قرطس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root قرطس primarily relates to paper, parchment, or writing materials. It extends to describe things made from papyrus, particularly in Egypt, and also encompasses a target for archery and a young, strong female camel or a tall, fair maiden.

Derived headwords

القِرْطاسnoun

1.
Papyrus paperboth
A well-known writing material made from papyrus reeds, common in Egypt.
2.
Egyptian fabricclassical
A type of fabric originating from Egypt.
3.
Archery targetclassical
A hide or skin set up for archery practice.

القِرْطاسnoun

1.
Targetclassical
Specifically, the target itself, often referred to as قرطاس.

قُرْطُسnoun

1.
Writing tabletclassical
A fixed sheet or tablet used for writing.

القُرْطاسnoun

1.
Writing tabletclassical
A fixed sheet or tablet used for writing.

القُرْطاسnoun

1.
Writing tabletclassical
A fixed sheet or tablet used for writing.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
Writing tabletclassical
A fixed sheet or tablet used for writing.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
Young female camelclassical
A term for a young, strong, and vigorous female camel.
2.
Tall, fair maidenclassical
A description for a tall, fair-skinned young girl.

قُرْطاسِيّadjective

1.
White (animal)classical
Describing an animal, particularly a horse or similar creature, that is pure white without any markings.
2.
Yellowish-white (animal)classical
If its whiteness leans towards yellow, it is described as نرجسي (narcissus-like).

قُرْطُبُوسnoun

1.
Cunning personclassical
A highly cunning, shrewd, or crafty individual.

القُرْطُبُوسnoun

1.
Large, strong she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is large and powerful.

قَرطَسَverb

1.
Hit the targetclassical
To hit the archery target (قرطاس).

مُقَرْطَسَةnoun

1.
Hit targetclassical
A shot that hits the target.

Parallel reading

والقرطاس: معروف يتخذ من بردي يكون بمصر.

And al-qirṭās: is well-known, made from papyrus that is in Egypt.

والقرطاس: أديم ينصب للنضال، ويسمى الغرض قرطاسا.

And al-qirṭās: is a hide set up for archery, and the target is called qirṭās.

فإذا أصابه الرامي قيل: قرطس أي أصاب القرطاس، والرمية التي تصيب مقرطسة.

So if the archer hits it, it is said: qaraṭasa, meaning he hit the qirṭās, and the shot that hits is muqarṭasah.

والقرطاس والقرطاس والقرطس [القرطس] والقرطاس، كله: الصحيفة الثابتة التي يكتب فيها؛

And al-qirṭās, and al-qirṭās, and al-qurṭus [al-qurṭus], and al-qirṭās, all mean: the fixed sheet in which one writes;

كأن خط زبور كتب في قرطاس: كأن، بحيث استودع الدار أهلها، ... مخط زبور من دواة وقرطس

As if a Zabur script written on qirṭās: as if, where its people left the dwelling, ... a script from ink and qirṭās

ولو نزلنا عليك كتابا في قرطاس ؛ أي في صحيفة،

And if We had sent down to you a writing on qirṭās; meaning on a sheet,

وكذلك قوله تعالى: تجعلونه قراطيس ؛ أي صحفا؛

And likewise His saying, the Almighty: you make it qirāṭīs; meaning scrolls;

عفت المنازل غير مثل الأنفس، ... بعد الزمان عرفته بالقرطس

The dwellings have become desolate except for traces like souls, ... after time I recognized it by the qirṭās

يقال للناقة إذا كانت فتية شابة: هي القرطاس والديباج والذعلبة والدعبل والعيطموس.

It is said of a she-camel when she is young and vigorous: she is al-qirṭās, and ad-dībāj, and adh-dhaʻlabah, and ad-daʻbal, and al-ʻayṭamūs.

يقال للجارية البيضاء المديدة القامة قرطاس.

It is said of a tall, fair-skinned maiden: she is qirṭās.

ودابة قرطاسي إذا كان أبيض لا يخالط لونه شية،

And a qirṭāsī animal if it is white, its color not mixed with any marking,

فإذا ضرب بياضه إلى الصفرة فهو نرجسي.

And if its whiteness leans towards yellow, then it is narjisi.

القرطبوس: الداهية، بفتح القاف،

Al-qurṭubūs: the cunning one, with fatha on the qaf,

والقرطبوس، بكسرها: الناقة العظيمة الشديدة؛

And al-qurṭubūs, with kasra on it: the great, strong she-camel;