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قمعط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a physical condition of the abdomen, specifically a distended upper belly with a shrunken lower belly. It also refers to things being intertwined or overlapping, and names a type of water creature.

Derived headwords

اقمعطverb
  1. 1.
    to be distendedclassical

    The man's upper abdomen became large while his lower abdomen became shrunken.

  2. 2.
    to overlapclassical

    To be intertwined or to overlap with each other.

قمعطةnoun
  1. 1.
    intertwiningclassical

    The state of being intertwined or overlapping.

قمعوطةnoun
  1. 1.
    water creatureclassical

    A small water-dwelling creature.

مقعوطةnoun
  1. 1.
    water creatureclassical

    A small water-dwelling creature.

Parallel reading

اقمعط الرجل إذا عظم أعلى بطنه وخمص أسفله.
The man became distended if his upper abdomen grew large and his lower abdomen shrunken.
واقمعط: تداخل بعضه في بعض،
And it became intertwined: one part entering into another,
وهي القمعطة.
And that is the intertwining.
والقمعوطة والمقعوطة، كلتاهما: دويبة ماء.
And al-qumūṭah and al-maquṭah, both of them: a small water creature.