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قدد

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the act of cutting, splitting, or severing, often lengthwise. It extends to concepts of division, separation, and fragmentation, both physically and metaphorically. Derived terms also encompass specific items made by cutting, such as leather straps, dried meat, and even clothing, as well as abstract qualities like distinct groups or methods.

Derived headwords

قَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cut lengthwiseboth

    To cut something deeply and lengthwise, to split it along its length.

  2. 2.
    to cut into piecesboth

    To cut something into pieces, often implying a thorough or complete cutting.

  3. 3.
    to cut leatherboth

    Specifically to cut leather, often for making straps or other items.

  4. 4.
    to cut throughboth

    To penetrate or traverse something by cutting, like a road through a desert.

قَطْعverb
  1. 1.
    to cut acrossboth

    To cut something transversely or across its width, as opposed to lengthwise.

انْقَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To become split or to split open, often lengthwise.

قَدّnoun
  1. 1.
    lengthwise cutboth

    The act of cutting lengthwise; a deep, long cut.

  2. 2.
    cut pieceboth

    A piece that has been cut off from something.

  3. 3.
    leather strapboth

    A strap or thong made by cutting leather, especially untanned leather.

  4. 4.
    shoe soleclassical

    A sole of a shoe, made from cut leather.

  5. 5.
    swordclassical

    A sword, metaphorically described as being cut or shaped.

قَدَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece cut offboth

    A piece or portion cut from something.

  2. 2.
    group or wayboth

    A distinct group, faction, or manner of people, metaphorically derived from individual ways of life.

اِقْتَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut or split something.

  2. 2.
    to discernclassical

    To discern, distinguish, or ponder matters.

قَدَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut or split something.

تَقَدَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to become fragmentedboth

    To become fragmented, separated, or divided into pieces.

قَدِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    dried meatboth

    Meat that has been cut into strips, salted, and dried in the sun; jerky.

  2. 2.
    old garmentclassical

    An old, worn-out garment or piece of clothing.

  3. 3.
    small waterskinclassical

    A small waterskin made from the skin of a young goat.

تَقْدِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    drying meatboth

    The process of preparing dried meat (قدید).

قَدّnoun
  1. 1.
    heightboth

    Stature, height, or physical build of a person.

  2. 2.
    measureboth

    The size, proportion, or measure of something.

أَقْدَادnoun
  1. 1.
    heightsboth

    Plural of قد (height, measure).

قَدُودnoun
  1. 1.
    heightsboth

    Plural of قد (height, measure).

قَدِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    small stripclassical

    A small strip or piece, possibly of dried meat or cloth.

قَدِيدِيُّونnoun
  1. 1.
    camp followersclassical

    Followers of an army, artisans, or laborers, often associated with wearing simple clothing.

مِقَدّnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundboth

    A flat, level plain or area of ground.

  2. 2.
    cutting toolclassical

    A tool used for cutting or shaping.

مِقَدَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting ironclassical

    An iron tool used for cutting or shaping.

قَدَدnoun
  1. 1.
    diseaseclassical

    A disease, particularly a stomach ailment or dropsy.

قَدَّادnoun
  1. 1.
    diseaseclassical

    A stomach ailment or dropsy.

مِقْدَادname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A proper name, notably of a Companion of the Prophet.

قَدِيدname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeboth

    A proper name for a place, a water source in the Hijaz.

  2. 2.
    name of a horseclassical

    A proper name for a horse.

قَدْقَدَاءname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A proper name for a place.

قَيْدُودadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backed camelclassical

    Describing a camel with a long back.

مَقْدِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    type of drinkclassical

    A type of drink, possibly a syrup or infusion, that has been reduced by half.

قَدْparticle
  1. 1.
    indeedboth

    A particle used to affirm or emphasize a past action, indicating certainty or expectation.

  2. 2.
    perhapsclassical

    A particle that can indicate possibility or doubt, especially when used with present tense verbs.

قَدْparticle
  1. 1.
    enoughclassical

    A particle meaning 'enough' or 'sufficient'.

قَدِيverb
  1. 1.
    to be enoughclassical

    To be sufficient or enough.

قَدْنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to be enough for meclassical

    To be sufficient or enough for me.

Parallel reading

القد: القطع المستأصل والشق طولا.
Al-qadd: The complete cutting and splitting lengthwise.
والانقداد: الانشقاق.
And al-inqidad: splitting open.
هو القطع المستطيل، قده يقده قدا.
It is the lengthwise cutting; he cut it, cutting it a cutting.
والقد: قطع الجلد وشق الثوب ونحو ذلك، وضربه بالسيف فقده بنصفين.
And al-qadd: cutting leather and splitting cloth and the like, and striking him with the sword so he cut him in two.
كان إذا اعتلى قد وإذا اعترض قط
He would cut lengthwise when it was tall and cut across when it was wide.
والقد: الشيء المقدود بعينه.
And al-qadd: the thing that has been cut itself.
والقدة: القطعة من الشيء.
And al-quddah: the piece from the thing.
كنا طرائق قددا
We were diverse ways (groups).
قددا متفرقين
Scattered, divided.
والقديد: اللحم المقدد.
And al-qadid: dried meat.
والقد: السير الذي يقد من الجلد.
And al-qadd: the strap that is cut from leather.
والقد: الجلد أيضا تخصف به النعال.
And al-qadd: also the leather with which sandals are mended.
وقد المسافر المفازة وقد الفلاة والليل قدا: خرقهما وقطعهما.
And the traveler cut through the desert, and the wilderness, and the night, cutting them.
والمقد، بالفتح: القاع وهو المكان المستوي.
And al-miqadd, with the fath: the plain, which is the level place.
والقد: القامة.
And al-qadd: the stature.
وغلام حسن القد أي الاعتدال والجسم.
And a boy of good stature, meaning well-proportioned and built.
والقد: جلد السخلة، وقيل: السخلة الماعزة، وقال ابن دريد: هو المسك الصغير
And al-qadd: the skin of a young goat, and it was said: the young goat itself, and Ibn Duraid said: it is the small musk (skin).
ما يجعل قدك إلى أديمك
What makes your small skin (or matter) comparable to your large skin (or hide)?
والقداد: الحبن، ومنه قول عمر، رضي الله عنه، إنا لنعرف الصلاء بالصناب والفلائق والأفلاذ والشهاد بالقداد
And al-qidad: dropsy, and from it is the saying of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him: We recognize the prayer (or fasting) by the sinew and the thin strips and the pieces and the testimony by the dropsy.
ناقة متقددة إذا كانت بين السمن والهزال
A camel that is mutaqaddidah if it is between fatness and leanness.
فقد كان كذا وكذا
Indeed, such and such happened.
قد يكون الذي تقول
It may be what you say.
إذا قيل: مهلا، قال حاجزه: قد
If it is said: 'Hold on,' its restrainer says: 'Enough.'
ما لك عندي إلا هذا فقد
You have nothing from me but this, enough.
قدني من نصر الخبيبين قدي
Enough for me from the victory of the two Khubaibs is enough.