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title: "قَصَّ (qaṣṣa) meaning in Arabic: to narrate; to cut"
description: "قَصَّ (qaṣṣa) means “to narrate; to cut”. Root ق·ص·ص, pattern فَعَلَ, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/qassa"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# قَصَّ

*qaṣṣa* · **to narrate; to cut**

قَصَّ (qaṣṣa) is an Arabic verb meaning “to narrate; to cut”. It is built on the root ق·ص·ص in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ق·ص·ص
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: B1

## Forms of قَصَّ

- Present: يَقُصُّ
- Verbal noun: قَصّ

## Words from the root ق·ص·ص

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ق·ص·ص with قَصَّ; each opens its own entry.

- [قِصَّة](https://fasaha.app/w/qissa) — qiṣṣa, story, tale (A1)
- [قَصَص](https://fasaha.app/w/qasas) — qaṣaṣ, stories; narrative (B1)
- [قَاصّ](https://fasaha.app/w/qass) — qāṣṣ, storyteller (B2)
- [مِقَصّ](https://fasaha.app/w/miqass) — miqaṣṣ, scissors (A2)
- [قُصَاصَة](https://fasaha.app/w/qusasa) — quṣāṣa, clipping, snippet (C1)
- [قِصَاص](https://fasaha.app/w/qisas) — qiṣāṣ, retribution, retaliation (C1)

## How to read قَصَّ, letter by letter

2 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat
- ص — صاد (ṣād): an emphatic s, with a full mouth

## Questions about قَصَّ

### What is the root of قَصَّ?

The root of قَصَّ is ق·ص·ص. Words built on the same root include قِصَّة (story, tale), قَصَص (stories; narrative), قَاصّ (storyteller), مِقَصّ (scissors).

### What pattern does قَصَّ follow?

قَصَّ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ق·ص·ص poured into it.

### What level is قَصَّ?

Fasaha first uses قَصَّ at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)