قطط

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly sharp or repetitive ones, and also encompasses concepts of speed, stubbornness, and specific locations.

Derived headwords

أقط؟particle

1.
Is it?classical
An interrogative particle used to express doubt or to seek confirmation, often implying surprise or disbelief.

قطقطتverb

1.
made a soundclassical
To make a sharp, repetitive, or chirping sound, often used for birds like the quail and partridge.

قطقطت القطاة والحجلة: صوتت وحدها — The quail and the partridge made a sound by themselves.

تقطقطverb

1.
acted stubbornlyclassical
To act stubbornly or to be obstinate, to be headstrong.

وتقطقط الرجل: ركب رأسه — And the man acted stubbornly, meaning he was headstrong.

قطقاطadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Describing something that moves quickly, often used for travel or movement.

دلج قطقاط: سريع — Swift night travel: fast.

قطيطname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific place or land.

وليّتها ليتَ لنا بقطيط أظعانا — I wish it had raised our tents at Qutayṭ.

قطيقطname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific place or land, possibly a diminutive or variant of قطيط.

وليّتها ليتَ لنا بقطيط أظعانا — I wish it had raised our tents at Qutayqūṭ.

دارة قطقطother

1.
a specific placeclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a specific settlement or geographical feature.

دارة قطقط؛ عن كراع — Dārat Qutquṭ; according to Kra'a.

القطقطانةname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location, mentioned as being near Kufa.

فالقطقطانة منا منزل قمن — For Al-Qatqatanah is a suitable dwelling place for us.

Parallel reading

إما ثلاثا وسبعين أو أربعا وسبعين، فقال: أقط؟ بألف الاستفهام أي أحسب؟

Either seventy-three or seventy-four, and he said: 'Aqṭ?' with the interrogative alif, meaning 'Do I count?'

فقال: أقط؟ بألف الاستفهام أي أحسب؟

And he said: 'Aqṭ?' with the interrogative alif, meaning 'Do I count?'

فقال: أقط؟

And he said: 'Aqṭ?'

لقيت عقبة بن مسلم فقلت له: بلغني أنك حدثت عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص أن رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يقول إذا دخل المسجد: أعوذ بالله العظيم وبوجهه الكريم وسلطانه القديم من الشيطان الرجيم، قال: أقط؟ قلت: نعم.

I met 'Uqbah ibn Muslim and said to him: 'It reached me that you narrated from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Āṣ that the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, used to say when he entered the mosque: I seek refuge in God the Almighty, His Noble Countenance, and His Eternal Dominion from the accursed Satan.' He said: 'Aqṭ?' I said: 'Yes.'

قال: أقط؟

He said: 'Aqṭ?'

قلت: نعم.

I said: 'Yes.'

قطقطت القطاة والحجلة: صوتت وحدها.

The quail and the partridge made a sound by themselves.

وتقطقط الرجل: ركب رأسه.

And the man acted stubbornly, meaning he was headstrong.

دلج قطقاط: سريع؛ عن ثعلب؛

Swift night travel: fast; according to Tha'lab;

يسيح بعد الدلج القطقاط،

He travels after the swift night journey,

وهو مدل حسن الألياط «2»

And he is a handsome young man with fine buttocks.

وقطيط: اسم أرض، وقيل: موضع؛

And Qutayṭ: the name of a land, and it is said: a place;

أبت الخروج من العراق، وليتها ... رفعت لنا بقطيقط أظعانا

It refused to leave Iraq, and I wish it had... raised our tents at Qutayqūṭ.

ودارة قطقط؛ عن كراع.

And Dārat Qutquṭ; according to Kra'a.

والقطقطانة، بالضم: موضع، وقيل: موضع بقرب الكوفة؛

And Al-Qatqatanah, with dammah: a place, and it is said: a place near Kufa;

من كان يسأل عنا أين منزلنا؟ ... فالقطقطانة منا منزل قمن

Whoever asks about us, where is our dwelling? ... For Al-Qatqatanah is a suitable dwelling place for us.