quṣāʿ

cretinism

قُصاع

Word

Noun · pattern فُعال

Root

ق ص ع

In the library

قال: فكان ربما يوافي الى منزله من قصاع السكان والجيران ما يكفيه الأيام، وكان أكثرهم يفطن ويتغافل.

The Book of Misers, page 106 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • قَصَعَ Form I Open entry
    : see an ex. voce صَادَّةٌ.
  • قَصْعَةٌ A bowl not so large as a جَفْنَة, but next to it in size, that satisfies ten
    A bowl not so large as a جَفْنَة, but next to it in size, that satisfies ten: (S, voce صَحْفَة:) it is a wooden bowl. ― -b2- قَصْعَةُ المَسَاكِينِ: see الفَكَّةُ.
  • أَخَذْتُهُ مُقَاصَعَةً Open entry
    : see مُعَاقَصَة.

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