قرر

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns coldness, stillness, and settling. It extends to concepts of permanence, stability, and the act of making something firm or fixed. Derived meanings also include the residue left in a pot and the act of repeating or emphasizing speech.

Derived headwords

القَرّnoun

1.
coldnessboth
General coldness, specifically the cold of winter.
2.
cold dayboth
A day characterized by coldness.
3.
residueclassical
What remains at the bottom of a pot after scooping.
4.
settlingboth
The act of settling or becoming permanent in a place.

القَرَّةnoun

1.
coldnessboth
That which afflicts a person or other being from coldness; also, simply coldness.
2.
period of illnessclassical
The time when an illness occurs.

قَرّverb

1.
to be coldboth
To be cold; used for days and nights.
2.
to settleboth
To settle or become established in a place.
3.
to be fixedboth
To be fixed or permanent.

قَرَّرَverb

1.
to make firmboth
To make something firm, fixed, or settled.
2.
to decideboth
To decide or decree something.
3.
to pourclassical
To pour water into a pot to prevent it from burning.

قَرُورnoun

1.
cold waterclassical
Cold water used for washing.

اقْتَرَّverb

1.
to become coldclassical
To experience coldness.
2.
to wash oneselfclassical
To wash oneself with cold water.
3.
to take residueclassical
To take the residue from the bottom of a pot.

أَقَرَّverb

1.
to make settleboth
To cause someone or something to settle or become firm.
2.
to confirmboth
To confirm or affirm something.
3.
to pourclassical
To pour water into a pot.
4.
to make clearclassical
To make speech clear to someone.

مَقْرُورadjective

1.
afflicted by coldclassical
One who has been afflicted by coldness.

أَقَرَّ القَوْمُverb

1.
people settledclassical
The people entered into a state of coldness or settled in a place.

يَوْمٌ مَقْرُورٌadjective

1.
cold dayboth
A cold day.

قَارّadjective

1.
coldboth
Cold; used to describe food.

القَارnoun

1.
coldnessclassical
The coldness of a day.

تَقَرَّرَverb

1.
to be settledboth
To be settled or established.
2.
to be confirmedboth
To be confirmed or made firm.

القَرَارَةnoun

1.
residueboth
What remains at the bottom of a pot, like burnt food or broth.
2.
low groundboth
A low-lying, settled place where water collects.

قَرَّرَ القِدْرَverb

1.
to empty a potclassical
To empty a pot of its contents and pour cold water into it to prevent burning.

تَقَرَّرَ الإِبِلُverb

1.
camels urinatedclassical
Camels urinated, causing their urine to thicken.

اقْتِرَارnoun

1.
fatteningclassical
The process of a she-camel becoming fat by eating dry fodder, leading to thickened urine.

قَرَّرَ النَّاقَةُverb

1.
camel urinated repeatedlyclassical
A she-camel urinated repeatedly, producing thick urine.

مَقَرّnoun

1.
pregnant she-camelclassical
A pregnant she-camel.

قَارِحadjective

1.
pregnantclassical
A pregnant she-camel.

قَرَّرَ الكَلَامَverb

1.
to pour speechclassical
To pour or implant speech into someone's ear, especially for understanding.
2.
to repeat speechclassical
To repeat speech to someone, especially to an inattentive person.

أَقَرَّ الكَلَامَverb

1.
to make speech clearclassical
To make speech clear and understandable.

القَارُورَةnoun

1.
flaskclassical
A flask or bottle, used metaphorically for pouring speech into.

قَرَّتْverb

1.
to make a soundclassical
The sound a hen makes when its call is cut short.

قَرْقَرَverb

1.
to repeat a soundclassical
To repeat the sound of 'qar' (like a hen's call).

القُرْقُرُnoun

1.
smooth groundboth
A smooth, level plain or depression in the ground.

القَرَارُnoun

1.
settlementboth
A place of settlement, stability, or permanence.
2.
destinationboth
A fixed point or destination.

اسْتَقَرَّverb

1.
to settleboth
To settle, become stable, or fixed.
2.
to resideboth
To reside or dwell in a place.

تَقَارَّverb

1.
to be stableclassical
To be stable or settled in place.

قَارَّهُverb

1.
to settle withclassical
To settle or become still with someone.

قَرَّنَverb

1.
to dwellclassical
To dwell or remain in a place (imperative form).

القُرْقُرَةُnoun

1.
smooth groundclassical
A smooth, flat area of land.

المَقَرَّةُnoun

1.
large basinclassical
A large basin or cistern that collects water.

القُرَارَةُnoun

1.
low groundboth
A low, settled place where water collects.
2.
residueboth
The burnt residue at the bottom of a pot.

القُرُورُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِnoun

1.
passive womanclassical
A woman who passively accepts what is done to her without resistance.

Parallel reading

القر: البرد عامة

Al-qarr: Coldness in general.

هذا يوم ذو قر أي ذو برد

This is a day of qarr, meaning a day of cold.

والقرة: ما أصاب الإنسان وغيره من القر

And al-qurrah: that which afflicts a person or others from coldness.

يقال: أشد العطش حرة على قرة

It is said: the most intense thirst is a burning heat upon coldness.

والقر: اليوم البارد

And al-qarr: the cold day.

ابن السكيت: القرور الماء البارد يغسل به

Ibn al-Sikkit: Al-qurūr is cold water used for washing.

وقر الرجل: أصابه القر

And the man was afflicted by qarr: he was struck by the cold.

وأقره الله: من القر، فهو مقرور على غير قياس

And may God make him settled: from the cold, so he is maqrūr, which is irregular.

وأقر القوم: دخلوا في القر

And the people settled: they entered into the cold.

وليست ذات قرة أي ليلة ذات برد

And a night of qirrah means a night of cold.

ول حارها من تولى قارها

And let its hot part be for him who takes its cold part.

تحرقت الأرض واليوم قر

The land became hot, and the day is cold.

لا حر ولا قر

Neither heat nor cold.

فلما أخبرته خبر القوم وقررت قررت، أي لما سكنت وجدت مس البرد

So when I informed him of the people's news and I settled, I settled, meaning when I became still, I felt the touch of cold.

والقرارة: ما بقي في القدر بعد الغرف منها

And al-qarārah: what remains in the pot after scooping from it.

وقر القدر يقرها قرا: فرغ ما فيها من الطبيخ وصب فيها ماء باردا كيلا تحترق

And the pot was emptied, it is emptied of its cooking, and cold water was poured into it so it would not burn.

وتقررت الإبل: صبت بولها على أرجلها

And the camels urinated: they poured their urine on their legs.

والاقترار: أن تأكل الناقة اليبيس والحبة فيتعقد عليها الشحم فتبول في رجليها من خثورة بولها

And al-iqtirār: a she-camel eating dry fodder and seeds, causing fat to congeal on it, so it urinates on its legs from the thickness of its urine.

وقررت الناقة ببولها تقريرا إذا رمت به قرة بعد قرة أي دفعة بعد دفعة خاثرا من أكل الحبة

And the she-camel urinated with its urine repeatedly, if it produced it drop after drop, thick from eating the seeds.

وقر الكلام والحديث في أذنه يقره قرا: فرغه وصبه فيها، وقيل هو إذا ساره

And speech and talk were poured into his ear, it is poured and cast into it, and it is said to be when it is whispered.

وهو أن تضع فاك على أذنه فتجهر بكلامك كما يفعل بالأصم

And it is to place your mouth on his ear and speak loudly as one does to the deaf.

فيأتي بها إلى الكاهن فيقرها في أذنه كما تقر القارورة إذا أفرغ فيها

So the devil brings it to the soothsayer and implants it in his ear as a flask is filled when poured into it.

والقر: الفروج

And al-qurr: the private parts.

واقتتر بالماء البارد: اغتسل

And he washed with cold water: he performed ablution.

وقر عليه الماء يقره: صبه

And water was poured on him, it is poured: he poured it.

قررت على رأسه دلوا من ماء بارد أي صببته

I poured a bucket of cold water on his head, meaning I poured it.

والقر، بالضم: القرار في المكان

And al-qurr, with dammah: settling in a place.

واستقر وتقار واقتره فيه وعليه وقرره وأقره في مكانه فاستقر

And he settled, and he became stable, and he settled in it and upon it, and he was made to settle, and he was made to settle in his place, so he settled.

وفلان ما يتقار في مكانه أي ما يستقر

And so-and-so does not taqār in his place, meaning he does not settle.

أقرت الصلاة بالبر والزكاة؟، وروي: قرت أي استقرت معهما وقرنت بهما

Did prayer settle with righteousness and charity? And it was narrated: it settled, meaning it became stable with them and was joined with them.

فلم أتقار أن قمت أي لم ألبث

So I did not wait to stand up, meaning I did not delay.

غَنِّنَا غَنَاءَ أَهْلِ القَرَارِ أي أهل الحضر المستقرين في منازلهم

Sing to us the singing of the people of al-qarār, meaning the settled people in their homes.

ولكم في الأرض مستقر*؛ أي قرار وثبوت

And for you is a mustaqarr on earth; meaning a settlement and permanence.

لكل نبإ مستقر؛ أي لكل ما أنبأتكم عن الله عز وجل غاية ونهاية ترونه في الدنيا والآخرة

For every tidings is a mustaqarr; meaning for everything I have informed you about from God Almighty, there is an end and a limit that you will see in this world and the hereafter.

الشمس تجري لمستقر لها؛ أي لمكان لا تتجاوزه وقتا ومحلا وقيل لأجل قدر لها

The sun runs to a mustaqarr for it; meaning to a place it does not exceed in time or location, and it is said for a destined purpose.

وقرن وقرن، هو كقولك ظلن وظلن

And qarna and qarna, it is like your saying dhallna and dhallna.

وقرن في بيوتكن؛ هو من الوقار

And qarna in your houses; it is from dignity.

واقررن في بيوتكن، فحذف الراء الأولى وحولت فتحتها في القاف، كما قالوا: هل أحست صاحبك

And iqrarna in your houses, so the first ra was deleted and its fatha was transferred to the qaf, as they said: Hal aḥasta ṣāḥibak.

وقررت بالمكان أقر وقررت أقر

And I settled in the place, I settle, and I settled, I settle.

قاروا الصلاة، هو من القرار لا من الوقار، ومعناه السكون، أي اسكنوا فيها ولا تتحركوا ولا تعبثوا

Be still in prayer, it is from al-qarār, not from al-waqār, and its meaning is stillness, meaning be still in it and do not move or fidget.

وقررت عنده الخبر حتى استقر

And I confirmed the news with him until it settled.

والقرور من النساء: التي تقر لما يصنع بها لا ترد المقبل والمراود

And al-qurūr among women: she who remains passive to what is done to her, not repelling the suitor or the one who seeks intimacy.

والقرقر: القاع الأملس

And al-qarqara: the smooth plain.

والقرار والقرارة: ما قر فيه الماء

And al-qarār and al-qarārah: what the water settles in.

بطح له بقاع قرقر؛ هو المكان المستوي

He was thrown down on a qarqara plain; it is the level place.

كنت زميله في غزوة قرقرة الكدر؛ هي غزوة معروفة

I was his companion in the battle of Qarqarat al-Kadr; it is a known battle.

علمي إلى علمه كالقرارة في المثعنجر؛ القرارة المطمئن من الأرض وما يستقر فيه ماء المطر

My knowledge compared to his knowledge is like a qarārah in a vast expanse; al-qarārah is the low ground where rainwater settles.

ولحقت طائفة بقرار الأودية

And a group joined them at the bottom of the valleys.

بطون الأرض قرارها لأن الماء يستقر فيها

The insides of the earth are their qirārah because water settles in them.

المقرة الحوض الكبير يجمع فيه الماء، والقرارة القاع المستدير

Al-maqarrah is the large basin where water is collected, and al-qarārah is the round depression.

ترخي مرابعها في قرقر ضاحي

It loosens its pastures in the open qarqara.

ذات قرار ومعين؛ هو المكان المطمئن الذي يستقر فيه الماء

Possessing qirār and maʿīn; it is the low place where water settles.

ويقال للروضة المنخفضة: القرارة

And the low meadow is called: al-qarārah.