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1 قَسَّهُ ذ , aor. قَسُ3َ , (M,) inf. n. قَسٌّ (S, M, A, K) and قُسٌّ and قِسٌّ (A, K) and قَسَسٌ, (M, [in which this and the first only are mentioned, accord. to a copy of a portion in my possession,]) He sought after, or pursued, it: and he did so repeatedly, or by degrees, and leisurely, or repeatedly and by degrees and leisurely: (S, M, A, K:) as also ↓ تقسّسهُ . (A, * K.) [See also قَصَّهُ, which, accord. to the TA, is a dial. form of قَسَّهُ.] You say, الأَخْبَارَتقسّس [He sought after, or sought after repeatedly, &c., news, or tidings]. (A.) ― -b2- [Hence, app.,] قَسٌّ signifies Calumniation; or malicious and mischievous misrepresentation; (S, M, K;) as also قُسٌّ and قِسٌّ; (K;) and the spreading, or publishing, of discourse, and speaking evil of men behind their backs, or in their absence: (TA:) [probably inf. ns., of which the verb is قَسَّ; perhaps a trans. verb; for] قَسَّهُمْ signifies He hurt them, or annoyed them, by foul speech; (K;) as though he sought, or sought repeatedly, or by degrees and leisurely, or repeatedly and by degrees and leisurely, after that which would hurt them, or annoy them. (TA.) ― -b3- [Hence also,] قَسَّ مَا عَلَى العَظْمِ, (A, K,) مِنَ اللَّحْمِ, (A,) aor. قَسُ3َ , inf. n. قَسٌّ; (TA;) and ↓ قَسْقَسَهُ ; (K;) or قَسْقَسَ العَظْمَ; of the dial. of El-Yemen; (M;) He sought, or sought repeatedly, or by degrees and leisurely, or repeatedly and by degrees and leisurely, after the meat that was upon the bone, so as not to leave any of it: (A:) or he ate the flesh that was upon the bone, and extracted its marrow: (M, K:) and مَا عَلَى المَائِدَةِقَسْقَسَ he ate what was upon the table. (M.) -A2- قَسَّ, [of which the sec. pers. is app. قَسُسْتَ, and the aor. قَسُ3َ ,] (TK,) inf. n. ↓ قُسُوسَةٌ and ↓ قِسِيسَةٌ , accord. to all the copies of the K, [so says SM, in the TA, but in the CK ↓ قُسُّوسَة and ↓ قِسِّيسَة , and in a MS copy of the K I find the latter written ↓ قَسِيسَة ,] but correctly ↓ قِسِّيسَّةٌ , as written by Lth, (TA,) He became a قَسّ [or قِسِّيس]: (K, * TK:) or ↓ قَسُوسَةٌ and ↓ قِسِيسَّةٌ [so in a copy of the M, but in a copy of the A ↓ قُسُوسِيَّةٌ and ↓ قِسِّيسِيَّةٌ , which I hold to be the correct forms of these two words, the former from the pl. of قَسٌّ and the latter from قِسِّيسٌ,] are simple substs., (M,) and you say, [using them as such,] لَهُ القُسُوسِيَّةُ and القِسِّيسَّةُ To him belongs the rank, or office, of قَسّ or قِسِّيس. (A.)

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