قَسْبٌ
Root: قسب
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قَسْبٌ
Hard. You say, إِنَّهُ لَقَسْبُ
العِلْبَآءِ [Verily he is hard in respect of the tendon, or sinew, of the neck.]
2 And Hard, and dry, or tough; and so قَسِيبٌ . تَمْرٌ قَسْبٌ signifies Hard, and dry, or tough, dates, that crumble in the mouth and have hard stones: [see an ex. in a verse cited in art. رمى, conj. 4:] or [simply] dry, or tough, dates: n. un. with ة: or bad dates, or so قُسَابَةٌ .
3 See also قِسْيَبٌّ.
2 And Hard, and dry, or tough; and so قَسِيبٌ . تَمْرٌ قَسْبٌ signifies Hard, and dry, or tough, dates, that crumble in the mouth and have hard stones: [see an ex. in a verse cited in art. رمى, conj. 4:] or [simply] dry, or tough, dates: n. un. with ة: or bad dates, or so قُسَابَةٌ .
3 See also قِسْيَبٌّ.
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