قعضب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of intensity, severity, and robustness. It describes something or someone as strong, fierce, and capable of decisive action, often implying a forceful or complete removal.

Derived headwords

القَعْضَبnoun

1.
strong, fierce, boldboth
Describing someone or something as large, strong, fierce, and bold.

قَعْضَبِيّadjective

1.
intense, severeclassical
Used to describe something as intense or severe, particularly in the context of a period of time or a journey.

قَعْطَبِيّadjective

1.
intense, severeclassical
An alternative spelling for 'قعضبي', also meaning intense or severe.

مَقْعَطadjective

1.
intense, severeclassical
Meaning intense or severe, often used in relation to a journey or a difficult period.

القَعْضَبَةnoun

1.
extirpation, uprootingclassical
The act of completely removing or extirpating something.
2.
severity, hardshipclassical
Referring to severity or hardship.

قَعْضَبَverb

1.
to extirpate, uprootclassical
To extirpate, uproot, or completely remove something.

قَعْضَبname

1.
Qadhab (man's name)classical
A proper name of a man from the pre-Islamic era who was known for crafting arrowheads.

Parallel reading

القعضب: الضخم الشديد الجريء.

Al-Qadhab: The large, strong, and bold one.

وخمس قعضبي: شديد، عن ابن الأعرابي

And a severe five (days/years): meaning intense, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

حتى إذا ما مر خمس قعضبي

Until when five intense (days/years) had passed.

ورواه يعقوب: قعطبي، بالطاء، وهو الصحيح.

And Ya'qub narrated it as 'qaṭabī', with a ṭā', and this is the correct reading.

وكذلك قرب مقعط.

And similarly, a severe journey.

والقعضبة: استئصال الشيء؛

And al-Qaḍbah: the extirpation of a thing;

تقول: قعضبه أي استأصله.

You say: 'qaḍabahu' meaning 'ista'ṣalahu' (he extirpated it).

والقعضبة: الشدة.

And al-Qaḍbah: severity.

وقرب قعضبي، وقعطبي، ومقعط: شديد.

And a severe journey, and a severe journey, and a severe journey: meaning intense.

وقعندب: اسم رجل كان يعمل الأسنة في الجاهلية، إليه تنسب أسنة قعندب.

And Qadhab: the name of a man who used to make arrowheads in the pre-Islamic era; the arrowheads of Qadhab are attributed to him.