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قثا

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of gathering, collecting, and accumulating things, especially wealth. It also extends to the idea of withholding or preventing something, and in a more specific sense, relates to certain types of produce like melons and cucumbers.

Derived headwords

القَثْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering of wealthclassical

    The act of accumulating wealth or other possessions.

قَثَىverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To collect or gather something, especially wealth, towards oneself.

اقْتَثَىverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, similar to قَثَى.

جَثَىverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, similar to قَثَى.

اجْتَثَىverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, similar to قَثَى.

قَبَاverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, similar to قَثَى.

عَبَاverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, similar to قَثَى.

عَبْواًnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting.

جَبَاverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, similar to قَثَى.

القَثَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    melonsboth

    A type of large melon or gourd.

القِثَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    melonsboth

    A type of large melon or gourd.

مَقْفَأَةadjective
  1. 1.
    place of melonsclassical

    An area or land where melons grow abundantly.

التَّقْثِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering and preventingclassical

    The act of gathering and also withholding or preventing.

التَّهْيِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    givingclassical

    The act of giving or bestowing.

القَثْدnoun
  1. 1.
    cucumbersclassical

    A type of cucumber.

الكَرْبَزnoun
  1. 1.
    large melonsclassical

    Large types of melons or gourds.

Parallel reading

القثوة جمع المال وغيره.
Al-qathwah is the gathering of wealth and other things.
يقال: قثى فلان الشيء قثيا واقتثاه وجثاه واجتثاه وقباه وعباه عبوا وجباه كله إذا ضمه إليه ضما.
It is said: 'So-and-so gathered the thing, qathyan, and iqtathahu, jathahu, ijtathahu, qabahu, and 'abahu 'abwan, and jabahu, all meaning if he drew it to himself with a strong pull.'
هو القثاء والقثاء، بضم القاف وكسرها؛
It is al-qaththa' and al-qiththa', with the qaf being pronounced with dammah and kasrah;
وأرض مقثأة.
And an area that is مقثأة (maqfa'ah).
التقيث الجمع والمنع،
Al-taqyith is gathering and preventing,
والتهيث الإعطاء،
And al-tahayyuth is giving,
القثو أكل القثد والكربز
Al-qathwu is eating qathd and karbaz
والقثد: الخيار،
And al-qathd: cucumbers,
والكربز: القثاء الكبار.
And al-karbaz: large melons.