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قبض

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

قَبْضٌ ذ The act of taking, taking with the hand; [ grasping; clutching; seizing; ] taking possession of; or receiving. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- And [hence], Possession; (S, TA;) as also ↓ قَبْضَةٌ: (S, M, Mgh, Msb, TA:) or the latter is a n. un. [signifying an act of taking, or taking with the hand; a grasp; a seizure; &c.]. (TA.) You say, صَارَ الشَّىْءُ فِى قَبْضِكَ, and ↓ قَبْضَتِكَ, The thing became in thy possession. (S, M. *) And هٰذِهِ الدَّارُ فِى قَبْضِى, (TA,) and ↓ قَبْضَتِى, (M, TA,) This house is in my possession; (M, TA;) like as you say, فِى يَدَى. (TA.)

Derived headwords

قَبْضٌ
  1. 1.
صَارَ الشَّىْءُ فِى
هٰذِهِ الدَّارُ فِى قَبْضِى
فِى يَدَى