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الكتيت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly boiling, lowing, and speech. It also encompasses concepts of stinginess, slow or hurried walking, and physical descriptions like being lean or talkative. Some derived terms refer to specific objects or actions like porridge or a game.

Derived headwords

الكتيتnoun
  1. 1.
    boiling soundboth

    The sound of a pot boiling or wine fermenting.

  2. 2.
    lowing soundclassical

    The first lowing of a young camel.

  3. 3.
    sound of angerclassical

    A sound in a man's chest like that of a young camel due to intense rage.

  4. 4.
    stingy personclassical

    A stingy person.

  5. 5.
    slow walkingclassical

    Walking slowly or with quick, short steps, similar to 'كتكتة' (katkatah) and 'تكتكت' (taktakat).

كتverb
  1. 1.
    to low softlyclassical

    A camel made a soft, lowing sound.

  2. 2.
    to displeaseclassical

    To displease or vex someone.

  3. 3.
    to boilboth

    The pot boiled.

  4. 4.
    to pleaseclassical

    The words pleased and soothed him in his ear.

كت البعير يكت صياحا لينا — The camel lowed softly.
كت فلانا — He displeased him.
كت القدر — The pot boiled.
كلام في أذنه يكته بالضم — Words pleased and soothed him in his ear.
أكتverb
  1. 1.
    to pleaseclassical

    To please or soothe someone.

أكته — He pleased him.
اكتتverb
  1. 1.
    to pleaseclassical

    To please or soothe someone.

اكتته — He pleased him.
الكتةnoun
  1. 1.
    worthless moneyclassical

    Worthless or meager wealth.

  2. 2.
    bad goatclassical

    A mark or name for a bad goat.

  3. 3.
    greeneryclassical

    Greenery on the ground.

كتكتverb
  1. 1.
    to walk quicklyclassical

    To walk with quick, short steps.

  2. 2.
    to laugh lowlyclassical

    To laugh in a subdued or low manner.

كتكت ضاحكا دونا — He laughed lowly.
كتكتىverb
  1. 1.
    to walk quicklyclassical

    To walk with quick, short steps.

الكتadjective
  1. 1.
    leanclassical

    Lean or thin, referring to men or women.

الكتكتnoun
  1. 1.
    bustard soundclassical

    The sound made by a bustard bird.

الكتكاتadjective
  1. 1.
    talkativeclassical

    Very talkative.

الكتيتةnoun
  1. 1.
    porridgeclassical

    A type of porridge or thick gruel.

الاكتتاتnoun
  1. 1.
    listeningclassical

    The act of listening attentively.

Parallel reading

صوت غليان القدر والنبيذ
The sound of a pot boiling and wine fermenting.
أول هدر البكر
The first lowing of a young camel.
صوت في صدر الرجل كصوت البكر من شدة الغيظ
A sound in a man's chest like that of a young camel due to intense rage.
البخيل
The stingy person.
المشي رويدا، أو مقاربة الخطو في سرعة، كالكتكتة والتكتكت
Walking slowly, or with quick, short steps, like 'katkatah' and 'taktakat'.
كت البعير يكت: صاح صياحا لينا
A camel made a soft, lowing sound.
و فلانا: ساءه، وأرغمه
To displease or vex someone.
و القدر: غلت
The pot boiled.
و الكلام في أذنه يكته، بالضم: قره وساره، كأكته واكتته
The words pleased and soothed him in his ear, like 'aktahu' and 'iktahtahu'.
والكتة، بالضم: رذال المال، وعلم لعنز سوء
Worthless money, and a mark for a bad goat.
والكتة، بالفتح: ما كان في الأرض من خضرة
Greenery on the ground.
وكتكت وكتكتى غير مجراتين: لعبة
A game, 'katakta' and 'kataktaa'.
والكت: القليل اللحم من الرجال والنساء
Lean or thin, referring to men and women.
والكتكت: صوت الحبارى
The sound of the bustard.
والكتكات: الكثير الكلام
The very talkative one.
وكتكت: ضحك دونا
He laughed lowly.
والكتيتة: العصيدة
Porridge.
والاكتتات: الاستماع
Listening attentively.
وفي المثل: " لا تكته أو تكت النجوم"
And in the proverb: 'Do not count it, or count the stars'.