قَصَّه، قِصَّه
ḳáṣṣaʰ / ḳíṣṣaʰ (pl. ḳíṣaṣ)
basic morphological information

n. (f.)

story; trick
история, рассказ; уловка
قصّة
Naumkin et al. 2015b:383; CSOL I 594; CSOL II 518
text examples

a. ˁö́mor ṭáyyeb ṭahέroʰ nóktaʰ deš di-ḥatóˀoʰ ḳíṣṣaʰ deš ṭahέroʰ ‘The storyteller said: “Fine. This is the end of this tale. It’s over.”’ (CSOL II 23:26)

b. érem ˁáľi bótˁiľ mašhúr be-ḳíṣaṣ wa-be-taḥľíľ ‘Ali Botil was famous for his tricks and his cleverness.’ (CSOL I 16:1)

semantic notes

‘Story’: meaning a.

‘Trick’: meaning b.

etymology

Borrowed from Arabic (Wehr 765, Behnstedt 998)