قطرب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root قطرب primarily relates to restless movement, often associated with a small creature or a state of agitation. It extends to describe foolishness, ignorance, and a lack of rest, sometimes metaphorically applied to human behavior. The root also encompasses various specific entities and conditions.

Derived headwords

القُطْرُبnoun

1.
small creatureclassical
A small creature in the pre-Islamic era, said to be constantly moving and never resting.
2.
restless personclassical
A person who is constantly busy during the day, like the creature, and becomes inert at night.
3.
ignorant personclassical
An ignorant person who displays their ignorance openly.
4.
foolish personclassical
A foolish or senseless individual.
5.
male ghoulclassical
The male of the ghoul, a supernatural creature.
6.
small dogclassical
A young or small dog.
7.
skilled thiefclassical
A thief who is particularly adept and cunning in their thievery.
8.
birdclassical
A type of bird.
9.
wolfclassical
A specific type of wolf, described as 'al-am'at'.
10.
cowardclassical
A cowardly person, even if they are intelligent.
11.
epilepticclassical
Someone suffering from epilepsy or seizures, caused by minor or severe fits.

القَطَارِيبnoun

1.
foolsclassical
Plural of 'al-qutrub', referring to foolish or senseless people.
2.
epilepticsclassical
Plural of 'al-qutrub', referring to people suffering from epilepsy.

قُطْرُوبnoun

1.
male ghoulclassical
The male of the ghoul or a she-demon (sa'ali).

قُطْرُوبًاnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
A singular form that might be the singular of 'al-qatarib', referring to a foolish person.

تَقَطَّرَبَverb

1.
to move one's headclassical
To move one's head, often in a restless or agitated manner.
2.
to become like al-qutrubclassical
To become like 'al-qutrub', referring to the restless creature or a foolish person.

قُطْرُبٌname

1.
nicknameclassical
A nickname given to Muhammad ibn al-Mustanir, a grammarian, for his early arrival at his teacher's door.

Parallel reading

دويبة كانت في الجاهلية، يزعمون أنها ليس لها قرار البتة

A small creature that existed in the pre-Islamic era, they claim it had no rest at all.

لا تستريح نهارها سعيا

It does not rest during its day, being busy with movement.

لا أعرفن أحدكم جيفة ليل، قطرب نهار

Let me not find any of you like a carcass at night, a restless mover during the day.

فشبه عبد الله الرجل يسعى نهاره في حوائج دنياه، فإذا أمسى أمسى كالا تعبا، فينام ليلته حتى يصبح كالجيفة لا يتحرك

So Abdullah likened a man who strives during his day for his worldly needs, and when evening comes, he becomes exhausted, sleeping his night until morning like a corpse, unmoving.

والقطرب: الجاهل الذي يظهر بجهله

And 'al-qutrub' is the ignorant person who displays their ignorance.

والقطاريب: السفهاء

And 'al-qatarib' are the foolish ones.

عاد حلوما، إذا طاش القطاريب

He became wise when the foolish ones acted rashly.

وإن كان ذلك، فقد يكون واحده قطروبا

And if that is the case, its singular might be 'qutruban'.

فإن كان ذلك، فقد يكون جمع قطرب، إلا أن الشاعر احتاج فأثبت الياء في الجمع

And if that is the case, it might be a plural of 'qutrub', except that the poet needed it and thus affixed the 'ya' in the plural.

وحكى ثعلب أن القطرب: الخفيف

And Tha'lab narrated that 'al-qutrub' means light or agile.

وقال على إثر ذلك: إنه لقطرب ليل

And he said thereafter: 'He is a creature of the night (restless at night)'.

فلقب قطربا لذلك

So he was nicknamed 'Qutrub' for that reason.

وتقطرب الرجل: حرك رأسه

And 'taqattaraba' the man: he moved his head.

إذا ذاقها ذو الحلم منهم تقطربا

When the intelligent among them tasted it, they moved their heads.

وقيل تقطرب، هاهنا: صار كالقطرب الذي هو أحد ما تقدم ذكره

And it was said 'taqattaraba' here means: he became like 'al-qutrub', which is one of what was previously mentioned.

والقطرب: ذكر الغيلان

And 'al-qutrub' is the male of the ghouls.

والقطرب: الصغير من الكلاب

And 'al-qutrub' is the small one of the dogs.

والقطرب: اللص الفاره في اللصوصية

And 'al-qutrub' is the thief skilled in thievery.

والقطرب: الذئب الأمعط

And 'al-qutrub' is the 'al-am'at' wolf.

والقطرب: الجبان، وإن كان عاقلا

And 'al-qutrub' is the coward, even if he is intelligent.

والقطرب: المصروع من لمم أو مرار

And 'al-qutrub' is the epileptic from minor or severe fits.