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قبطر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily pertains to a specific type of fine, white linen garment. It is associated with clothing and its visual characteristics.

Derived headwords

القبطريnoun
  1. 1.
    white linen clothesclassical

    Refers to white garments made of linen. It is a specific type of fine clothing.

القبطريةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of garmentclassical

    A specific kind of garment, often described as fine and white, possibly made of linen.

Parallel reading

ثياب كتان بيض
white linen clothes
ثياب بيض
white clothes
كأن لون القهز في خصورها، ... والقبطري البيض في تأزيرها
As if the color of the qahz (a type of garment) was in their waists, ... and the white qibtari (linen clothes) in their wrappers.
القبطرية، بالضم، ضرب من الثياب
Al-qibtariyyah, with dammah, is a type of garment.
كأن زرور القبطرية علقت ... بنادكها منه بجذع مقوم
As if the buttons of the qibtariyyah garment were hanging ... from its fastenings on a straight trunk.