قصب

See also: قصت, قضب, and قضت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ص ب (q-ṣ-b)

Back-formation from قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb, “butcher”) borrowed from Aramaic קצבא / ܩܰܨܳܒܳܐ (qaṣṣābā), therewith forming a root ق ص ب (q-ṣ-b). Doublet of indigenous Arabic قَضَبَ (qaḍaba, “to cut off, to trim”).

Verb

قَصَبَ • (qaṣaba) I, non-past يَقْصِبُ‎ (yaqṣibu)

1. to cut up (a slaughtered animal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

قَصَبَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun قَصْب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَصْب qaṣb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَاصِب qāṣib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْصُوب maqṣūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَصَبْتُ qaṣabtu	قَصَبْتَ qaṣabta	قَصَبَ qaṣaba		قَصَبْتُمَا qaṣabtumā	قَصَبَا qaṣabā		قَصَبْنَا qaṣabnā	قَصَبْتُمْ qaṣabtum	قَصَبُوا qaṣabū
	f		قَصَبْتِ qaṣabti	قَصَبَتْ qaṣabat			قَصَبَتَا qaṣabatā			قَصَبْتُنَّ qaṣabtunna	قَصَبْنَ qaṣabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْصِبُ ʔaqṣibu	تَقْصِبُ taqṣibu	يَقْصِبُ yaqṣibu		تَقْصِبَانِ taqṣibāni	يَقْصِبَانِ yaqṣibāni		نَقْصِبُ naqṣibu	تَقْصِبُونَ taqṣibūna	يَقْصِبُونَ yaqṣibūna
	f		تَقْصِبِينَ taqṣibīna	تَقْصِبُ taqṣibu			تَقْصِبَانِ taqṣibāni			تَقْصِبْنَ taqṣibna	يَقْصِبْنَ yaqṣibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْصِبَ ʔaqṣiba	تَقْصِبَ taqṣiba	يَقْصِبَ yaqṣiba		تَقْصِبَا taqṣibā	يَقْصِبَا yaqṣibā		نَقْصِبَ naqṣiba	تَقْصِبُوا taqṣibū	يَقْصِبُوا yaqṣibū
	f		تَقْصِبِي taqṣibī	تَقْصِبَ taqṣiba			تَقْصِبَا taqṣibā			تَقْصِبْنَ taqṣibna	يَقْصِبْنَ yaqṣibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْصِبْ ʔaqṣib	تَقْصِبْ taqṣib	يَقْصِبْ yaqṣib		تَقْصِبَا taqṣibā	يَقْصِبَا yaqṣibā		نَقْصِبْ naqṣib	تَقْصِبُوا taqṣibū	يَقْصِبُوا yaqṣibū
	f		تَقْصِبِي taqṣibī	تَقْصِبْ taqṣib			تَقْصِبَا taqṣibā			تَقْصِبْنَ taqṣibna	يَقْصِبْنَ yaqṣibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِقْصِبْ iqṣib			اِقْصِبَا iqṣibā				اِقْصِبُوا iqṣibū
	f		اِقْصِبِي iqṣibī							اِقْصِبْنَ iqṣibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُصِبْتُ quṣibtu	قُصِبْتَ quṣibta	قُصِبَ quṣiba		قُصِبْتُمَا quṣibtumā	قُصِبَا quṣibā		قُصِبْنَا quṣibnā	قُصِبْتُمْ quṣibtum	قُصِبُوا quṣibū
	f		قُصِبْتِ quṣibti	قُصِبَتْ quṣibat			قُصِبَتَا quṣibatā			قُصِبْتُنَّ quṣibtunna	قُصِبْنَ quṣibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْصَبُ ʔuqṣabu	تُقْصَبُ tuqṣabu	يُقْصَبُ yuqṣabu		تُقْصَبَانِ tuqṣabāni	يُقْصَبَانِ yuqṣabāni		نُقْصَبُ nuqṣabu	تُقْصَبُونَ tuqṣabūna	يُقْصَبُونَ yuqṣabūna
	f		تُقْصَبِينَ tuqṣabīna	تُقْصَبُ tuqṣabu			تُقْصَبَانِ tuqṣabāni			تُقْصَبْنَ tuqṣabna	يُقْصَبْنَ yuqṣabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْصَبَ ʔuqṣaba	تُقْصَبَ tuqṣaba	يُقْصَبَ yuqṣaba		تُقْصَبَا tuqṣabā	يُقْصَبَا yuqṣabā		نُقْصَبَ nuqṣaba	تُقْصَبُوا tuqṣabū	يُقْصَبُوا yuqṣabū
	f		تُقْصَبِي tuqṣabī	تُقْصَبَ tuqṣaba			تُقْصَبَا tuqṣabā			تُقْصَبْنَ tuqṣabna	يُقْصَبْنَ yuqṣabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْصَبْ ʔuqṣab	تُقْصَبْ tuqṣab	يُقْصَبْ yuqṣab		تُقْصَبَا tuqṣabā	يُقْصَبَا yuqṣabā		نُقْصَبْ nuqṣab	تُقْصَبُوا tuqṣabū	يُقْصَبُوا yuqṣabū
	f		تُقْصَبِي tuqṣabī	تُقْصَبْ tuqṣab			تُقْصَبَا tuqṣabā			تُقْصَبْنَ tuqṣabna	يُقْصَبْنَ yuqṣabna

Noun

قَصْب • (qaṣb) m

1. verbal noun of قَصَبَ (qaṣaba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun قَصْب (qaṣb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصْب qaṣb	الْقَصْب al-qaṣb	قَصْب qaṣb
Nominative	قَصْبٌ qaṣbun	الْقَصْبُ al-qaṣbu	قَصْبُ qaṣbu
Accusative	قَصْبًا qaṣban	الْقَصْبَ al-qaṣba	قَصْبَ qaṣba
Genitive	قَصْبٍ qaṣbin	الْقَصْبِ al-qaṣbi	قَصْبِ qaṣbi

Etymology 2

Root
ق ص ب (q-ṣ-b)

السُّكَّر قَصَب

From the root ق ص ب (q-ṣ-b) of the aforementioned verb meaning “to be segment”, “to be cut into sections”, “to be severed”; stemming from a reed's divisions or from being collected as cut pieces; compare قَضْب (qaḍb).

Noun

قَصَب • (qaṣab) m (collective, singulative قَصَبَة f (qaṣaba))

1. stalk
2. reed, cane (especially sugarcane)
3. thread, filament
   • a. 1100, الرشيد بن الزبير [ar-rašīd ibn az-zubayr], edited by محمد حمید الله [muḥammad ḥamīdullāḥ] and صلاح الدين المنجد [ṣalāḥ ad-dīn al-munajjid], كتاب الذخائر والتحف [kitāb aḏ-ḏaḵāʔir wa-t-tuḥaf]‎^[1], al-Kuwayt: دائرة المطبوعات والنشر, published 1959, pages 61 line 3 a fine–62 line 2:

     وفلسقيتان أُخريان من بِلّوْر مربّط ففضة، مذهّبة الناحية الواحدة، مشبكة بجواهر، وفي وسطها درات، وفي الناحية الأخُرَى أَربع قصبات فضة مطلية بذهب، وكرنيب وكوز فضة مطليّان بذهب مجرى فيهما الجوهر.

     And two other flasks are of crystals twined with silver, gildened in one corner, netted with jewels, and in their mids pearls, and in the other corner four threads of silver thatched with gold, and a bowl and a mug of silver layered both with gold and woven with gemstones.

4. pipe

Declension

Declension of noun قَصَب (qaṣab)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصَب qaṣab	الْقَصَب al-qaṣab	قَصَب qaṣab
Nominative	قَصَبٌ qaṣabun	الْقَصَبُ al-qaṣabu	قَصَبُ qaṣabu
Accusative	قَصَبًا qaṣaban	الْقَصَبَ al-qaṣaba	قَصَبَ qaṣaba
Genitive	قَصَبٍ qaṣabin	الْقَصَبِ al-qaṣabi	قَصَبِ qaṣabi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصَبَة qaṣaba	الْقَصَبَة al-qaṣaba	قَصَبَة qaṣabat
Nominative	قَصَبَةٌ qaṣabatun	الْقَصَبَةُ al-qaṣabatu	قَصَبَةُ qaṣabatu
Accusative	قَصَبَةً qaṣabatan	الْقَصَبَةَ al-qaṣabata	قَصَبَةَ qaṣabata
Genitive	قَصَبَةٍ qaṣabatin	الْقَصَبَةِ al-qaṣabati	قَصَبَةِ qaṣabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصَبَتَيْن qaṣabatayn	الْقَصَبَتَيْن al-qaṣabatayn	قَصَبَتَيْ qaṣabatay
Nominative	قَصَبَتَانِ qaṣabatāni	الْقَصَبَتَانِ al-qaṣabatāni	قَصَبَتَا qaṣabatā
Accusative	قَصَبَتَيْنِ qaṣabatayni	الْقَصَبَتَيْنِ al-qaṣabatayni	قَصَبَتَيْ qaṣabatay
Genitive	قَصَبَتَيْنِ qaṣabatayni	الْقَصَبَتَيْنِ al-qaṣabatayni	قَصَبَتَيْ qaṣabatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصَبَات qaṣabāt	الْقَصَبَات al-qaṣabāt	قَصَبَات qaṣabāt
Nominative	قَصَبَاتٌ qaṣabātun	الْقَصَبَاتُ al-qaṣabātu	قَصَبَاتُ qaṣabātu
Accusative	قَصَبَاتٍ qaṣabātin	الْقَصَبَاتِ al-qaṣabāti	قَصَبَاتِ qaṣabāti
Genitive	قَصَبَاتٍ qaṣabātin	الْقَصَبَاتِ al-qaṣabāti	قَصَبَاتِ qaṣabāti

Descendants

• → Afar: kasab

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 258
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “قصب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 450
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قصب”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 746
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[4] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 662–685

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ص ب
1 term

قَصَب السكر

Etymology

From Arabic قَصَب (qaṣab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.sˤab/

Noun

قصب • (gaṣab) m (collective, singulative قَصَبة f (gaṣaba))

1. stalk
2. reed, cane (especially sugarcane)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قَصَب (qaṣab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qa.ˈsaβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.sǽb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.sǽb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.sǽb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.sǽb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.sǽb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.sǽb]

Readings
Classical reading?	qasaḇ
Dari reading?	qasab
Iranian reading?	ğasab
Tajik reading?	qasab

Noun

قصب • (qasab)

1. reed; cane

   Synonym: نی (ney)

2. fine linen cloth (traditionally made in Egypt)
   • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎^[5]:

     آنجا قصب رنگین بافند از عمامه‌ها و وقایه‌ها و آنچه زنان پوشند. از این قصب‌های رنگین هیچ جا مثل آن نبافند که در تنیس، و آنچه سپید باشد به دمیاط بافتند، و آنچه در کارخانه سلطانی بافند به کسی نفروشند و ندهند.

     ānjā qasab-i rangēn bāfand az imāma-hā u wiqāya-hā u ānči zanān pōšand. az īn qasab-hā-yi rangēn hēč jā misl-i ān na-bāfand ki dar tinnīs, w-ānči sapēd bāšad ba dumyāt bāftand, w-ānči dar kārxāna-yi sultānī bāfand ba kasē na-furōšand u na-dahand.

     Colored linen cloth is woven there for turbans, head scarves, and the things women wear. Nowhere is the like of this colored linen cloth woven other than in Tinnīs; and the white ones were woven in Damietta. Whatever is woven in the king's workshops are neither sold nor gifted to anyone.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَصْب (qaṣb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qasβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäsb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäsb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäsb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäsb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæsb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäsb]

Readings
Classical reading?	qasb
Dari reading?	qasb
Iranian reading?	ğasb
Tajik reading?	qasb

Noun

قصب • (qasb)

1. Synonym of خرمای زاهدی (xormâ-ye zâhedi, “Zahidi palm date”).