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قثء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the plant 'qiththa', which is identified as a type of melon or cucumber. It also extends to describe places abundant with this plant and the state of being so.

Derived headwords

القِثَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    melon/cucumberboth

    A type of melon or cucumber, known and cultivated.

القَثَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    melon/cucumberboth

    A type of melon or cucumber, known and cultivated.

مَقْثَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place of qiththaclassical

    A place where the plant 'qiththa' (melon/cucumber) grows abundantly.

مَقْثُؤَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place of qiththaclassical

    A place where the plant 'qiththa' (melon/cucumber) grows abundantly.

أَقْثَأَتِ الأَرْضُverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundant with qiththaclassical

    The land became abundant with the plant 'qiththa' (melon/cucumber).

أَقْثَأَ القَوْمُverb
  1. 1.
    to have abundant qiththaclassical

    The people had an abundance of the plant 'qiththa' (melon/cucumber).

قِثَّاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single qiththaboth

    A single unit of the plant 'qiththa' (melon/cucumber).

Parallel reading

القثاء والقثاء، بكسر القاف وضمها، معروف، مدتها همزة.
Al-qiththa' and al-qiththa', with a kasra and a damma on the qaf, is known, its duration is hamza.
وأرض مقثأة ومقثؤة: كثيرة القثاء.
And an land that is maqthā'ah and maqthū'ah: abundant with qiththa'.
والمقثأة والمقثؤة: موضع القثاء.
And al-maqthā'ah and al-maqthū'ah: the place of qiththa'.
وقد أقثأت الأرض إذا كانت كثيرة القثاء.
And the land has become abundant with qiththa' when it is rich in qiththa'.
وأقثأ القوم: كثر عندهم القثاء.
And the people had an abundance of qiththa': qiththa' became plentiful among them.
القثاء: الخيار، الواحدة قثاءة.
Al-qiththa': cucumbers, the singular is qiththa'ah.