القت

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spreading or conveying something, often in a secretive or malicious manner, such as gossip or rumors. It also extends to collecting, preparing, and preserving things, as well as specific actions related to animals and places.

Derived headwords

قَتَّverb

1.
to spread gossipboth
To spread rumors or gossip, especially by relaying what one has heard.
2.
to collectclassical
To gather or collect something, often gradually.

قِتٌّnoun

1.
gossipboth
The act of spreading rumors or gossip.
2.
dried dungclassical
Dried dung, specifically of a camel, used as fuel.
3.
liesclassical
Falsehoods or untruths.
4.
espionageclassical
Following a person secretly to discover their intentions.
5.
camel urine sniffingclassical
A shepherd sniffing the urine of a stray camel to track it.

قَتَّاتadjective

1.
gossiperboth
One who spreads gossip or rumors.
2.
spyclassical
One who listens to people's conversations secretly, whether they spread the information or not.

قَتُوتadjective

1.
gossiperboth
One who spreads gossip or rumors.
2.
spyclassical
One who listens to people's conversations secretly, whether they spread the information or not.

قُتَيْتَىadjective

1.
gossiperboth
One who spreads gossip or rumors.
2.
spyclassical
One who listens to people's conversations secretly, whether they spread the information or not.

تَقْتِيتnoun

1.
collecting herbsclassical
The act of collecting aromatic herbs and cooking them.

قَتَّتَverb

1.
to collect and cookclassical
To collect aromatic herbs and cook them.

مُقَتَّتadjective

1.
infused oilclassical
Oil infused with aromatic herbs or mixed with pleasant fragrances.

قَتَّهُverb

1.
to measureclassical
To measure, estimate, or determine the size or quantity of something.
2.
to reduceclassical
To make something smaller or less.
3.
to prepareclassical
To make ready or prepare something.
4.
to gatherclassical
To collect or gather something little by little.
5.
to trackclassical
To follow the tracks or traces of something; to pursue.

اِقْتَتَهُverb

1.
to uprootclassical
To completely remove or uproot something.

قَتَىnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name in Yemen.

القتيونnoun

1.
gossipsclassical
A group of people who spread gossip or rumors.

وقتةname

1.
Umm Sulaymanclassical
The kunya (patronymic or teknonymic name) of a female Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

Parallel reading

نم الحديث، كالتقتيت والقتقتة والقتتى

The spreading of talk, like the collecting of herbs, and the spreading of talk, and the spreading of talk.

والقتتى، والإسفست، أو يابسه

And the spreading of talk, and dried dung, or its dry form.

والكذب، واتباعك الرجل سرا لتعلم ما يريد

And lies, and your following a man secretly to learn what he wants.

وشم الراعي بول البعير المهيوم

And a shepherd sniffing the urine of a stray camel.

والقتيون: جماعة محدثون

And Al-Qutiyyun: a group of gossips.

وقته: قده، وقلله، وهيأه، وجمعه قليلا قليلا

He measured it: its size, and its smallness, and he prepared it, and he gathered it little by little.

وأثره: قصه

And its trace: he followed it.

ورجل قتات وقتوت وقتيتى: نمام

And a man is a gossiper, and a spreader of rumors, and a spy: a slanderer.

أو يسمع أحاديث الناس من حيث لا يعلمون، سواء نمها أم لم ينمها

Or he hears people's conversations from where they do not know, whether he spreads them or not.

والتقتيت: جمع الأفاويه وطبخها

And Al-Taqteet: collecting aromatic herbs and cooking them.

وزيت مقتت: طبخ فيه الرياحين، أو خلط بأدهان طيبة

And infused oil: in which fragrant herbs were cooked, or mixed with pleasant oils.

وقتة، كضبة، أم سليمان التابعي

Waqtah, like Dhabbah, Umm Sulayman the Tabi'i.

واقتته: استأصله

And he uprooted it: he completely removed it.

وكغراب: ع باليمن

And like Ghurab: a place in Yemen.