قود

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root ق-و-د primarily relates to the act of leading or guiding, often by pulling or holding something. It encompasses leading animals by a rope, driving them, and by extension, leadership, control, and submission. The root also extends to concepts of length, straightness, and even retribution (retaliation).

Derived headwords

قَادَverb

1.
to lead (animal)both
To lead an animal by holding its reins or halter, typically from the front.
2.
to lead (people)both
To guide or direct people, often in a position of authority.
3.
to drive (animal)both
To make an animal move forward, often by pulling it.

يقود الدابة من أمامها — he leads the animal from its front

قَوَدٌnoun

1.
leading from the frontclassical
The act of leading an animal from its front, as opposed to driving it from behind.
2.
retaliationclassical
Retaliation or retribution, specifically the act of killing a murderer in return for their crime.
3.
horsesclassical
A group of horses.

القود: نقيض السوق — Al-qawd: the opposite of al-suq (driving from behind)

قَادَverb

1.
to drag (animal)classical
To drag an animal behind oneself.

قاد البعير واقتاده: معناه جره خلفه — he led the camel and dragged it: meaning he pulled it behind him

اِقْتَادَverb

1.
to lead (animal)both
To lead an animal, similar to قاد.
2.
to drag (animal)classical
To drag an animal behind oneself.

اقتادوا رواحلهم — they led their riding animals

مَقَادَةٌnoun

1.
leadingclassical
The act of leading or guiding.
2.
submissionclassical
Submission or yielding.

قدت الفرس وغيره أقوده قودا ومقادة وقيدودة — I led the horse and others, I lead it with qawdan, maqadatan, and qaydudatan

قَيْدُودَةٌnoun

1.
leadingclassical
The act of leading or guiding.

قدت الفرس وغيره أقوده قودا ومقادة وقيدودة — I led the horse and others, I lead it with qawdan, maqadatan, and qaydudatan

مَقْوُودٌadjective

1.
ledclassical
An animal that is led.

قاد الدابة قودا، فهي مقودة ومقوودة — he led the animal with qawdan, so it is maqwadah and maqwoodah

مَقُودٌnoun

1.
halterboth
The rope or strap used to lead an animal, attached to the bridle or halter.
2.
lead ropeboth
A rope or strap used for leading an animal.

المقود والقياد: الحبل الذي تقود به — Al-miqwad and al-qiyaad: the rope with which you lead

قَائِدٌnoun

1.
leaderboth
One who leads, a commander or chief.
2.
lead animalclassical
An animal that leads a group.

وهو قائد بين القيادة — and he is a leader among leadership

قِيَادَةٌnoun

1.
leadershipboth
The act or position of leading.
2.
leadingboth
The act of guiding or directing.
3.
submissionclassical
The state of being submissive or yielding.

وهو قائد بين القيادة — and he is a leader among leadership

قَادَةٌnoun

1.
leadersboth
Plural of قائد (leader).

وقريش قادة ذادة أي يقودون الجيوش — and Quraysh are leaders and defenders, meaning they lead armies

قُوَّادٌnoun

1.
leadersboth
Plural of قائد (leader).

وقائد واحد القواد والقادة — and al-qā'id is one of al-quwwād and al-qādah

أَقَادَverb

1.
to give (horses)classical
To give horses to someone to lead.
2.
to become wideclassical
Said of rain, meaning it became abundant or widespread.
3.
to advanceclassical
To move forward or advance.

وأقاده خيلا: أعطاه إياها يقودها — and he gave him horses to lead

قِيَادٌnoun

1.
lead ropeboth
The rope used for leading an animal.
2.
submissionboth
The act of submitting or yielding.
3.
tractabilityboth
Ease of being led or controlled.

والمقود والقياد: الحبل الذي تقود به — Al-miqwad and al-qiyaad: the rope with which you lead

اِنْقَادَverb

1.
to submitboth
To yield, obey, or submit.
2.
to be ledboth
To be easily led or guided.
3.
to become clearclassical
Said of a path or way, meaning it became clear and easy to follow.

والانقياد: الخضوع — And al-inqiyād: submission

اِسْتَقَادَverb

1.
to seek retributionclassical
To seek retaliation or retribution from someone.
2.
to yieldclassical
To submit or yield to someone.

واستقاد لي إذا أعطاك مقادته — and he submitted to me if he gave you his submission

مَقْدَتَهُnoun

1.
submissionclassical
One's submission or yielding.

وأعطاه مقادته: انقاد له — and he gave him his submission: he submitted to him

قَؤُودٌadjective

1.
tractableclassical
Easily led or obedient, said of a horse or camel.

وفرس قؤود: سلس منقاد — and a qā'ūd horse: tractable and obedient

قَوُودٌadjective

1.
tractableclassical
Easily led or obedient, said of a horse or camel.
2.
led (not ridden)classical
Horses that are led by their reins and not ridden, kept for future need.

فرس قوود، بلا همز، الذي ينقاد — a qawūd horse, without hamza, which is obedient

أَقْوَدُadjective

1.
long-neckedclassical
Having a long neck and back, said of camels, people, or animals.
2.
stubbornclassical
Stubborn or unyielding, particularly in the context of not looking around while eating.
3.
long-necked (horse)classical
A horse with a long and large neck.
4.
long mountainclassical
A long mountain.

والأقود: الطويل العنق والظهر من الإبل والناس والدواب — And al-aqwad: the long-necked and long-backed among camels, people, and animals

قَوَدٌnoun

1.
retaliationclassical
Retaliation or the law of retaliation (lex talionis).

وقد استقدته فأقادني — and I sought retribution from him and he retaliated

قَائِدَةٌnoun

1.
leading camelclassical
A female camel that leads the herd and is familiar to the young ones.
2.
lure (for hunting)classical
A female camel used as a lure in hunting.
3.
promontoryclassical
A projection of land, especially a hill or mountain.
4.
ridgeclassical
A long, narrow elevation of land.

والقائدة من الإبل: التي تقدم الإبل وتألفها الأفتاء — And al-qā'idah among camels: the one that leads the camels and is familiar to the young ones

قَائِدُ الْجَبَلِnoun

1.
mountain peakclassical
The highest point or summit of a mountain.

وقائد الجبل: أنفه — And the leader of the mountain: its peak

قِيَادَةٌnoun

1.
sourceclassical
The source or origin of something.

والقيادة مصدر القائد — And al-qiyādah is the source of al-qā'id

قَائِدٌnoun

1.
furrowclassical
The largest furrow in plowing.

والقائد: أعظم فلجان الحرث — And al-qā'id: the largest of the furrows of plowing

قَوَدَاءadjective

1.
longclassical
Long, said of a mountain pass or a tall mountain.

والقوداء: الثنية الطويلة في السماء — And al-qawdā': the long pass in the sky

قَيْدُودٌadjective

1.
longclassical
Long, said of a male animal.

والقيدود: الطويل — And al-qaydūd: the long

قَيْدُودَةٌadjective

1.
longclassical
Long, said of a female animal.

والأنثى قيدودة — and the female is qaydūdah

قَيَادِيدٌnoun

1.
long female camelsclassical
Tall female camels.

والقياديد: طوال من الأتن، الواحد قيدود — And al-qiyādīd: tall among female camels, the singular is qaydūd

تَقَيَّدَverb

1.
to be restrictedclassical
To be restricted or confined, often by a specific type of land.

تقيد أرض حميضة، سميت تقيد لأنها تقيد ما كان بها من الإبل ترتعيها لكثرة حمضها وخلتها — Taqyud land of thorny plants, named Taqyud because it restricts the camels that graze on it due to its abundance of saltwort and sourness.

مُقَادٌadjective

1.
ledclassical
Said of rain, meaning it is led or directed.

وأقاد الغيث؛ فهو مقيد إذا اتسع — And the rain is aqād; it is muqād if it is abundant

مُقَادٌnoun

1.
right sideclassical
The right side, where a foal is often led.

وجعلته مقاد المهر أي على اليمين لأن المهر أكثر ما يقاد على اليمين — and I made it the miqād of the foal, meaning on the right, because the foal is most often led on the right.

مُنْقَادٌadjective

1.
tractableclassical
Easily led or obedient.
2.
straightclassical
Straight or extended, said of sand dunes.

ومن رمل منقاد أي مستطيل — and of sand munqād, meaning extended

قَوَدٌnoun

1.
killingclassical
The act of killing a person in retaliation for another.

والقود: قتل النفس بالنفس، شاذ كالحوكة والخونة — And al-qawd: killing a soul for a soul, anomalous like al-ḥūkah and al-khānah.

Parallel reading

يقود الدابة من أمامها ويسوقها من خلفها

He leads the animal from its front and drives it from its rear.

قدت الفرس وغيره أقوده قودا ومقادة وقيدودة

I led the horse and others; I lead it with qawdan, maqadatan, and qaydudatan.

وقاد البعير واقتاده: معناه جره خلفه

And he led the camel and dragged it: meaning he pulled it behind him.

وفي حديث الصلاة: اقتادوا رواحلهم

And in the Hadith about prayer: 'They led their riding animals'.

قاد الدابة قودا، فهي مقودة ومقوودة

He led the animal with qawdan, so it is maqwadah and maqwoodah.

والقود: الخيل، يقال: مر بنا قود

And al-qawd: horses; it is said: 'Horses passed by us'.

فرس قوود، بلا همز، الذي ينقاد

A qawūd horse, without hamza, which is obedient.

والقود من الخيل التي تقاد بمقاودها ولا تركب

And al-qawd among horses are those led by their reins and not ridden.

وهو قائد بين القيادة

And he is a leader among leadership.

وقائد واحد القواد والقادة

And al-qā'id is one of al-quwwād and al-qādah.

وأقاده خيلا: أعطاه إياها يقودها

And he gave him horses to lead.

والمقود والقياد: الحبل الذي تقود به

And al-miqwad and al-qiyaad: the rope with which you lead.

وفلان سلس القياد وصعبه، وهو على المثل

And so-and-so is easy to lead and difficult, and this is a proverb.

وهي ملوك النحل وقادتها

And they are the kings and leaders of the bees.

فانطلق أبو بكر وعمر يتقاودان حتى أتوهم

So Abu Bakr and Umar set off quickly until they reached them.

وأعطاه مقادته: انقاد له

And he gave him his submission: he submitted to him.

والانقياد: الخضوع

And al-inqiyād: submission.

قريش قادة ذادة أي يقودون الجيوش

Quraysh are leaders and defenders, meaning they lead armies.

وفرس قؤود: سلس منقاد

And a qā'ūd horse: tractable and obedient.

والأقود: الطويل العنق والظهر من الإبل والناس والدواب

And al-aqwad: the long-necked and long-backed among camels, people, and animals.

والقود: قتل النفس بالنفس، شاذ كالحوكة والخونة

And al-qawd: killing a soul for a soul, anomalous like al-ḥūkah and al-khānah.

وقد استقدته فأقادني

And I sought retribution from him and he retaliated.

من قتل عمدا، فهو قود

Whoever kills intentionally, it is qawd (retaliation).

أقاد السلطان فلانا وأقصه

The sultan retaliated against so-and-so and executed him.

تقيد أرض حميضة، سميت تقيد لأنها تقيد ما كان بها من الإبل ترتعيها لكثرة حمضها وخلتها

Taqyud land of thorny plants, named Taqyud because it restricts the camels that graze on it due to its abundance of saltwort and sourness.

وأقاد الغيث؛ فهو مقيد إذا اتسع

And the rain is aqād; it is muqād if it is abundant.

له قائد دهم الرباب، وخلفه روايا يبجسن الغمام الكنهورا

It has a leader of dark clouds, and behind it are water-carriers drawing from the dense clouds.

أتْلَعَ يَسْمُو بِتَلِيلٍ قَوَّادِ

A tall one rising with a leading hump.

فانقادت إليه الموارد

And the routes became clear to it.

والقائدة من الإبل: التي تقدم الإبل وتألفها الأفتاء

And al-qā'idah among camels: the one that leads the camels and is familiar to the young ones.

والقيدة من الإبل: التي تقاد للصيد يختل بها، وهي الدريئة

And al-qaydah among camels: the one led for hunting as a lure, which is the bait.

والقائد من الجبل: أنفه

And the leader of the mountain: its peak.

وكل مستطيل من الأرض: قائد

And every elongated strip of land: is a qā'id.

والقائدة: الأكمة تمتد على وجه الأرض

And al-qā'idah: a hill extending across the land.

والقوداء: الثنية الطويلة في السماء

And al-qawdā': the long pass in the sky.

وهذا مكان يقود من الأرض كذا وكذا ويقتاده أي يحاذيه

And this is a place that leads from the land so-and-so, and it parallels it.

والقائد: أعظم فلجان الحرث

And al-qā'id: the largest of the furrows of plowing.

والأقود: الطويل العنق والظهر من الإبل والناس والدواب

And al-aqwad: the long-necked and long-backed among camels, people, and animals.

وفرس أقود: بين القود

And an aqwad horse: between the qawad (long-necked).

وناقة قوداء

And a qawdā' she-camel.

ومن رمل منقاد أي مستطيل

And of sand munqād, meaning extended.

وخيل قب قود، وقد قود قودا

And horses short and long-necked, and they were made long-necked with qawadan.

والأقود: الجبل الطويل

And al-aqwad: the long mountain.

والقيدود: الطويل، والأنثى قيدودة

And al-qaydūd: the long, and the female is qaydūdah.

وفرس قيدود: طويلة العنق في انحناء

And a qaydūd horse: long-necked with a curve.

والقياديد: طوال من الأتن، الواحد قيدود

And al-qiyādīd: tall among female camels, the singular is qaydūd.

والأقود من الرجال: الشديد العنق، سمي بذلك لقلة التفاته

And al-aqwad among men: the strong-necked, so named for their lack of turning their head.

وإن اللئيم دائم الطرف أقود

And indeed the ignoble person is constantly looking around, aqwad.

والأقود من الخيل الطويل العنق العظيمه

And al-aqwad among horses is the long-necked, the great one.