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قذف

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root قذف primarily denotes the act of throwing or casting, often with force or at a distance. It extends to metaphorical uses like imparting information or accusations, and also describes physical attributes like abundance of flesh or speed, as well as geographical features like distant places or elevated terrain.

Derived headwords

قَذَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to throwboth

    To cast or hurl something, often with force.

  2. 2.
    to accuse of adulteryclassical

    To accuse a chaste person, especially a woman, of illicit sexual relations.

  3. 3.
    to vomitclassical

    To expel the contents of the stomach.

  4. 4.
    to impartboth

    To instill or cast something into someone's heart or mind.

قَذْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingboth

    The act of throwing or casting.

  2. 2.
    accusation of adulteryclassical

    The act of accusing someone of adultery.

  3. 3.
    abundance of fleshclassical

    A state of being very fleshy or plump.

اِنْقَذَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be thrownboth

    To be cast or hurled, often with force.

  2. 2.
    to be thrown offclassical

    To be repelled or thrown away.

تَقَاذَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw at each otherboth

    To hurl things at one another.

  2. 2.
    to exchange insultsclassical

    To hurl insults or accusations at each other.

  3. 3.
    to move rapidlyclassical

    To move quickly or rapidly, often in succession.

تَقَاذُفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual throwingboth

    The act of throwing things at each other.

  2. 2.
    exchange of insultsclassical

    The act of exchanging insults or verbal abuse.

قَذَفَهُ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to strike itboth

    To hit or strike something with it.

  2. 2.
    to accuse him of itboth

    To accuse someone of something, especially falsehood.

قَذَفَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    the man vomitedclassical

    The man expelled the contents of his stomach.

قَذَفَ الْمُحْصَنَةَverb
  1. 1.
    to accuse the chaste womanclassical

    To accuse a chaste woman of adultery.

قَذْفnoun
  1. 1.
    accusation of adulteryclassical

    The legal term for accusing a chaste person of adultery.

  2. 2.
    insultclassical

    Verbal abuse or an insult.

  3. 3.
    throwing stonesboth

    The act of throwing stones.

  4. 4.
    strong throwboth

    A forceful or powerful throw.

  5. 5.
    sides of a valleyclassical

    The banks or sides of a valley or river.

  6. 6.
    elevated groundclassical

    An elevated part of a mountain or terrain.

قَذِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    projectileboth

    Something that is thrown or projected, like a stone or arrow.

  2. 2.
    insultclassical

    A verbal insult or abusive remark.

حَاذِفnoun
  1. 1.
    one who throws pebblesclassical

    One who throws small stones or pebbles.

قَاذِفnoun
  1. 1.
    one who throws stonesclassical

    One who throws stones.

  2. 2.
    catapultclassical

    A device for throwing large projectiles, like a catapult or mangonel.

  3. 3.
    balanceclassical

    A scale or balance.

  4. 4.
    fast movingclassical

    Describing something that moves quickly, like a camel or horse.

  5. 5.
    waterclassical

    A small amount of water.

حَاذِفٌ بِالْحَصَىphrase
  1. 1.
    throwing pebblesclassical

    The act of throwing small stones or pebbles.

قَاذِفٌ بِالْحِجَارَةِphrase
  1. 1.
    throwing stonesclassical

    The act of throwing stones.

قَذَّافnoun
  1. 1.
    something thrownclassical

    That which is grasped in the hand and thrown, filling the palm.

  2. 2.
    catapultclassical

    A large stone or projectile thrown by hand or machine.

  3. 3.
    mangonelclassical

    A type of siege engine used for throwing large stones.

  4. 4.
    oarsmanclassical

    The person who rows a boat, the helmsman.

  5. 5.
    boatclassical

    A boat or vessel.

قَذَّافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    something thrownclassical

    That which is thrown, often a large projectile.

  2. 2.
    catapultclassical

    A siege engine for throwing projectiles.

مَقْذُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    something thrownboth

    Something that has been thrown or cast.

  2. 2.
    well-fleshedclassical

    Describing a woman who is plump or fleshy.

مَقْذُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    full of fleshclassical

    Describing a man who is very fleshy or corpulent.

  2. 2.
    well-fedclassical

    Having an abundance of flesh, as if thrown with it.

قَذِيفَىnoun
  1. 1.
    insultsclassical

    Mutual insults or verbal abuse.

  2. 2.
    stone throwingclassical

    The act of throwing stones at each other.

مَفَازَةٌ قَذْفٌphrase
  1. 1.
    distant desertclassical

    A vast and distant desert or open plain.

قَذُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    distantclassical

    Describing a place that is far away or remote.

  2. 2.
    fast-movingclassical

    Describing a camel or horse that moves quickly.

  3. 3.
    far-shootingclassical

    Describing a bow that shoots arrows far.

مَقْذَفnoun
  1. 1.
    place of abundanceclassical

    A place where one is abundant with flesh, or corpulent.

مِجْذَافُ السَّفِينَةِphrase
  1. 1.
    ship's oarclassical

    The oar used to propel a ship.

قَذَفَا الْوَادِيphrase
  1. 1.
    sides of the valleyclassical

    The banks or slopes of a valley.

قَذَفَاتُ الْجِبَالِphrase
  1. 1.
    mountain peaksclassical

    The high, projecting parts or peaks of mountains.

أَقْذَافnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peaksclassical

    High, projecting parts of mountains.

نَاقَةٌ قَذَّافphrase
  1. 1.
    fast-moving camelclassical

    A camel that moves very fast, often leading the herd.

مُتَقَاذِفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fast-movingclassical

    Describing a camel or horse that moves rapidly.

فَرَسٌ مُتَقَاذِفphrase
  1. 1.
    fast-running horseclassical

    A horse that runs at a high speed.

سَيْرٌ مُتَقَاذِفphrase
  1. 1.
    rapid paceclassical

    A fast and continuous pace of movement.

قَذُوفٌ مِنَ الْقِسِيِّphrase
  1. 1.
    far-shooting bowclassical

    A bow that shoots arrows a great distance.

نِيَّةٌ قَذْفٌphrase
  1. 1.
    distant journeyclassical

    A long and arduous journey.

رَوْضُ الْقَذَّافِphrase
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A specific location known as Rawd al-Qadhdhāf.

قَذْفُ الْمَاءِphrase
  1. 1.
    little waterclassical

    A small quantity of water.

قَذْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    side of a valleyclassical

    One of the sides or banks of a valley or river.

  2. 2.
    elevationclassical

    A high point or elevation, especially on a mountain.

قَذْفَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peaksclassical

    The high, projecting parts of mountains.

Parallel reading

قذف بالشيء يقذف قذفا فانقذف: رمى.
He threw something, he throws, throwing, and it was thrown: to throw.
والتقاذف: الترامي؛
And mutual throwing: to throw at each other.
فقذفتها فأبت لا تنقذف
So I threw her, and she refused not to be thrown.
قل إن ربي يقذف بالحق علام الغيوب
Say, 'My Lord casts the truth; He is the Knower of the unseen.'
بل نقذف بالحق على الباطل فيدمغه
'Rather, We cast the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it.'
ويقذفون بالغيب من مكان بعيد
'And they say, 'We have heard,' but they do not hear.'
وقذفه به: أصابه، وقذفه بالكذب كذلك.
And he struck him with it: he hit him, and he accused him of lying similarly.
وقذف الرجل أي قاء.
And the man vomited, meaning he threw up.
وقذف المحصنة أي سبها.
And he accused the chaste woman, meaning he insulted her.
أنه قذف امرأته بشريك
That he accused his wife of having a partner (i.e., adultery).
وعندها قينتان تغنيان بما تقاذفت به الأنصار يوم بعاث
And beside her were two singing girls, singing what the Ansar exchanged in insults on the day of Bu'ath.
والقذف بالحجارة: الرمي بها.
And throwing stones: hurling them.
فالحاذف بالحصى، والقاذف بالحجارة.
So the thrower of pebbles, and the thrower of stones.
القذف الرمي بالسهم والحصى والكلام وكل شيء.
Qadhf is the throwing of an arrow, pebbles, words, and everything.
القذاف ما قبضت بيدك مما يملأ الكف فرميت به.
Al-Qadhdhāf is what you grasp with your hand that fills the palm and you throw with it.
وهو لأعدائك ذو قراف، ... قذافة بحجر القذاف
And it is for your enemies, possessing strength, ... a projectile with the stone of al-Qadhdhāf.
فنصبوا قذافة بل ثنتان
And they set up one catapult, nay, two.
والقذيفة: شيء يرمى به؛
And al-Qadhīfah: something that is thrown.
إني خشيت أن يقذف في قلوبكما شرا
Indeed, I feared that evil might be cast into your hearts.
فتنقذف عليه نساء المشركين
And the women of the polytheists were thrown upon him.
مقذوفة بدخيس النحض بازلها،
Thrown with the flesh of its udder,
ورجل مقذف أي كثير اللحم كأنه قذف باللحم قذفا؛
And a man is maqdhūf, meaning very fleshy as if he were thrown with flesh abundantly.
لدى أسد شاكي السلاح مقذف،
Beside a lion, armed and fleshy,
بينهم قذيفى أي سباب ورمي بالحجارة أيضا.
Between them is qadhīfā, meaning insults and throwing stones as well.
ومفازة قذف وقذف وقذوف: بعيدة.
And a desert, qadhf, qadhf, and qadhūf: distant.
ومنزل قذف وقذيف أي بعيد؛
And a dwelling, qadhf and qadhīf, meaning distant.
وشط ولي النوى، إن النوى قذف،
And the distance has separated me; indeed, the distance is far,
المقذف والمقذاف مجذاف السفينة، والقذاف المركب.
Al-Miqdhāf and al-Miqdhāf are the ship's oar, and al-Qadhdhāf is the boat.
والقذف والقذفة: الناحية، والجمع قذاف.
And al-Qadhf and al-Qadhfah: the side, and the plural is qadhāf.
قذفا الوادي والنهر جانباه؛
The qadhfān of the valley and the river are its sides.
كسيل الأتي ضمه القذفان
Like a flood that the two sides embraced.
وهي الشرف؛ قال ابن مقبل: عودا أحم القرا أزمولة وقلا، ... على تراث أبيه يتبع القذفا
And it is the elevation; Ibn Muqbil said: He returned, his neck strong, a young camel and a young one, ... following his father's heritage, he follows the elevation.
وقذفات الجبال وقذفها ما أشرف منها، واحدتها قذفة، وهي الشرف؛
And the qadhfāt of the mountains and their qadhf is what is elevated from them, its singular is qadhfah, and it is the elevation.
منيفا تزل الطير عن قذفاته،
Lofty, from whose peaks the birds slip,
وصعب تزل الطير عن قذفاته،
And difficult terrain, from whose peaks the birds slip,
وكل ما أشرف من رؤوس الجبال، فهي القذفات.
And everything that is elevated from the mountain tops, they are the qadhfāt.
أنه، صلى الله عليه وسلم، صلى في مسجد فيه قذفات.
That he, peace be upon him, prayed in a mosque that had qadhfāt (elevations).
أن عمر، رضي الله عنه، كان لا يصلي في مسجد فيه قذفات
That Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, did not pray in a mosque that had qadhfāt.
روي: في مسجد فيه قذاف
It is narrated: in a mosque that had qadhāf.
جعلت القذاف لليل التمام
I made the fast-moving camel for the complete night.
أمام المطايا سيرها المتقاذف
Ahead of the mounts, their pace is rapid.
ارم سلاما وأبا الغراف، ... وعاصما عن منعة قذاف
Throw salutations and Abu al-Gharāf, ... and 'Āsim from a strong defense.
ونية قذف، بالتحريك، وفلاة قذف وقذف أيضا مثل صدف وصدف وطنف وطنف أي بعيدة تقاذف بمن يسلكها؛
And a journey, qadhf (with harakah), and a desert, qadhf and qadhf also like ṣadaf and ṣadaf, and ṭanf and ṭanf, meaning distant, throwing those who traverse it.
نزاف نزاف لم يبق غير قذاف
Flow away, flow away, nothing remains but a little.