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كسي

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the posterior part of things, particularly the hindquarters of an animal. It can also refer to the sides or regions of something, and in a figurative sense, to falling on one's rear.

Derived headwords

الكِسِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    hindquartersclassical

    The posterior part of an animal's hindquarters.

  2. 2.
    rear endclassical

    The rear part or end of anything.

أَكْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    hindquartersclassical

    Plural of كِسِيّ, referring to the hindquarters of an animal.

  2. 2.
    rear partsclassical

    Plural of كِسِيّ, referring to the rear parts of anything.

كأن على أكسائها من لغامها وخيفة خطمي بماء متجزج — As if on their hindquarters, from their foam and fear, was the cotton plant in flowing water.
أَكْسَاءَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    his rearclassical

    Referring to the rear or posterior part, used in the context of falling.

ركب أكساءه — He fell on his rear.
كَسَاءَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    his rearclassical

    Referring to the rear or posterior part, used in the context of falling.

ركب كساءه — He fell on his rear.
الأَكْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    regionsclassical

    The sides or regions of something.

الأكساء النواحي — The regions, the sides.
كَسْوnoun
  1. 1.
    regionclassical

    A single unit of الأَكْسَاء, referring to a side or region.

Parallel reading

هو (مؤخر العجز. و) قيل: مؤخر (كل شيء، ج {أكساء)
It is the posterior of the hindquarters. And it was said: the posterior of everything, plural أكساء.
كأن على أكسائها من لغامها وخيفة خطمي بماء متجزج
As if on their hindquarters, from their foam and fear, was the cotton plant in flowing water.
حكى ثعلب: ركب أكساءه، كذا في النسخ والصواب ركب كساءه إذا (سقط على قفاه)
Tha'lab narrated: 'He fell on his rear', as is in the manuscripts, and the correct reading is 'He fell on his rear' if he fell on his back.
وهو يائي لأن ياءه لام، ولو حمل على الواو لكان وجها فإن الواو في كساء أكثر من الياء
It is yā'ī because its 'yā' is its 'lām', and if it were carried over to 'wāw', it would be a valid interpretation, for the 'wāw' in كساء is more common than the 'yā'.
والذي ذكره ابن الأعرابي ركب كساءه بالهمز وقد تقدم
And what Ibn al-A'rābī mentioned is 'rakaba kasā'ahu' with hamza, which has been previously discussed.
الأكساء النواحي، واحدها كسو؛ وقد ذكر في الهمز وهو يائي
Al-Aksā' are the regions, its singular is kasw; and it has been mentioned under the hamzated section, and it is yā'ī.