القوب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of digging or breaking open, particularly in the context of eggs hatching. It extends to concepts of separation, peeling, and something that is broken or cracked. Figuratively, it can refer to a difficult situation or a persistent person.

Derived headwords

قَوَّبَverb

1.
to digboth
To dig the earth.
2.
to hatchclassical
To break open an egg, referring to a bird hatching its young.

تَقْوِيبٌnoun

1.
diggingboth
The act of digging the earth.
2.
hatchingclassical
The act of an egg breaking open for hatching.

قَابَverb

1.
to fleeclassical
To run away or escape.
2.
to approachclassical
To come near or approach (opposite of fleeing).

قَابٌnoun

1.
space betweenclassical
The space between the grip and the end of a sword's hilt, or between two parts of a bow.
2.
measureclassical
A measure or quantity.

قُوبٌnoun

1.
hatchlingclassical
A chick or young bird that has hatched from an egg.
2.
egg shellboth
The shell of an egg, especially after hatching.

أَقْوَابٌnoun

1.
hatched eggsclassical
Plural of قوب, referring to hatched eggs or hatchlings.

قَائِبَةٌnoun

1.
hatchlingclassical
A chick or young bird that has hatched.
2.
egg shellboth
The shell of an egg, particularly after hatching.

قَابَةٌnoun

1.
hatchlingclassical
A chick or young bird that has hatched.
2.
egg shellboth
The shell of an egg, particularly after hatching.

مُتَقَوِّبٌadjective

1.
peeledboth
Having had its skin or shell removed or peeled off.
2.
sloughedclassical
Referring to a snake that has shed its skin.

قُوبَةٌnoun

1.
peelingboth
The state of being peeled or having skin removed.
2.
skin diseaseclassical
A condition where the skin peels or hair falls out, like from scabies.

قُوبَاءٌnoun

1.
skin eruptionclassical
A condition that appears on the body, causing peeling or eruption.

قُوبِيٌّadjective

1.
fond of eating chicksclassical
One who is excessively fond of eating young birds or chicks.

أُمُّ قُوبٍname

1.
calamityclassical
A term referring to a great disaster or calamity.

قُوبٌnoun

1.
egg shellsboth
The shells of eggs.

قَابٌnoun

1.
residentclassical
One who is settled and stays in a place permanently.

قِيْبٌnoun

1.
measureclassical
A measure or quantity.

اقْتَابَverb

1.
to chooseclassical
To select or choose something.

قَوَّبَ الأَرْضَverb

1.
to till the landclassical
To work the land, to till it.

تَقَوَّبَتِ البَيْضَةُverb

1.
the egg hatchedclassical
The egg broke open, indicating hatching.

Parallel reading

حفر الأرض، كالتقويب

To dig the earth, like the act of digging.

وفلق الطير بيضه

And the bird breaks open its egg.

والضم: الفرخ، كالقائبة والقابة

And with dammah: the hatchling, like al-qa'ibah and al-qabah.

تخلصت قائبة من قوب، أو قابة من قوب، أي: بيضة من فرخ

A hatchling escaped from an egg, or a chick from an egg, meaning: an egg from which a chick has emerged.

يضرب لمن انفصل من صاحبه

It is used metaphorically for one who has separated from his companion.

والمتقوب: المتقشر، والذي سلخ جلده من الحيات

And al-mutqawwib: the peeled, and that which has had its skin sloughed off like snakes.

ومن تقلع عن جلده الجرب، وانحلق شعره، وهي القوبة والقوبة والقوباء والقوباء

And one whose scabies has caused his skin to peel and his hair to fall out, and it is al-qubah, al-qubah, al-quba'a, and al-quba'a.

وقوبه تقويبا: قلعه فتقوب

And its digging or breaking open, with a thorough digging: it uproots it, so it becomes dug out.

والقوباء والقوباء: الذي يظهر في الجسد، ويخرج عليه

And al-quba'a and al-quba'a: that which appears on the body and emerges upon it.

وليس فعلاء ساكنة العين غيرها والخشاء

And there is no fa'laa' pattern with a sakin 'ayn other than it and al-khashaa'.

والقوبي: المولع بأكل الفراخ

And al-qubi: one who is fond of eating chicks.

وأم قوب: الداهية

And Umm Qawb: the calamity.

والقوب، كصرد: قشور البيض

And al-qawb, like 'as-sarad': eggshells.

وكهمزة: المقيم الثابت الدار

And like 'hamzah': one who resides permanently and is settled in a home.

والقاب: ما بين المقبض والسية، ولكل قوس قابان

And al-qab: what is between the grip and the end of the hilt; and for every bow, there are two qab.

والمقدار، كالقيب

And the measure, like al-qayb.

وقاب: هرب، وقرب، ضد

And qaba: he fled, and he approached, its opposite.

واقتابه: اختاره

And iqtabahu: he chose it.

وقوبت الأرض: أثرت فيها

And qawwaba al-ard: he tilled the land, he worked it.

وتقوبت البيضة: انقابت

And taqawwabat al-baydah: the egg hatched, it broke open.