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قَصَد
to intend /ˈqa.sˤa.da/
verbA1#214 most common
Also: to mean, to aim at, to head for, to purpose
Example sentences
ماذا قَصَدْتَ؟
What did you mean?
لَمْ أَقْصِدْ ذَلِكَ.
I didn't mean that.
قَصَدَ الرَّجُلُ السُّوقَ صَباحاً.
The man headed for the market in the morning.
ماذا تَقْصِدُ بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ؟
What do you mean by this word?
قَصَدْنا مِنْ هَذا الْمَشْروعِ مُساعَدَةَ الْفُقَراءِ.
By this project we intended to help the poor.
لَمْ يَقْصِدِ الْكاتِبُ الإِساءَةَ، بَلْ أَرادَ نَقْداً بَنّاءً.
The writer did not intend offense; rather he meant constructive criticism.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَقْصِدُ | قَصَدْتُ | سَأَقْصِدُ |
| 2sg | تَقْصِدُ | قَصَدْتَ | سَتَقْصِدُ |
| 3sg | يَقْصِدُ | قَصَدَ | سَيَقْصِدُ |
| 1pl | نَقْصِدُ | قَصَدْنا | سَنَقْصِدُ |
| 2pl | تَقْصِدونَ | قَصَدْتُمْ | سَتَقْصِدونَ |
| 3pl | يَقْصِدونَ | قَصَدوا | سَيَقْصِدونَ |
Word family
قَصْدintention, purposeمَقْصِدaim, goal, destination
مَقْصودintended, meant, deliberate
اِقْتَصَدَto economize, be moderate
قاصِدone who intends; envoy
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root q-ṣ-d, which joins the ideas of aiming, intending, and heading toward something. The same root gives Arabic its words for purpose (qaṣd), destination (maqṣid), and the formal ode (qaṣīda). The shared thread is directing oneself toward a chosen goal.
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