كسد

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Form 1كَسَدَ2 senses

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarكَسَادٌ

Core sense — it was unsaleable, in little demand; the market was dullgenerated

1.1it was, or became, unsaleable, or difficult of sale, and in little demand—كَسَادٌ

Said of a thing, or of a commodity.

The original meaning is: it was, or became, in a bad, corrupt, or unsound state.

maṣdar also كُسُودٌ and كَسُدَ, but the first is the form in common use.

1.2the market was, or became, stagnant, or dull in its trade—كَسَدَتِ السُّوقُ

See form 4.

Show Lane's original text

, (S, L, Msb, K,) aor. كَسُدَ , (L, Msb,) inf. n. كَسَادٌ (S, L, Msb, K) and كُسُودٌ ; (K;) and كَسُدَ ; (L, K;) but the former is the verb in common use; (TA;) It (a thing, S, Msb, a commodity, &c., L) was, or became, unsaleable, or difficult of sale, and in little demand. (L, Msb, K.) The original meaning is It was, or became, in a bad, corrupt, or unsound state. (T, Msb.) كَسَدَتِ السُّوقُ , (aor. كَسُدَ , inf. n. كَسَادٌ , L,) The market was, or became, stagnant, or dull, with respect to traffic. (S, * A, L, Msb, K.) See 4.

Form 4اكسد2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made a market dull; he found his market dullgenerated

4.1

He (God) made a market stagnant, or dull in its trade.

4.1.1

He (a man) found his market to be stagnant, or dull in its trade.

[In most copies of the K we find وَسُوقٌ كَاسِدٌ وَأَكْسَدُ وَأَكْسَدَتْ سُوقُهُمْ instead of وَسُوقٌ كَاسِدٌ وَأَكْسَدُوا كَسَدَتْ سُوقُهُمْ, which is the right reading, as is indicated in the TA.]

Show Lane's original text

He (God) made a market stagnant, or dull with respect to traffic. (A, Msb) He (a man) found his market to be stagnant, or dull, with respect to traffic. (S, IKtt, A, L, K.) [In most copies of the K, we find, وَسُوقٌ كَاسِدٌ وَأَكْسَدُ وَأَكْسَدَتْ سُوقُهُمْ , instead of وَسُوقٌ كَاسِدٌ وَأَكْسَدُوا كَسَدَتْ سُوقُهُمْ , which is the right reading, as is indicated in the TA.]

Derived nouns 2

Nounكَسِيدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — unsaleable, in little demand; of inferior condition, ignoblegenerated

See كَاسِدٌ.

1.1also of inferior condition; ignoble—دُونٌ

So in the saying of the poet Moʿáwiyeh Ibn-Málik, surnamed Moʿowwidh-el-Hukamà:

shāhid

إِذْ كُلُّ حَىٍّ نَابِتٌ بِأَرُومَةٍنَبْتَ العِضَاهِ فَمَاجِدٌ وَكَسِيدٌ

meaning, Since every living man grows from a root, like the growth of the ʿidáh, there is one who is noble and one who is ignoble.

Show Lane's original text

: see كَاسِدٌ . Also, of inferior condition; ignoble: syn. دُونٌ . (S, L, K.) So in the saying of the poet, (S, L,) Mo'áwiyeh Ibn-Málik, surnamed Mo'owwidh-el-Hukamà, (IB, L,) 1 (S, L) meaning, Since every living man grows from a root, like the growth of the 'idáh, there is he who is noble, and he who is ignoble. (IB, L.) إِذْ كُلُّ حَىٍّ نَابِتٌ بِأَرُومَةٍ | نَبْتَ العِضَاهِ فَمَاجِدٌ وَكَسِيدٌ

Nounكَاسِدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — unsaleable, or difficult of sale, and in little demandgenerated

1a thing, or commodity, unsaleable, or difficult of sale, and in little demand—كَسِيدٌ

One says سِلْعَةٌ كَاسِدَةٌ.

1.1a market stagnant, or dull in its trade—سُوقٌ كَاسِدٌ

Without ة or كَاسِدَةٌ, as in the T; that is, ذَاتُ كَسَادٍ.

Show Lane's original text

and كَسِيدٌ A thing, (S, Msb,) or commodity, &c., (L,) unsaleable, or difficult of sale, and in little demand. (L, Msb, K.) You say سِلْعَةٌ كَاسِدَةٌ . (S.) سُوقٌ كَاسِدٌ , (S, L, Msb, K,) without ة , (S, L, Msb,) or كَاسِدَةٌ , as in the T, (Msb) A market stagnant, or dull, with respect to traffic; (L, Msb, K;) i. e., ذَاتُ كَسَادٍ . (TA.)