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قرسطن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific, non-Arabic term for a weighing instrument. The entry discusses its etymology and meaning as a type of scale or balance.

Derived headwords

القِرِسْطاسُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Steelyard balanceclassical

    A type of weighing instrument, specifically a steelyard balance or a large scale.

القِرِسْطاسُnoun
  1. 1.
    Steelyard balanceclassical

    A type of weighing instrument, specifically a steelyard balance or a large scale.

Parallel reading

القرسطون: القبان
Al-Qirsṭūn: The scale/balance.
أعجمي لأن فعلولا وفعلونا ليس من أبنيتهم
It is non-Arabic because fa'lūlā and fa'lūnā are not among its patterns.
كما في اللسان
As mentioned in Al-Lisān.