Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

Toggle Menu

طست طسق طسوج


طَسْقٌ

طَسْقٌ, incorrectly pronounced by the people of Baghdád طِسْقٌ, (O, Ḳ,) A certain measure of capacity, (Lth, M, O, Ḳ,) well known: (M:) and (Lth, M, O, in the Ḳ “or”) the portion of the [tax called] خَرَاج that is levied on the [quantities of land termed] جُرْبَان, (Lth, M, O, Ḳ,) pl. of جَرِيبٌ: (TA:) an assessed rate (وَظِيفَةٌ) of the land-tax: (Ṣ:) it is like the خَرَاج, having a certain amount: (Az, TA:) or it is like an impost of a certain amount: (O, Ḳ:) not a pure Arabic word: (Az, O:) app. post-classical: (Ḳ:) or (Ḳ) a Pers. word (Ṣ) arabicized: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) from the Pers. تَشَه [or تَشَّهْ] originally signifying “an oil-measure:” (TḲ:) it occurs in a letter of ʼOmar to ʼOthmán. (Ṣ, O, Ḳ.)


Indication of Authorities

Lexicological and Grammatical Terms

Lexicologists and Grammarians Cited