مَقْصَدُ الكَلَامِ

[ means the intended sense of the saying; the meaning thereof: (see مَعْنًى in article عنى:) مَقْصَدٌ being a verbal noun used as in the sense of the pass. particle n. of its verb, i. e. in the sense of ↓ مَقْصُودٌ; like as is generally said of its synonym مَعْنًى, of which مَقْصُودٌ is one of the explanations: hence it has a plural مَقَاصِدُ: in the CK in article غزو it is erroneously written مَقْصِد, which is the n. of place and of time from قَصَدَ.

And in like manner مَقْصَدٌ signifies also A thing aimed at, intended, or purposed; an object of aim or pursuit: see 1: and ↓ مَقْصِدٌ, tropically used, has the same meaning.]