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قثد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of melon or cucumber, specifically a round variety. It also extends to the act of cutting or dividing, metaphorically related to the preparation of this produce.

Derived headwords

القَثْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Cucumberboth

    A type of melon or cucumber, specifically a round variety.

  2. 2.
    Plant resembling cucumberclassical

    A plant that resembles the cucumber (قثاء).

قَثَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A single cucumberboth

    The singular unit of the قثد, referring to a single cucumber.

القَثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Melons/cucumbersboth

    A general term for melons or cucumbers, often used in the plural.

يقتثدverb
  1. 1.
    to be cutclassical

    The passive form of the verb, meaning to be cut or divided.

يُقَتِّثِدُverb
  1. 1.
    to cutclassical

    The active form of the verb, meaning to cut or divide, often used in the context of preparing food.

يفتندverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To perish or become worn out, linked to old age (الفند).

Parallel reading

القثد: الخيار وهو ضرب من القثاء، واحدته قثدة، وقيل: هو نبت يشبه القثاء.
Al-qathd: the cucumber, which is a type of melon/cucumber; its singular is qathdah, and it is said to be a plant resembling the melon/cucumber.
القثد خيار باذرنق
Al-qathd is a type of cucumber called badharanaq.
هو القثاء المدور
It is the round melon/cucumber.
تدعى خثيم بن عمرو في طوائفها، ... في كل وجه رعيل ثم يقتثد
They are called Khuthaym bin Amr among their groups, ... in every direction a troop, then it is cut.
أي يقطع كما يقطع القثد وهو الخيار
Meaning it is cut as the qathd is cut, which is the cucumber.
ويروى يفتند أي يفنى من الفند وهو الهرم.
And it is narrated as yaftand, meaning it perishes from al-fann, which is old age.
أنه كان يأكل القثاء أو القثد بالمجاج
That he used to eat melons/cucumbers or qathd with honey.
القثد، بفتحتين: نبت يشبه القثاء
Al-qathd, with two fathas: a plant resembling the melon/cucumber.
والمجاج: العسل
And al-mijaj: the honey.