قطب

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root قطب (q-ṭ-b) primarily relates to the concept of gathering, contracting, or converging. It extends to meanings of frowning, anger, mixing, and central points or leaders. It also encompasses specific objects and entities associated with these core ideas.

Derived headwords

قَطَبَverb

1.
to frownboth
To contract the space between the eyebrows, to scowl.
2.
to cutclassical
To cut something.
3.
to gatherclassical
To gather or collect something.
4.
to mixboth
To mix a drink.
5.
to angerclassical
To make someone angry.
6.
to fillclassical
To fill a container.
7.
to foldclassical
To insert one handle of a waterskin into the other, then fold and bring them together.

يَقْطِبُverb

1.
he frownsboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to frown'.

قَطْبًاnoun

1.
frowningboth
The act of frowning or scowling.

قُطُوبًاnoun

1.
frowningboth
The act of frowning or scowling.

قَاطِبٌadjective

1.
frowningboth
One who frowns or scowls.

قَطُوبٌadjective

1.
frowningboth
One who frowns or scowls.
2.
lionclassical
A lion.

أَقْطَبَverb

1.
to mixclassical
To mix a drink.
2.
to gatherclassical
The people gathered.

قَطَّبَverb

1.
to mixclassical
To mix a drink.

قَطِيبٌnoun

1.
mixed drinkboth
A mixed drink.
2.
lionclassical
A lion.
3.
horseclassical
A horse belonging to Sard bin Hamza al-Yarbu'i.
4.
mixed milkclassical
Milk of goats and sheep mixed, or milk of a camel and a sheep.

مَقْطُوبٌnoun

1.
mixed drinkclassical
A mixed drink.

القُطْبnoun

1.
pivotboth
An iron rod around which the millstone rotates.
2.
pole starclassical
A star upon which the direction of prayer (Qibla) is based.
3.
leaderboth
The chief or leader of a people.
4.
centerboth
The core, center, or axis of something.

القُطْبَةnoun

1.
pivotclassical
An iron rod around which the millstone rotates.
2.
arrowheadclassical
The metal tip of a target arrow.
3.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

أَقْطَابnoun

1.
leadersboth
Plural of 'leader' or 'chief'.
2.
polesboth
Plural of 'pole' or 'pivot'.

قُطُوبnoun

1.
leadersclassical
Plural of 'leader' or 'chief'.
2.
frownsclassical
Plural of 'frown'.

قُطْبَةnoun

1.
arrowheadclassical
The metal tip of a target arrow.
2.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

هَرَم بْن قُطْبَة الفَزَارِيّname

1.
Haram bin Qutbah al-Fazariclassical
A historical figure mentioned in relation to an event with 'Amir bin al-Tufayl and 'Alqamah bin 'Ilathah.

القَطَابَةnoun

1.
piece of meatclassical
A piece of meat.
2.
place in Egyptclassical
A place in Egypt.

القِطَابnoun

1.
jokingclassical
Joking or jesting.
2.
collarbone areaclassical
The area of the collarbone or the opening of a shirt's collar.
3.
frowningclassical
Frowning or scowling.

القَاطِبadjective

1.
frowningboth
One who frowns or scowls.
2.
lionclassical
A lion.

القُطْبِيَّةnoun

1.
water sourceclassical
A water source or well.

القُطْبِيَّاتnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A mountain.

القُطْبَانnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

القُطْبَىnoun

1.
plantclassical
Another type of plant from which a twisted rope is made, considered better than hemp.

القُطْب المَنْهِيّ عَنْهُother

1.
prohibited method of sellingclassical
A prohibited method of selling where one takes an item and then estimates the remaining quantity without precise weighing.

قَاطِبَةًadverb

1.
all togetherboth
All together, universally. Used only as an adverbial حال (state).

قَطِيبَتَهُمnoun

1.
their groupclassical
Their gathering or group.

القَطِيبَةnoun

1.
mixed milkclassical
Milk of goats and sheep mixed, or milk of a camel and a sheep.

Parallel reading

قَطَبَ يَقْطِبُ قَطْبًا وقُطُوبًا، فَهُوَ قَاطِبٌ وقَطُوبٌ: زَوَى مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ، وكَلَحَ

He frowned, he scowled, contracting the space between his eyes.

وقَطَبَ الشَّيْءَ: قَطَعَهُ، وجَمَعَهُ

And he cut the thing: he severed it, and he gathered it.

وقَطَبَ الشَّرَابَ: مَزَجَهُ

And he mixed the drink: he blended it.

وقَطَبَ فُلَانًا: أَغْضَبَهُ

And he angered someone: he made him furious.

وقَطَبَ الإِنَاءَ: مَلأَهُ

And he filled the container: he made it full.

وقَطَبَ الجَوَّالَقَ: أَدْخَلَ إِحْدَى عُرْوَتَيْهِ فِي الأُخْرَى، ثُمَّ ثَنَى وجَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا

And he folded the waterskin: he inserted one of its handles into the other, then folded and brought them together.

وقَطَبَ القَوْمُ: اجْتَمَعُوا

And the people gathered: they assembled.

والقُطْبُ، مِثْلَثَةٌ، وكَعُنُقٍ: حَدِيدَةٌ تَدُورُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّحَى

And the qutb, with three vowelizations, and like 'unuq: is an iron rod around which the millstone rotates.

وبالضَّمِّ: نَجْمٌ تُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ القِبْلَةُ، وسَيِّدُ القَوْمِ، ومَلَاكُ الشَّيْءِ ومَدَارُهُ

And with dammah: it is a star upon which the Qibla is based, and the chief of the people, and the core and axis of a thing.

والقُطْبَةُ: نَصْلُ الهَدَفِ، ونَبَاتٌ

And the qutbah: is the tip of an arrow for a target, and a plant.

وهَرَمُ بْنُ قُطْبَةَ الفَزَارِيُّ نَافَرَ إِلَيْهِ عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ وعَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عَلَاثَةَ

And Haram bin Qutbah al-Fazari, to whom Amir bin al-Tufayl and 'Alqamah bin 'Ilathah fled.

والقَطَابَةُ، بالضَّمِّ: القِطْعَةُ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ

And al-qataabah, with dammah: is a piece of meat.

والقِطَابُ، كَكِتَابٍ: المَزَاحُ، ومَجْمَعُ الجَيْبِ، وع

And al-qitaab, like kitaab: is joking, and the meeting place of the collar, and...

وجَاؤُوا قَاطِبَةً: جَمِيعًا، لَا يُسْتَعْمَلُ إِلَّا حَالًا

And they came, qaatibatan: all together, it is only used as a حال (state).

وجَاؤُوا بِقَطِيبَتِهِمْ: بِجَمَاعَتِهِمْ

And they came with their qateebah: with their group.

والقَطِيبَةُ: لَبَنُ المَعْزَى والضَّأْنِ يُخْلَطَانِ، أَوْ لَبَنُ النَّاقَةِ والشَّاةِ

And al-qateebah: is milk of goats and sheep mixed, or milk of a camel and a sheep.