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قطج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of drawing water, specifically using a rope or bucket mechanism. It also describes the process of tightly twisting or braiding something, possibly related to ropes or cords.

Derived headwords

قَطَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterclassical

    To draw water from a well, likely using a specific tool or method.

قَطَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    rope for drawing waterclassical

    A rope or cord used for drawing water from a well, possibly a bucket rope.

  2. 2.
    ship's ropeclassical

    A rope or cord used on a ship, possibly for rigging or other purposes.

قَطَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    tight twistingclassical

    The act of tightly twisting or braiding something, such as a rope or cord.

Parallel reading

القطج إحكام فتل القطاج
Al-qataj is the tight twisting of the qataj.
وهو قلس السفينة
And it is the ship's qalas (rope).
ويقال: قطج إذا استقى من البئر بالقطاج
And it is said: qataja if one draws water from the well with the qataj.