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قعبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone or something that is severe, harsh, or excessive. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote intensity and harshness, particularly in relation to people and their actions.

Derived headwords

القَعْبَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Severe/harsh towards familyclassical

    Describes someone who is severe and harsh towards their family, kin, and companions.

  2. 2.
    Harsh/severeclassical

    A general term for being harsh or severe.

قَعْبَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Severe/harshclassical

    An adjective used to describe someone or something that is severe, harsh, or excessive.

عَبْقَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Genius/talentedmodern

    Describes a person of exceptional talent, genius, or ability.

  2. 2.
    Severe/excessiveclassical

    Describes something that is severe, excessive, or outrageous.

Parallel reading

الشديد على الأهل والعشيرة والصاحب.
The severe one towards family, kin, and companion.
أن رجلا قال: يا رسول الله، من أهل النار؟
A man said: O Messenger of Allah, who are the people of the Fire?
فقال: كل شديد قعبري
He said: Every severe, harsh one.
قيل: يا رسول الله، وما القعبري ففسره بما تقدم.
It was said: O Messenger of Allah, and what is Al-Qa'bari? So he explained it with what preceded.
سألت عنه الأزهري فقال لا أعرفه.
I asked Al-Azhari about it, and he said: I do not know it.
أرى أنه قلب عبقري
I think it is an inversion of 'abqari.
يقال: رجل عبقري وظلم عبقري شديد فاحش.
It is said: A genius man, and an excessive, severe, outrageous injustice.