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كتر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the hump of a camel, especially a large or prominent one. It extends to concepts of the middle or core of something, and metaphorically to high status or a substantial structure.

Derived headwords

كُتُرnoun
  1. 1.
    humpboth

    The hump of a camel, particularly a large or prominent one.

  2. 2.
    middle, coreclassical

    The middle or central part of anything.

كُتْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    humpboth

    The hump of a camel, or specifically a large hump resembling a dome.

  2. 2.
    dome-like structureclassical

    A structure resembling a dome, often compared to a camel's hump.

  3. 3.
    small howdahclassical

    A small litter or seat carried on the back of a camel.

اِكْتَرّverb
  1. 1.
    to have a large humpclassical

    Said of a she-camel whose hump has become large and prominent.

الكُتْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of the humpclassical

    A portion or piece of the camel's hump.

  2. 2.
    domeclassical

    A dome or dome-like structure.

الكُتْرnoun
  1. 1.
    dome-like structureclassical

    A structure resembling a dome.

Parallel reading

جوز كل شيء أي أوسطه
The middle of everything, meaning its core.
وأصل السنام: كتر
And the origin of the hump is 'katr'.
كتر كل شيء جوزه
The 'katr' of everything is its middle.
جبل عظيم الكتر
A great mountain, its 'katr'.
ويقال للجمل الجسيم: إنه لعظيم الكتر
And it is said of a large camel: it is great in its 'katr'.
ورجل رفيع الكتر في الحسب ونحوه
And a man of high 'katr' in lineage and the like.
والكتر: بناء مثل القبة
And 'al-katr': a structure like a dome.
والكتر والكتر والكتر، بالتحريك، والكترة: السنام
And 'al-katr', 'al-katr', and 'al-katr' (with vowelization), and 'al-katrah': the hump.
وقيل: السنام العظيم شبه بالقبة
And it is said: the large hump is likened to a dome.
وفي الصحاح: هو بناء مثل القبة يشبه السنام به
And in Al-Sihah: it is a structure like a dome, to which the hump is likened.
وأكترت الناقة: عظم كترها
And the she-camel 'akarrat': her hump became large.
قد عريت حقبة حتى استظف لها ... كتر، كحافة كير القين، ملموم
She was left unridden for a long time until she became elevated... her hump, like the rim of a blacksmith's bellows, is gathered.
والكترة: القبة
And 'al-katrah': the dome.
والكتر أيضا: الهودج الصغير
And 'al-katr' also: the small howdah.
والكثرة: مشية فيها تخلج
And 'al-katrah': a gait with a swaying motion.