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القث

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of pulling, dragging, and uprooting. It also extends to concepts of abundance, gathering, and specific objects or people associated with these actions, including a type of plant and a game.

Derived headwords

القَثّverb
  1. 1.
    to dragboth

    To drag or pull something along the ground.

  2. 2.
    to driveboth

    To drive or propel something forward.

  3. 3.
    to uprootboth

    To pull something up from its roots or foundation.

اِقْتَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to uprootclassical

    To uproot or extirpate something completely.

القَثْnoun
  1. 1.
    draggingclassical

    The act of dragging or pulling.

  2. 2.
    drivingclassical

    The act of driving or propelling.

  3. 3.
    uprootingclassical

    The act of uprooting.

نَبْتnoun
  1. 1.
    plantboth

    A type of plant.

المَقَثَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    Abundance or plenty.

  2. 2.
    wooden plankclassical

    A wide wooden plank used by children for playing.

المَتَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    goodsboth

    Goods, belongings, or possessions.

النَّمَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    talebearerclassical

    A talebearer or slanderer.

كِتَابname
  1. 1.
    Jaddclassical

    Jadd, son of Dhahaban bin Qardham, who visited the Messenger of God (peace be upon him). Modern scholars pronounce it with a fatha.

القَثِيثَىnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering wealthclassical

    The act of gathering or accumulating wealth.

القَثِيثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or assembly of people.

القَثَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or assembly of people.

القَثْقَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    full measureclassical

    The act of filling a measure completely.

  2. 2.
    wiggling a stakeclassical

    Wiggling a stake to pull it out.

Parallel reading

القَثّ: الجر، والسوق، والقلع
Al-Qathth: dragging, driving, and uprooting.
كالاقتثاث
like uprooting.
والمقثة: الكثرة
And Al-Maqaththah: abundance.
وخشبة عريضة يلعب بها الصبيان
and a wide plank with which children play.
وكغراب: المتاع
And like Ghurab: goods.
وككتان: النمام
And like Kattan: the talebearer.
وككتاب: جد ذهبن بن قرضم الوارد على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
And like Kitab: Jadd, son of Dhahaban bin Qardham, who visited the Messenger of God, peace be upon him.
والمحدثون يفتحون
And the modern scholars pronounce it with a fatha.
والقثيثى: جمع المال
And Al-Qathithy: gathering wealth.
والقثيثة والقثاثة: الجماعة
And Al-Qathithah and Al-Qathathah: the group.
والقثقثة: وفاء المكيال
And Al-Qathqathah: filling the measure completely.
وتحريك الوتد لنزعه
and wiggling the stake for its removal.