qaṣīd

main point, essence, gist

قَصِيد

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Noun · pattern فَعِيل

Root

ق ص د

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Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • قَصَدَهُ Form I He tended, repaired, or betook himself, or went, to, or towards, him, or it
    , and قَصَدَلَهُ, and إلَيْهِ, (S, M, A, L, Msb, K,) and نَحْوَهُ, (A in art. سمت, &c.,) aor. , (M, Msb, K, &c.,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ, (S, M, Msb, K, &c.,) from which the pl. قُصُودٌ is formed by some of the professors of practical law; [and مَقْصَدٌ, q. v., is also an inf. n.;] (Msb;) He tended, repaired, or betook himself, or went, to, or towards, him, or it; (originally and properly, either in a direct course, in which sense it is in some places specially used, or indirectly; IJ, M, L;) he directed himself, or his course or aim, to, or towards, him, or it; he made for, or towards, him, or it; he made him, or it, his object; he aimed at him, or it: he sought, endeavoured after, pursued, or endeavoured to reach or attain, or obtain, him, or it: he desired it, or wished for it: he intended it; purposed it; or meant it: syn. تَوَجَّهَ وَنَهَدَ وَنَهَضَ نَحْوَهُ, (IJ, M, L,) and نَحَاهُ, (S, L,) and أَتَاهُ, (S, A, L,) and طَلَبَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ, (Msb,) and أَمَّهُ, and اِعْتَمَدَهُ, (M, L, K,) and اِعْتَزَمَهُ. (IJ, M, L.) ― -b2- قَصَدْتُ قَصْدَهُ: see قَصْدَهُ, below. ― -b3- قَصَدْتُهُ بِكَذَا and قَصَدْتُهُ لَهُ بِهِ [I brought to him such a thing: lit. I directed, or betook, myself to him with such a thing: see an ex. in the first para. of art. بى] (Ham. p. 41.) إِلَيْكَ قَصْدِى, and ↓ مَقْصَدِى, (the latter with fet-h to the ص, Msb), To thee is my tending, or repairing, &c. (A.) ― -b4- قَصَدَ فِى الأَمْرِ, [aor. ,] (A, Msb,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ; (S. M, L, Msb, K) and فِيهِ ↓ اقتصد; (M, L, K;) (tropical:) He pursued a right, or direct, course in the affair: (L:) or he followed the middle and most just way in the affair; and did not exceed the due bounds therein: (Msb:) or he acted in a moderate manner, in a manner between that of prodigality and that of parsimoniousness, in the affair: (S, L:) or he acted in a manner the contrary of that of extravagance in the affair: (M, L, K:) or he kept within the due bounds in the affair, and was content with a middle course: (A:) and in like manner, فى النَّفَقَةِ in expense: (L:) and فِى مَعِيشَتِهِ with respect to his means of subsistence. (A, L.) See also 8. ― -b5- قَصَدَ فِى مَشْيِهِ He (a man) walked at an equable, or a moderate, pace; syn. مَشَى مُسْتُوِيًا. (L.) وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ [in the Kur xxxi. 18,] (S) means And go thou at a moderate pace in thy walking; neither slowly nor quickly. (Beyd, Jel.) ― -b6- اِقْصِدْ بِذَرْعِكَ Deal thou gently with thyself; moderate thyself; restrain thyself; i. q. اِرْبَعْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ. (S.) ― -b7- القَصْدَ القَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا Keep ye to the middle way: keep ye to the middle way in affairs; in sayings and actions: so shall ye attain [to that which ye should desire]: القصد being in the accus. case as a corroborative inf. n.; and it is repeated also for the sake of corroboration. (L, from a trad.) ― -b8- قَصَدَ, aor. , (L,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ, (M, L, K,) (tropical:) It (a road, or way,) was direct, or right; had a direct, or right, tendency. (M, L, K.) عَلَى ٱللّٰهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ [Kur xvi. 9,] Upon God it rests to show the direct, or right way, (M, Beyd, L,) [or the right direction of the way] which leads to the truth, (Beyd,) and to invite to it by evident proofs: (M, L:) or upon God it rests to make the way direct, or right, in mercy and favour: or upon God depends one's directing his course to the [right] way. (Beyd.) ― -b9- قَصَدَ, aor. , (S, L,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ, (S, L, K,) (tropical:) He acted with justice, or equity. (S, L, K.) Abu-l-Lahhám Eth-Thaalebee says, " عَلَى الحَكَمِ المَأْتِىِّ يَوْمًا إِذَا قَضَى قَضِيَّتَهُ أَن لَّا يَجُورَ وَيَقْصِدُ " (S, L) meaning, It is encumbent on the judge who is come to, any day, when he decides his case, that he do not deviate from what is right, but (بَلْ) act with justice, or equity. (IB, L.) Akh says, He means وَيَنْبَغِى أَنْ يَقْصِدَ; but as he makes an ellipsis, and puts يقصد in the place, syntactically, of ينبغى, he makes it marfooa, because it has the place of that which is [virtually] marfooa: and Fr says, he makes it marfooa because of the disagreement; for as its meaning disagrees with that of the preceding verb, it is made to disagree therefore in desinential syntax. (S, L.) -A2- قَصَدَ, (S, L,) aor. , (L,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ, (S, L, K,) [and قَصِدَ, see 7] He broke a stick: (S, L:) he broke in any way or manner: or he broke in halves: as also ↓ قصّد, inf. n. تَقْصِيدٌ: (L, K:) [or the latter signifies he broke many things; or broke in many pieces: see 7.] -A3- قُصِدَ لَهُ He was given a little. (S, O, K, art. قصد.) -A4- قَصُدَ, aor. , inf. n. قَصَادَةٌ, He (a camel, TA) became fat. (K.) -A5- See also 4.
  • قَصَّدَ Form II Open entry
    see 1 last sentence but one. -A2- And see 4.
  • أَقْصَدَنِى إِلَيْهِ الأَمُرْ Form IV The affair caused me to tend, repair, betake myself, or direct my course, to, or towards, him, or it
    The affair caused me to tend, repair, betake myself, or direct my course, to, or towards, him, or it; to aim at him, or it; to seek, endeavour after, pursue, or endeavour to reach, attain, or obtain, him, or it; to desire it, or wish for it; to intend it, or purpose it. (M, L.) ― -b2- (tropical:) It (an arrow) hit its object, and killed on the spot. (S, K.) ― -b3- He pierced a man with a spear, (K,) or shot him with an arrow, (TA,) and did not miss him: (K:) he struck, or shot, a thing so that it died on the spot: (As:) he killed on the spot: (Lth:) it (a serpent) killed a person (Lth, S) on the spot: (Lth:) or bit him so as to kill him. (K, * TA.) أَقْصَدَتْهُ المَنِيَّةُ Destiny killed him on the spot. (A.) -A2- اقصد, (inf. n. إِقْصَادٌ, TA,) He composed [odes, or] poems of the kind termed قَصِيد; a verb similar to أَرْمَلَ and أَهْزَجَ and أَرْجَزَ: (Ibn-Buzurj, L:) also, (L, TA,) or ↓ اقتصد, inf. n. إِقْتِصَادٌ, accord. to the K, but the former is the correct form, (TA,) [or the latter is probably correct, as being similar to إِرْتَجَزَ, as well as the former, of which the act. part. n. occurs in a verse,] and ↓ قَصَدَ, inf. n. قَصْدٌ; (K;) or ↓ قَصَّدَ; (as in the M and L;) he continued uninterruptedly, (L, K,) and prolonged, (L,) the composition of [odes, or] poems of the kind termed قَصَايأِد. (L, K.) See مُقْصدٌ.
  • تقصّد Form V died
    He (a dog &c.) died. (S.) ― -b2- And see 7, in three places.
  • انقصد Form VII It broke, or became broken, in any way or manner: or it broke, or became broken, in halves
    and ↓ تقصّد; (L, K;) and ↓ قَصِدَ, aor. , inf. n. قَصَدٌ; but this form of the verb is seldom used; (L;) It broke, or became broken, in any way or manner: or it broke, or became broken, in halves: (L, K:) [but they are differently used: you say,] انقصد الرُّمْحُ [the spear broke: or] (S, L) the spear broke in halves: (L:) and الرِّمَاحُ ↓ تقصّدتِ the spears broke in many pieces. (S, A, L.) -A2- انقصد and ↓ تقصّد It (marrow) became detached, or came forth, from its place. (TA.)
  • اقتصد Form VIII He aimed at that which was right and just
    : see 1. ― -b2- He aimed at that which was right and just. (A, art. صيد. See 1 in that art.) -A2- And see 4.
  • قَصْدٌ The tending, self-direction, aim, or course
    , [inf. n. of 1, q. v. ― -b2- Used as a subst., The tending, self-direction, aim, or course of a person ― -b3- Hence, An object of aim, of endeavour or pursuit, of desire or wish, or of intention or purpose; one's intention, intent, or meaning; as also ↓ مَقْصُودٌ. See مَقْصِدٌ] ― -b4- A thing that is right, of what is said and of what is done; syn. سَدَادٌ and صَوَابٌ. (S, voce تَسْدِيدٌ, &c.) هُوَ عَاَى قَصْدٍ, He is following a right way, or course. (Msb.) See also قَاصِدٌ. ― -b5- Conforming, or conformable, to the just mean. (M in art. ام.) See also مُقَصَّدٌ. -A2- A little that is given. (S, O, K, art. قصد.) -A3- See also قَصِيدٌ.
  • قَصْدَهُ In the direction of, or towards, him, or it
    In the direction of, or towards, him, or it. Ex. قَصَدْتُ قَصْدَهُ I tended, repaired, betook myself, or directed my course, towards him, or it: (S, Msb:) [like صَمَدْتُ صَمْدَهُ, and حَرَدْتُ حَرْدَهُ, and شَدَا شَدْوَهُ, &c.:] also signifying, [I purposed his purpose, or] I pursued his (another's) way, or course, doing [and thinking] as he did. (L, in art. وكد.) أَخَذَ قَصْدَ الوَادِى, and ↓ قَصِيدَهُ, [He went towards the valley]. (A.) ― -b2- هُوَ قَصْدَكَ, and قَصْدُكَ, He is before thee, before thy face. It is more commonly used as a subst. (M, L.)
  • رُمْحٌ قَصِدٌ A spear broken
    , and ↓ قَصِيدٌ, (M, L, K,) and ↓ أَقْصَادٌ, (S, L,) which is one of the words [used as a sing. epithet] having a pl. form, (Akh, S,) A spear broken: (M, L:) [or, broken in halves:] or broken in many pieces. (K.)
  • قِصْدَةٌ A fragment; a piece of a thing that is broken
    A fragment; a piece of a thing that is broken: (S, K:) and any piece [of a thing]: (TA:) pl. قِصَدٌ. (S, K.) Ex. القَنَا قِصَدٌ [The spears are broken into fragments]. (S.) ― -b2- قِصْدَةٌ مِنْ عَظْمٍ A piece of a bone; meaning, a third, or a quarter, of the thigh, or arm, or skin, or shoulder; (M, L;) less than the half; as much as the third, or quarter. (IKtt.)
  • قَصُودٌ having compact marrow
    A camel having compact marrow. (ISh, L.) See also قَصِيدٌ.
  • قَصِيدٌ Aimed at, sought, desired, intended, or purposed
    and ↓ مَقْصُودٌ Aimed at, sought, desired, intended, or purposed. (L.) -A2- Fat marrow: (K:) or thick and fat marrow, that breaks in pieces (يَتَقَصَّدُ) by reason of its fatness: a piece thereof is termed قَصِيدَةٌ: (L:) or the former word and ↓ قَصُودٌ signify marrow inferior to that which is fat (A, O, K) but superior to that which is lean: (A, O:) and قَصِيدَةٌ, a piece of marrow that has come forth from the bone. (L.) ― -b2- And (L, K), or ذُو قَصِيدٍ, (L,) A bone containing marrow. (L, K.) ― -b3- Dry, or tough, (يَاسِس,) fleshmeat; (Lth, S, L, K;) as also ↓ قَصْدٌ; and, as some say, fat fleshmeat. (L.) ― -b4- A fat she-camel, (L, K,) plump and corpulent, (L,) and having marrow in her bones; as also قَصِيدَةٌ. (L, K.) ― -b5- A fat camel's hump. (K.) -A3- A staff; (L, K;) as also قَصِيدَة; (K;) or the latter has not been heard: (TA:) pl. قَصَايأِدُ. (L.) -A4- Poetry, or a poem, trimmed, pruned, or free from faults, well executed, (K,) and composed with premeditation; (TA;) as also قَصِيدَةٌ: (TA:) [but the latter is used as a subst.] ― -b2- قَصِيدٌ, a gen. n., applied properly to poetry, and, by extension of the signification, to a single poem, for قَصِيدَةٌ; (IJ, L;). or it is pl. of قَصِيدَةٌ, like as سَفِينٌ is of سَفِينَةٌ; (S, L;) and so is قَصَايأِدُ; (L;) [but properly, قَصِيدٌ is a coll. gen. n., and قَصِيدَةٌ is its n. un., and قَصَايأِدُ is pl. of the latter;] Poetry, or a poem, [or an ode, (for it was always designed to be chanted or sung,)] of which the bipartition (شَطْر) of the verses is complete; (M, L, K;) [i. e., of which the hemistichs are complete, not curtailed; (see الرَّمَلُ;)] consisting of three verses or more; (Akh, M, L, K;) or of sixteen or more; (M, L, K;) for it is usual to call that which consists of three verses, or ten, or fifteen, قِطْعَةٌ, and what consists of more than fifteen the Arabs call قصيدة: (IJ, M, L:) or, as Akh has once said, what is of the metre called الطَّوِيل, and البَسِيط that is complete, and الكَامِل that is complete, and المَدِيد that is complete, by which he means the first species thereof, which is the most complete that is in use, and الوَافِر that is complete, by which, in like manner, he means the first species thereof, and الرَّجَز that is complete, and الخَفِيف that is complete, and [any ode, or] any poem that is sung by persons riding; but, he adds, we have not heard them sing what is of the metre called الخفيف: (M, L:) such poetry is thus termed because composed with purpose and consideration, and earnest endeavour to make it excellent; from قَصْدٌ as syn. with أَمٌّ: or because composed with care, and trimmed with excellent expressions and choice meanings, from قَصِيدٌ signifying “ thick and fat marrow; ” for the Arabs tropically apply to chaste, or eloquent, or excellent, language the epithet سَمِين, or “ fat: ” (L:) or because of its completeness, and the soundness of its measure. (M, L.) For the meanings of بَيْتُ القَصِيدَةِ, see بَيْتٌ; last sentence. -A5- See also قَصِدٌ.

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