به بلية

It is said to the oppressor: 'May God break his back', meaning: may God inflict a calamity upon him.

ونزلت به قاصمة الظهر

And a back-breaking calamity befell him.

والقصيمة: ما سهل من الأرض وكثر شجره

And 'al-qusaymah': what is easy land and has abundant trees.

وفلان يمضغ الشيح والقيصوم؛ لمن خلصت بدويته

And so-and-so chews Shih and Qaisum; for one whose Bedouin life is pure.

وسيف قصم، ككتف، وفيه قصم، محركة: تكسر في حده

And a 'qasim' sword, like 'katif', and it has 'qasm', with harakah: its edge breaks.