قعد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sitting, staying, and remaining in a place. It extends to concepts of being settled, stationary, or even immobile. Derived meanings include concepts of guarding, specific types of plants, and physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

قَعَدَverb

1.
to sitboth
To rest one's body in a seated position.
2.
to remain, stayboth
To stay in a place or condition, not moving or progressing.

قُعُودnoun

1.
sittingboth
The act or state of sitting.
2.
remainingboth
The state of staying or being settled in a place.

قَعِيدnoun

1.
guard, watcherclassical
One who stays behind to guard or watch over something or someone.
2.
companion, associateboth
One who sits with another, a companion.
3.
one who sitsboth
A person who is sitting.

مَقْعَدnoun

1.
place to sitboth
A place designated for sitting.
2.
arrow-fletcherclassical
A man who fletches arrows, specifically mentioned as a historical figure in Medina.

مَقْعَدَةnoun

1.
basket, containerclassical
A small basket or container made of woven palm leaves.

قَاعِدَةnoun

1.
base, foundationboth
The lowest part or foundation of something.
2.
rule, principleboth
A fundamental principle or established practice.
3.
sitting (female)both
A female who is sitting.

قَعَدَكَ اللهُverb phrase

1.
May God make you remainclassical
A supplication asking God to make someone remain safe or settled, implying preservation.

عَمَّرَكَ اللهُverb phrase

1.
May God give you long lifeclassical
A supplication asking God for a long life.

مُقْعَد الأَنْفadjective phrase

1.
wide and short-nostriledclassical
Describing a person whose nostrils are wide and short.

رَحَى قَاعِدَةnoun phrase

1.
stationary millstoneclassical
A millstone that remains stationary while the other rotates, used for grinding.

القَعْدnoun

1.
excrement, dungclassical
Refers to animal dung or excrement.
2.
a type of plantclassical
A plant mentioned by Al-Nadr, possibly referring to a specific type of vegetation.

المَقْعَدَانnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A tree described as growing like a 'muqarr' (likely another plant) without bitterness, with a central stalk and a hard, red, juniper-like fruit.

قَعِيدَةnoun

1.
woman who sitsboth
A woman who remains seated or stays in one place.

Parallel reading

وقعيدك الله بمنزلة عمرك الله في كونه ينتصب انتصاب المصادر الواقعة موقع الفعل

May God make you remain (qāʿadak Allāh) is like 'May God give you long life' (ʿammaraka Allāh) in that it stands in the position of masdars that take the place of verbs.

فعمرك الله واقع موقع عمرك الله أي سألت الله تعميرك

So 'May God give you long life' (ʿammaraka Allāh) stands in the place of 'I asked God for your long life'.

وكذلك قعدك الله تقديره قعدتك الله أي سألت الله حفظك من قوله: عن اليمين وعن الشمال قعيد أي حفيظ

And likewise, 'May God make you remain' (qāʿadak Allāh) means 'I asked God for your preservation', from the saying: 'from the right and from the left, a guard (qadīd)' meaning a preserver.

والمقعد: رجل كان يريش السهام بالمدينة

And Al-Maqʿad: a man who used to fletch arrows in Medina.

وقال أبو حنيفة: المقعدان شجر ينبت نبات المقر ولا مرارة له يخرج في وسطه قضيب بطول قامة وفي رأسه مثل ثمرة العرعرة صلبة حمراء يترامى به الصبيان ولا يرعاه شيء

And Abū Ḥanīfah said: Al-Maqʿadān are trees that grow like Al-Muqarr, without bitterness, with a stalk in their middle as tall as a person, and at its head a hard, red fruit like a juniper berry, which children throw around and no animal grazes on.

ورجل مقعد الأنف: وهو الذي في منخره سعة وقصر

And a man with a muqʿad al-anf: meaning he whose nostrils have width and shortness.

والمقعدة: الدوخلة من الخوص

And Al-Maqʿadah: a small basket made of palm leaves.

ورحى قاعدة: يطحن الطاحن بها بالرائد بيده

And a qāʿidah millstone: the miller grinds with it using the hand-operated runner.

وقال النضر: القعد العذرة والطوف

And Al-Naḍr said: Al-Qaʿd is dung and a type of plant.