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قرطن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of saddle or pack, specifically for animals with hooves. It also has a derived meaning referring to a foolish or stupid person.

Derived headwords

قُرْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle padclassical

    A type of saddle pad or pack, similar to a 'bartha', used for hoofed animals.

قُرْطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle padclassical

    An alternative name for a saddle pad, synonymous with 'qurṭān'.

قُرْطَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle padclassical

    Another variant name for a saddle pad, also synonymous with 'qurṭān'.

قُرْطَعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    An adjective or noun referring to a foolish or stupid person.

Parallel reading

أنه دخل على سلمان فإذا إكاف وقرطان
That he entered upon Salman and found there a saddle and a qirṭān.
كالبرذعة لذوات الحافر
Like a saddle pad for hoofed animals.
ويقال قرطاط
And it is called qirṭāṭ.
وكذلك رواه الخطابي بالطاء
And Al-Khaṭṭābī narrated it similarly with a ṭāʼ.
وقرطاق بالقاف
And qirṭāq with a qāf.
وهو بالنون أشهر
And it is more famous with a nūn.
وقيل: هو ثلاثي الأصل ملحق بقرطاس
And it was said: it is triliteral in origin, assimilated to qirṭās.
القرطعن: الأحمق
Al-qurṭaʿn: the foolish one.