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قرض

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

قَرَّاضَةٌ ذ A certain creeping insect (دُوَيْبَّة) that eats wool. (TA.) ― -b2- [And hence, app.,] (assumed tropical:) A man who defames others, or speaks evil of them, behind their backs, or otherwise; syn. مُغْتَابٌ لِلنَّاسِ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

قَرَّاضَةٌ
  1. 1.
مُغْتَابٌ لِلنَّاسِ