قصب
Root: قصب
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
قصب qaṣaba i (qaṣb) to out up, carve up (هـ a slaughtered animal) II to curl (هـ the hair); to brocade, embroider with gold and silver thread (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
قصب qaṣab (coll.) cane(s), reed(s); sugar cane; stalks (of cereal grasses); gold and silver thread, gold and silver embroidery; brocade │ قصب الذهب q. ad-dahab gold brocade; قصب السكر q. as-sukkar sugar cane; القصب الهندي (hindī) bamboo; احرز قصب السبق (والغلب) aḥraza qaṣaba s-sabq (wa-l-galb) to come through with flying colors, carry the day, score a great success
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