مَقْصَدُ
Root: قصد
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مَقْصَدُ[
means the intended sense of the saying; the meaning thereof: (see مَعْنًى in art. عنى:) مَقْصَدٌ being an Verbal.Noun used as in the sense of the pass. part. n. of its verb, i. e. in the sense of
مَقْصُودٌ ; like as is generally said of its syn. مَعْنًى, of which مَقْصُودٌ is one of the explanations: hence it has a pl. مَقَاصِدُ: in the CK in art. غزو it is erroneously written مَقْصِد, which is the n. of place and of time from قَصَدَ.
2 And in like manner مَقْصَدٌ signifies also A thing aimed at, intended, or purposed; an object of aim or pursuit: see 1: and مَقْصِدٌ , tropically used, has the same meaning.]
2 And in like manner مَقْصَدٌ signifies also A thing aimed at, intended, or purposed; an object of aim or pursuit: see 1: and مَقْصِدٌ , tropically used, has the same meaning.]
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