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قرطط

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of padding or saddlecloth placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal. It can also refer to a difficult or serious matter, or a small amount of something.

Derived headwords

القِرْطاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothboth

    A piece of material, like a felt mat, placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal, especially a camel.

  2. 2.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or significant affair or problem.

القِرْطاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothboth

    A piece of material, like a felt mat, placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal, especially a camel.

  2. 2.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or difficult affair or problem.

القِرْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothboth

    A piece of material, like a felt mat, placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal, especially a camel.

  2. 2.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or difficult affair or problem.

القِرْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothboth

    A piece of material, like a felt mat, placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal, especially a camel.

  2. 2.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or difficult affair or problem.

القِرْطَاطَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothboth

    A piece of material, like a felt mat, placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal, especially a camel.

القِرْطَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothclassical

    A type of padding or saddlecloth placed under a saddle.

القِرْطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleclothboth

    A piece of material, like a felt mat, placed under a saddle or load on a pack animal, especially a camel.

  2. 2.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or difficult affair or problem.

القِرْطِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or difficult affair or problem.

  2. 2.
    Small amountclassical

    A very small or insignificant quantity of something.

القِرْطِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficult matterclassical

    A serious or difficult affair or problem.

  2. 2.
    Small amountclassical

    A very small or insignificant quantity of something.

القِرْطِيطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Small amountclassical

    A very small or insignificant quantity of something.

Parallel reading

القرطاط والقرطاط والقرطان والقرطان كله لذي الحافر كالحلس الذي يلقى تحت الرحل للبعير
Al-qirṭāṭ, al-qirṭāṭ, al-qirṭān, and al-qirṭān all refer to something for a hoofed animal, like the mat placed under the saddle for a camel.
كأنما رحلي والقراططا
It is as if my saddle and the padding were...
والرحل والأنساع والقراططا، ضمنتهن أخدريا ناشطا
And the saddle, the straps, and the padding, I included them in my traveling pack, moving briskly.
ذي زفرة ينشر بالقرطاط
With a strong scent that is spread by the saddlecloth.
وقيل: هو كالبرذعة يطرح تحت السرج.
And it is said: it is like the saddle pad that is placed under the saddle.
من متاع الرحل البرذعة، وهو الحلس للبعير، وهو لذوات الحافر قرطاط وقرطان وقرطان
Among the gear for a pack animal is the saddle pad, which is the mat for the camel, and for hoofed animals it is qirṭāṭ, qirṭān, and qirṭān.
والطنفسة التي تلقى فوق الرحل تسمى النمرقة.
And the cushion placed on top of the saddle is called al-namruqah.
القرطالة البرذعة، وكذلك القرطاط والقرطيط؛
Al-qirṭālah is the saddle pad, and likewise al-qirṭāṭ and al-qirṭīṭ;
والقرطيط: العجب.
And al-qirṭīṭ: the wonder.
والقرطان والقرطاط والقرطاط والقرطيط: الداهية؛
And al-qirṭān, al-qirṭāṭ, al-qirṭāṭ, and al-qirṭīṭ: the calamity/serious matter;
سألناهم أن يرفدونا فأحبلوا، ... وجاءت بقرطيط من الأمر زينب
We asked them to support us, but they failed... and Zaynab brought a serious matter.
والقرطيط: الشيء اليسير؛
And al-qirṭīṭ: the small thing;
فما جادت لنا سلمى بقرطيط ولا فوفه
Salma did not give us even a small amount, nor anything else.
ويقال: ما جاد فلان بقرطيطة أيضا أي بشيء يسير.
And it is said: So-and-so did not give even a qirṭīṭah, meaning a small amount.