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قبعر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, immense, or stout, often applied to animals like camels. It can also extend to describe a person who is harsh, stingy, or ill-tempered.

Derived headwords

قبعريadjective
  1. 1.
    Harsh, stingy, ill-temperedclassical

    Describing a man who is severe towards his family, stingy, and of bad character.

قعبريadjective
  1. 1.
    Harsh, stingy, ill-temperedclassical

    An alternative spelling for 'قبعري', referring to a man who is severe towards his family, stingy, and of bad character.

قبعثرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    Refers to a large, stout camel.

القبعثرىnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A large, stout camel.

  2. 2.
    Emaciated young camelclassical

    Also refers to a lean or emaciated young camel.

  3. 3.
    Large and strongclassical

    Used to describe something large and strong, particularly a camel.

قبعثراةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female large camelclassical

    The female counterpart to a large camel ('قبعثرى').

  2. 2.
    Strong female animalclassical

    Used to describe a strong female animal, like a she-camel.

قبيعثnoun
  1. 1.
    Diminutive of 'قبعثرى'classical

    The diminutive form of 'قبعثرى', used by some grammarians with the intention of elision (tarheem).

القبعثرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large of buildclassical

    Describing someone or something as large in build or stature.

قباعثnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of 'قبعثرى'classical

    The broken plural of 'قبعثرى', referring to multiple large or stout camels.

Parallel reading

رجل قبعري شديد على الأهل بخيل سيئ الخلق
A man who is qaba'ari, severe towards his family, stingy, and ill-tempered.
والذي رأيته في غريب الحديث والأثر لابن الأثير رجل قعبري، بتقديم العين على الباء
And what I saw in Gharib al-Hadith wa al-Athar by Ibn al-Athir is a man who is qab'ari, with the 'ayn preceding the ba'.
القبعثرى: الجمل العظيم، والأنثى قبعثراة
Al-Qaba'athra: The great camel, and the female is qaba'athrah.
والقبعثرى أيضا: الفصيل المهزول
And al-Qaba'athra also: the emaciated young camel.
قال الليث: وسألت أبا الدقيش عن تصغيره فقال: قبيعث؛ ذهب إلى الترخيم
Al-Layth said: And I asked Abu al-Daqish about its diminutive, and he said: Qubay'ath; he intended elision (tarheem).
ورجل قبعثرى وناقة قبعثراة، وهي الشديدة
And a man is qaba'athra and a she-camel is qaba'athrah, and she is the strong one.
الجوهري القبعثر العظيم الخلق
Al-Jawhari said: Al-Qaba'athir is large of build.
قال المبرد: القبعثرى العظيم الشديد
Al-Mubarrid said: Al-Qaba'athra is large and strong.
والجمع قباعث
And the plural is Qaba'ath.
فجاءني طائر كأنه جمل قبعثرى فحملني على خافية من خوافيه
Then a bird came to me, as if it were a qaba'athra camel, and carried me on one of its hidden wing feathers.
القبعثرى: الضخم العظيم
Al-Qaba'athra: The huge and great.