القثاء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to cucumbers and their abundance. It describes the cucumber itself, places where they are plentiful, and the act of becoming numerous.

Derived headwords

القَثَّاءnoun

1.
cucumberboth
The fruit of a plant, commonly known as a cucumber.

القُثَّاءnoun

1.
cucumberboth
The fruit of a plant, commonly known as a cucumber. This is an alternative pronunciation.

أَقْثَأَverb

1.
to become abundantclassical
To become numerous or plentiful, referring to people or things.

أَقْثَأَverb

1.
to be plentifulclassical
To be abundant in a place, referring to the presence of many cucumbers.

المَقْثَأَةnoun

1.
place of cucumbersclassical
A place where cucumbers are abundant or grow.

المَقْثَأَةnoun

1.
place of cucumbersclassical
A place where cucumbers are abundant or grow. This is an alternative pronunciation.

Parallel reading

القثاء، بالكسر والضم: م، أو الخيار.

Al-qathā', with kasra and damma: meaning, or the cucumber.

وأقثأ المكان: كثر به

And the place became qathā' (abundant): meaning, it became plentiful with it (cucumbers).

و القوم: كثر عندهم.

And the people became qathā' (numerous): meaning, they became numerous among them.

والمقثأة، وتضم ثاؤه: موضعه.

And al-maqthā'ah, with the thā' being dammah: meaning, its place.