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قندع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be of Syriac origin and is not purely Arabic. It is used to refer to a specific type of man, often translated as a 'cuckold' or 'effeminate man'.

Derived headwords

القنذوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Cuckoldclassical

    A man whose wife is unfaithful, often implying a lack of jealousy or awareness.

القنذعnoun
  1. 1.
    Cuckoldclassical

    A man whose wife is unfaithful, often implying a lack of jealousy or awareness.

  2. 2.
    Effeminate manclassical

    A man who exhibits traits or behaviors considered feminine.

قنذعother
  1. 1.
    Syriac originclassical

    Indicates that the word is of Syriac, not purely Arabic, origin.

Parallel reading

قال في ترجمة قنذع: القنذوع والقنذع الديوث، سريانية ليست بعربية محضة، وقد يقال بالدال المهملة.
He said in the translation of qandh'a: Al-Qundhu' and Al-Qundh'a are the cuckold, it is Syriac and not purely Arabic, and it may be said with the unpointed dāl.