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Form 1قَصَدَهُ13 senses · 5 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarقَصْدٌ قَصَادَةٌ

Core sense — he went towards him, he aimed at him; he kept a middle course; he broke itgenerated

1.1he went towards him, or it; he directed his course to him; he aimed at him; he intended it—قَصَدَلَهُ

Also إلَيْهِ and نَحْوَهُ, mentioned in the article on سمت and elsewhere.

from which some of the professors of practical law form the plural قُصُودٌ. مَقْصَدٌ is also a maṣdar.

Originally and properly either in a direct course — a sense in which it is sometimes specially used — or indirectly.

He made for him, he made him his object; he sought him, tried to reach or obtain him; he desired or wished for it; he purposed or meant it.

Synonyms: تَوَجَّهَ وَنَهَدَ وَنَهَضَ نَحْوَهُ, نَحَاهُ, أَتَاهُ, طَلَبَهُ بِعَيْنِهِ, أَمَّهُ, اِعْتَمَدَهُ, اِعْتَزَمَهُ.

1.1.1

قَصَدْتُ قَصْدَهُ: see قَصْدَهُ below.

1.1.2[I brought such a thing to him]—قَصَدْتُهُ بِكَذَا

قَصَدْتُهُ لَهُ بِهِ is used in the same way.

Literally: I directed myself to him with such a thing. See an example in the first paragraph of the article on بى.

my going, or turning, is towards you—إِلَيْكَ قَصْدِى

Also مَقْصَدِى, the latter with fetḥ to the ص.

1.1.3figurative · مجازhe pursued a right, or direct, course in the affair—قَصَدَ فِى الأَمْرِ

maṣdar قَصْدٌ and اقتصد فِيهِ.

Or he followed the middle and most just way in the affair, and did not go beyond the due bounds. Or he acted moderately, in a way between prodigality and stinginess. Or he acted in a way contrary to extravagance. Or he kept within the due bounds and was content with a middle course.

In the same way فى النَّفَقَةِ is said of expense, and فِى مَعِيشَتِهِ of a man's means of subsistence.

See also Form 8.

1.1.4he (a man) walked at an equable, or moderate, pace—قَصَدَ فِى مَشْيِهِ

Synonym مَشَى مُسْتُوِيًا.

go at a moderate pace in your walking—وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ

In the Qur’ān 31:18; neither slowly nor quickly. (Beyḍ)

Qur’ān 31:19 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xxxi. 18”
Qur’ān 31:19 Lane quotes this verse
وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ

"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.5deal gently with yourself; moderate yourself; restrain yourself—اِقْصِدْ بِذَرْعِكَ

Same as اِرْبَعْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ.

1.1.6keep to the middle way—القَصْدَ القَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا

Keep to the middle way in affairs, in sayings and in actions; then you will attain [what you should desire].

القصد is in the accusative case as a maṣdar of corroboration, and it is repeated also for corroboration.

1.1.7figurative · مجازit (a road, or way) was direct, or right; it had a direct tendency—قَصَدَ

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upon God it rests to show the direct, or right, way—عَلَى ٱللّٰهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ

Qur’ān 16:9. (M, Beyḍ) Or: the right direction of the way that leads to the truth, and to invite to it by clear proofs (Beyḍ); or upon God it rests to make the way direct, in mercy and favour; or upon God depends a man's directing his course to the right way. (Beyḍ)

Qur’ān 16:9 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xvi. 9”
Qur’ān 16:9 Lane quotes this verse
وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرٌ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.8figurative · مجازhe acted with justice, or equity—قَصَدَ

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Abu-l-Laḥḥám Eth-Thaʿlebee says:

shāhid
عَلَى الحَكَمِ المَأْتِىِّ يَوْمًا إِذَا قَضَىقَضِيَّتَهُ أَن لَّا يَجُورَ وَيَقْصِدُ

— meaning that it is incumbent on the judge who is come to, on any day when he decides a case, not to deviate from what is right, but to act with justice, or equity.

Akh says he means وَيَنْبَغِى أَنْ يَقْصِدَ, but as he makes an ellipsis and puts يقصد syntactically in the place of ينبغى, he makes it marfooʿ, because it stands in the place of what is [virtually] marfooʿ. Fr says he makes it marfooʿ because of the disagreement: since its meaning disagrees with that of the preceding verb, it is made to disagree in desinential syntax as well.

1.2he broke a stick—قَصَدَ

[and قَصِدَ: see Form 7].

He broke in any way; or he broke in halves. Also قصّد, maṣdar تَقْصِيدٌ [or this last means he broke many things, or broke a thing in many pieces: see Form 7].

1.3he was given a little—قُصِدَ لَهُ

Mentioned in the article on قصد.

1.4he (a camel) became fat—قَصُدَ

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1.5

See also Form 4.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
31:19
وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ

"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, and قَصَدَلَهُ , and إلَيْهِ , (S, M, A, L, Msb, K,) and نَحْوَهُ , (A in art. سمت , &c.,) aor. قَصِدَ , (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.) قَصَدْتُ قَصْدَهُ : see قَصْدَهُ , below. 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.) قَصَدَ فِى الأَمْرِ , [aor. قَصِدَ ,] (A, Msb,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ ; (S. M, L, Msb, K) and اقتصد فِيهِ ; (M, L, K;) 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. 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.) اِقْصِدْ بِذَرْعِكَ Deal thou gently with thyself; moderate thyself; restrain thyself; i. q. اِرْبَعْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ . (S.) 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.) قَصَدَ , aor. قَصِدَ , (L,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ , (M, L, K,) 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.) قَصَدَ , aor. قَصِدَ , (S, L,) inf. n. قَصْدٌ , (S, L, K,) He acted with justice, or equity. (S, L, K.) Abu-l-Lahhám Eth-Thaalebee says, 1 (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.) عَلَى الحَكَمِ المَأْتِىِّ يَوْمًا إِذَا قَضَى | قَضِيَّتَهُ أَن لَّا يَجُورَ وَيَقْصِدُ قَصَدَ , (S, L,) aor. قَصِدَ , (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.] قُصِدَ لَهُ He was given a little. (S, O, K, art. قصد .) قَصُدَ , aor. قَصُدَ , inf. n. قَصَادَةٌ , He (a camel, TA) became fat. (K.) See also 4.
Form 2قَصَّدَ2 senses

Core sense — he broke a thing in many piecesgenerated

2.1

See Form 1.

2.2

And see Form 4.

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see 1 last sentence but one. And see 4.
Form 4أَقْصَدَنِى إِلَيْهِ الأَمُرْ4 senses · 2 main
maṣdarإِقْصَادٌ إِقْتِصَادٌ قَصْدٌ

Core sense — it caused me to aim at him; it killed on the spot; he composed odesgenerated

4.1

The affair made me go towards him, and direct my course to him; made me aim at him, seek him, or try to reach him; made me desire or intend it.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز

Said of an arrow: it hit its mark and killed on the spot.

4.1.2destiny killed him on the spot—أَقْصَدَتْهُ المَنِيَّةُ

He pierced a man with a spear, or shot him with an arrow, and did not miss him; he struck or shot a thing so that it died on the spot; he killed on the spot. Said of a serpent: it killed a person on the spot, or bit him so as to kill him.

4.2he composed poems of the kind termed قَصِيد—اقصد

. A verb like أَرْمَلَ, أَهْزَجَ and أَرْجَزَ. (Ibn-Buzurj)

Also اقتصد, according to the K, but the first is the correct form [or the second is probably correct, being like إِرْتَجَزَ as well as the first, whose ism fāʿil occurs in a verse].

he kept on composing, and prolonged, poems of the kind termed قَصَائِد—قَصَدَ

Maṣdar قَصْدٌ or قَصَّدَ. See مُقْصدٌ.

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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.) It (an arrow) hit its object, and killed on the spot. (S, K.) 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.) 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 قَصَائِد . (L, K.) See مُقْصدٌ .
Form 5تقصّد2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it died; and see the senses of breakinggenerated

5.1

Said of a dog and the like: it died.

5.1.1

And see Form 7, in three places.

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He (a dog &c.) died. (S.) And see 7, in three places.
Form 7انقصد2 senses
maṣdarقَصَدٌ

Core sense — it broke, or became broken; it (marrow) came out of its placegenerated

7.1the spear broke, or broke in halves—انقصد الرُّمْحُ

Also تقصّد and قَصِدَ, but this form of the verb is seldom used.

the spears broke in many pieces—تقصّدتِ الرِّمَاحُ

on this sense It broke, or became broken, in any way; or it broke in halves. But these verbs are used differently.

7.2it (marrow) became detached, or came out, from its place—انقصد

Also تقصّد.

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and تقصّد ; (L, K;) and قَصِدَ , aor. قَصَدَ , 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 تقصّدتِ الرِّمَاحُ the spears broke in many pieces. (S, A, L.) انقصد and تقصّد It (marrow) became detached, or came forth, from its place. (TA.)
Form 8اقتصد3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he aimed at what was right and just; he kept a middle coursegenerated

8.1

See Form 1.

8.1.1

He aimed at what was right and just. (A, article صيد; see Form 1 in that article.)

8.2

And see Form 4.

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: see 1. He aimed at that which was right and just. (A, art. صيد . See 1 in that art.) And see 4.

Derived nouns 19

Nounقَصْدٌ7 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a going towards, an aim, an intention; a right course; moderationgenerated

1

Maṣdar of Form 1.

1.1

Used as a noun: a person's going towards something, self-direction, aim, or course.

1.2

Hence: an object of aim, of endeavour or pursuit, of desire or wish, or of intention; one's intention, intent, or meaning; also مَقْصُودٌ. See مَقْصِدٌ.

1.3he is following a right way, or course—هُوَ عَاَى قَصْدٍ

A thing that is right, in what is said and in what is done; synonyms سَدَادٌ and صَوَابٌ. (S, under تَسْدِيدٌ, and elsewhere.)

See also قَاصِدٌ.

1.4

Conforming to the just mean. See also مُقَصَّدٌ.

2

A little that is given.

3

See also قَصِيدٌ.

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, [inf. n. of 1, q. v. Used as a subst., The tending, self-direction, aim, or course of a person 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 ] 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 . Conforming, or conformable, to the just mean. (M in art. ام .) See also مُقَصَّدٌ . A little that is given. (S, O, K, art. قصد .) See also قَصِيدٌ .
Nounقَصْدَهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — in the direction of him, towards him; in front of himgenerated

1I directed my course towards him, or it—قَصَدْتُ قَصْدَهُ

In the direction of, or towards, him, or it.

[Like صَمَدْتُ صَمْدَهُ and حَرَدْتُ حَرْدَهُ and شَدَا شَدْوَهُ.]

It also means: [I purposed his purpose, or] I followed his way, or course, doing [and thinking] as he did.

[he went towards the valley]—أَخَذَ قَصْدَ الوَادِى

Also قَصِيدَهُ.

1.1he is before you, in front of your face—هُوَ قَصْدَكَ

Also قَصْدُكَ.

It is more commonly used as a noun.

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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.) هُوَ قَصْدَكَ , and قَصْدُكَ , He is before thee, before thy face. It is more commonly used as a subst. (M, L.)
Nounرُمْحٌ قَصِدٌ1 sense

Core sense — a spear broken, or broken in halves, or in many piecesgenerated

1

A broken spear; or one broken in halves; or broken in many pieces.

Also قَصِيدٌ and أَقْصَادٌ, the latter being one of the words with a plural form used as a singular adjective.

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, 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.)
Nounقِصْدَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a fragment, a piece of something broken; a piece of a bonegenerated

1[the spears are broken into fragments]—القَنَا قِصَدٌ

A fragment; a piece of a thing that is broken; and any piece of a thing. Plural قِصَدٌ.

1.1a piece of a bone—قِصْدَةٌ مِنْ عَظْمٍ

That is, a third or a quarter of the thigh, or arm, or skin, or shoulder; less than the half; as much as a third or a quarter.

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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.) 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.)
Nounقَصُودٌ1 sense

Core sense — a camel having compact marrowgenerated

1

A camel having compact marrow. See also قَصِيدٌ.

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A camel having compact marrow. (ISh, L.) See also قَصِيدٌ .
Nounقَصِيدٌ10 senses · 5 main

Core sense — aimed at, intended; thick and fat marrow; a poem, or odegenerated

1

Aimed at, sought, desired, or intended; also مَقْصُودٌ.

2

Fat marrow; or thick and fat marrow that breaks in pieces because of its fatness. A piece of it is called قَصِيدَةٌ.

Or this word and قَصُودٌ mean marrow inferior to what is fat but better than what is lean; and قَصِيدَةٌ means a piece of marrow that has come out of the bone.

2.1

And, or ذُو قَصِيدٍ: a bone containing marrow.

2.2

Dry, or tough, meat; also قَصْدٌ; and, as some say, fat meat.

2.3

A fat she-camel, plump and corpulent, with marrow in her bones; also قَصِيدَةٌ.

2.4

A fat camel's hump.

3

A staff; also قَصِيدَة, or that form has not been heard. Plural قَصَائِدُ.

4

Poetry, or a poem, trimmed, or free from faults, well made, and composed with forethought; also قَصِيدَةٌ [but this last is used as a noun].

4.1a poem, or ode, of which the verses are complete—قَصِيدٌ

A generic noun, applied properly to poetry and, by extension, to a single poem, for قَصِيدَةٌ. Or it is the plural of قَصِيدَةٌ, as سَفِينٌ is of سَفِينَةٌ; and so is قَصَائِدُ. [But properly قَصِيدٌ is a collective generic noun, قَصِيدَةٌ is its ism waḥda, and قَصَائِدُ is the plural of the latter.]

Poetry, or a poem [or an ode, for it was always meant to be chanted or sung], of which the bipartition of the verses is complete; [that is, of which the hemistichs are complete, not curtailed; see الرَّمَلُ]. It consists of three verses or more; or of sixteen or more.

It is usual to call what consists of three verses, or ten, or fifteen, قِطْعَةٌ, and what consists of more than fifteen the Arabs call قصيدة.

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 its first species, the most complete that is in use — and الوَافِر that is complete, by which he likewise means its first species, and الرَّجَز that is complete, and الخَفِيف that is complete, and any poem that is sung by persons riding; but, he adds, we have not heard them sing what is of the metre called الخفيف.

Such poetry is so called because it is composed with purpose and consideration, and with earnest effort to make it excellent, from قَصْدٌ in the sense of أَمٌّ; or because it is composed with care and trimmed with excellent expressions and choice meanings, from قَصِيدٌ, meaning “thick and fat marrow,” since the Arabs figuratively apply to chaste, eloquent, or excellent language the adjective سَمِين, or “fat”; or because of its completeness and the soundness of its measure.

For the meanings of بَيْتُ القَصِيدَةِ see بَيْتٌ, last sentence.

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See also قَصِدٌ.

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and مَقْصُودٌ Aimed at, sought, desired, intended, or purposed. (L.) 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.) And (L, K), or ذُو قَصِيدٍ , (L,) A bone containing marrow. (L, K.) Dry, or tough, ( يَاسِس ,) fleshmeat; (Lth, S, L, K;) as also قَصْدٌ ; and, as some say, fat fleshmeat. (L.) A fat she-camel, (L, K,) plump and corpulent, (L,) and having marrow in her bones; as also قَصِيدَةٌ . (L, K.) A fat camel's hump. (K.) A staff; (L, K;) as also قَصِيدَة ; (K;) or the latter has not been heard: (TA:) pl. قَصَائِدُ . (L.) 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.] 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 قَصَائِدُ ; (L;) [but properly, قَصِيدٌ is a coll. gen. n., and قَصِيدَةٌ is its n. un., and قَصَائِدُ 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. See also قَصِدٌ .
Nounقَصِيدَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an ode, a poem of complete versesgenerated

1

See قَصِيدٌ throughout.

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Nounطريق قَاصِدٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a direct, or right, road; rightly directed; near, or easygenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A direct, or right, road or way; a road with a direct tendency; an even and direct road; an even road. Also قَاصِدَةٌ and قَصْدٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازan arrow rightly directed towards the animal shot at—سَهْمٌ قَاصِدٌ

Plural سِهَامٌ قَوَاصِدُ.

1.2near—قَاصِدٌ
1.3an easy, short journey—سَفَرٌ قَاصِدٌ

[A moderately easy and short journey:] a journey neither difficult nor extremely far. (Ibn-ʿArafeh)

1.4figurative · مجازbetween us and the water is an easy night's journey, without fatigue or slowness—بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ المَآءِ لَيْلَةٌ قَاصِدَةٌ

Plural لَيَالٍ قَوَاصِدُ.

1.5water whose herbage, or pasture, is near—مَآءٌ قَاصِدٌ
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, (M, L,) and قَاصِدَةٌ , (A,) and قَصْدٌ , (A, Msb,) A direct, or right road, or way; a road, or way, having a direct, or right, tendency: (A, L:) an even, and a direct, or right, road, or way: (M, L:) an even road, or way. (Msb.) سَهْمٌ قَاصِدٌ An arrow rightly directed towards the animal at which it is shot: pl. سِهَامٌ قَوَاصِدُ . (A.) قَاصِدٌ Near. (S, K.) سَفَرٌ قَاصِدٌ An easy, short journey: (TA:) [a moderately easy and short journey:] a journey not difficult, nor extremely far. (Ibn-'Arafeh.) بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ المَآءِ لَيْلَةٌ قَاصِدَةٌ Between us and the water is an easy night's journey (S, K) without fatigue or tardiness: (S:) pl. لَيَالٍ قَوَاصِدُ . (TA.) مَآءٌ قَاصِدٌ Water of which the herbage, or pasture, is near. (IAar, TA, voce مُطْلِبٌ .)
Nounأَقصَدُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — more, or most, direct; most right and justgenerated

1

[A more, or most, direct road.] Mentioned under أَرْشَدُ.

1.1figurative · مجازkeep to what is most right and most just—عَلَيْكَ بِمَا هُوَ أَقْصَدُ وَأَقْسَطُ
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[A more, or most, direct road]. (S, voce أَرْشَدُ .) عَلَيْكَ بِمَا هُوَ أَقْصَدُ وَأَقْسَطُ Keep thou to that which is most right and most just. (A.)
Nounأَقْصَادٌ1 sense

Core sense — fragments, pieces of something brokengenerated

1

See قَصِدٌ.

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Nounمَقْصَدُ الكَلَامِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the intended sense of a saying, its meaninggenerated

1

It means the intended sense of the saying, its meaning.

مَقْصَدٌ is a maṣdar used in the sense of the ism mafʿūl of its verb, that is, in the sense of مَقْصُودٌ, as is generally said of its synonym مَعْنًى, of which مَقْصُودٌ is one of the explanations; so it has a plural, مَقَاصِدُ.

In the CK, in the article on غزو, it is wrongly written مَقْصِد, which is the noun of place and of time from قَصَدَ.

1.1

In the same way مَقْصَدٌ also means a thing aimed at, intended, or purposed; an object of aim or pursuit: see Form 1. And مَقْصِدٌ, used figuratively, has the same meaning.

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[ means the intended sense of the saying; the meaning thereof: (see مَعْنًى in art. عنى :) مَقْصَدٌ being an inf. n. 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 . 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.]
Nounمَقْصِدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place to which one goes, a destinationgenerated

1he has a specified place to which he goes—لَهُ مَقْصِدٌ مَعَيَّنٌ

With kesr to the ص: a place to which, or towards which, one goes, or directs his course; at which one aims; which one seeks, pursues, tries to reach, or desires. Plural مَقَاصِدُ.

your door, or gate, is the place I make for—بَابُكَ مَقْصِدِى
1.1[the right places to which roads tend]—مَقَاصِدُ الطَّرُقِ

Same as مَرَاشِدُهَا. See also مَقْصَدٌ.

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, with kesr to the ص , A place to, or towards, which one tends, repairs, or betakes himself; to which one directs his course; at which one aims; which one seeks, pursues, endeavours to reach, desires, or wishes for; [pl. مَقَاصِدُ .] Ex. لَهُ مَقْصِدٌ مَعَيَّنٌ He has a specified place to which, or towards which, he tends, or repairs, &c. (Msb.) بَابُكَ مَقْصِدِى Thy door, or gate, is the place to which, or towards which, I tend, or repair, &c. (A.) مَقَاصِدُ الطَّرُقِ [The right places to which roads tend]; i. q. مَرَاشِدُهَا . (S, L, K, art. رشد .) See also مَقْصَدٌ .
Nounمُقْصَدٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who falls sick and quickly diesgenerated

1

One who falls sick and quickly dies.

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One who falls sick and quickly dies. (K.)
Nounمُقْصِدٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who composes odes, and prolongs composing themgenerated

1

[One who composes poems of the kind termed قَصَائِد: see Form 4.] Also, and مُقَصِّدٌ: one who keeps on composing, and prolongs, poems of the kind termed قصائد.

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[One who composes poems of the kind termed قَصَائِد : see 4: also,] and مُقَصِّدٌ , one who continues uninterruptedly, and prolongs, the composition of poems of the kind termed قصائد . (M, L.)
Nounمَقْصَدَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — something people make for; a woman who pleases all who see hergenerated

1

[Literally, a thing that makes people go to it, seek it, strive after it, or desire it.]

1.1

A woman great, and perfect or complete, who pleases everyone who sees her.

1.2

Also (or, as some write it, مُقَصَّدَةٌ) a woman inclining to shortness.

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[lit., A thing that causes people to repair to, or seek, or endeavour after, or desire, it]. A woman great, and perfect, or complete, who pleases every one (K) that beholds her. (TA.) Also, (or, as some write it, مُقَصَّدَةٌ , TA,) A woman inclining to shortness. (K.)
Nounمَقْصُودٌ1 sense

Core sense — aimed at, sought, intendedgenerated

1

See قَصْدٌ, قَصِيدٌ and مَقْصَدٌ.

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: see قَصْدٌ , قَصِيدٌ , and مَقْصَدٌ .
Nounمُقَصَّدٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man neither fat nor thin, of middle staturegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A man neither corpulent nor thin; also مُقْتَصِدٌ and قَصْدٌ. Or a man of moderate, middle stature, neither tall nor short, nor corpulent; also قَصْدٌ. Or a man, and the like, neither corpulent nor short. See مَقْصَدَةٌ.

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A man neither corpulent nor thin; as also مُقْتَصِدٌ and قَصْدٌ : (L, K:) or a man of moderate, or middle, stature; (ISh, L;) neither tall nor short, nor corpulent; (IAth, L;) as also قَصْدٌ : (ISh:) or a man &c. neither corpulent nor short. (Lth, L.) See مَقْصَدَةٌ .
Nounمُقَصِّدٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who keeps on composing odesgenerated

1

See مُقْصِدٌ.

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Nounفُلَانٌ مُقْتَصِدٌ فِى النَّفَقَةِ1 sense

Core sense — one who is moderate in expensegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Such a one acts in a moderate manner in expense, between prodigality and stinginess. See Form 1. And see مُقَصَّدٌ.

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Such a one acts in a moderate manner, in a manner between that of prodigality and that of parsimoniousness, in expense. (S, L.) See 1. And see مُقَصَّدٌ .