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ءقعث

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of giving generously or sparingly, and by extension, the extraction or removal of something. It also encompasses terms related to large quantities, both positive (like rain or a flood) and negative (like a disease), as well as the idea of eradication.

Derived headwords

أَقْعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be excessiveclassical

    To act in an excessive or extravagant manner, to go beyond reasonable limits.

  2. 2.
    to give generouslyclassical

    To bestow a gift or bounty in a plentiful and abundant manner.

العَطِيَّةَnoun
  1. 1.
    generous giftclassical

    A bestowal or grant that is abundant and plentiful.

أَجْزَلَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to make abundantclassical

    To make something plentiful, abundant, or copious.

وَقَعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to give littleclassical

    To bestow a small amount or a meager portion, often implying stinginess.

قَعْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small amountclassical

    A small quantity or meager portion of something given.

وَقَعَّثَهُ تَقْعِيثًاverb
  1. 1.
    to eradicateclassical

    To completely uproot, extirpate, or destroy something, leaving nothing behind.

اِنْقَعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be eradicatedclassical

    To be completely uprooted, extirpated, or destroyed.

القُعَيْثnoun
  1. 1.
    small and easyclassical

    Something that is insignificant, easily managed, or of little consequence.

  2. 2.
    great floodclassical

    A large and powerful torrent of water, a significant flood.

  3. 3.
    abundant rainclassical

    A copious and heavy rainfall.

اِقْتَعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to excavate much earthclassical

    To dig out a large quantity of soil or earth, especially from a well.

القَعَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    sheep nasal diseaseclassical

    A specific ailment affecting the nasal passages of sheep.

Parallel reading

أسرف
He was excessive.
و له العطية: أجزلها.
And for him, the gift: he made it abundant.
وقعث له قعثة: أعطاه قليلا، ضد.
He gave him a small amount: he gave him little, the opposite.
وقعثه تقعيثا: استأصله فانقعث.
He eradicated it completely, and it was eradicated.
والقعيث: الهين اليسير، والسيل العظيم، والمطر الكثير.
And Al-Quthayth: the easy and insignificant, the great flood, and the abundant rain.
واقتعث الحافر: استخرج ترابا كثيرا من البئر.
And the digger excavated: he extracted much earth from the well.
والقعاث، بالضم: داء في أنوف الغنم.
And Al-Qathath, with dammah: a disease in the noses of sheep.