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القمد

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of refusal, pride, and steadfastness, whether in good or bad circumstances. It also extends to physical descriptions like height, a thick neck, and general sturdiness or robustness in a person.

Derived headwords

القَمَدnoun
  1. 1.
    refusal, prideclassical

    The act of refusing or showing pride and haughtiness.

  2. 2.
    residence, dwellingclassical

    Staying or dwelling in a place, whether in good or bad conditions.

قَمَدnoun
  1. 1.
    height, lengthclassical

    Referring to physical height or length.

  2. 2.
    thick neck, tallclassical

    Describing someone who is tall with a thick neck.

أَقْمَدadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, thick-neckedclassical

    Describing a person who is tall and has a thick neck.

قَمْدَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, thick-neckedclassical

    A feminine adjective describing a person who is tall and has a thick neck.

قَمَدَةadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, thick-neckedclassical

    A feminine adjective describing a person who is tall and has a thick neck.

قَمْدَانِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, thick-neckedclassical

    A feminine adjective describing a person who is tall and has a thick neck.

قَمَدadjective
  1. 1.
    stiff, robustclassical

    Describing someone who is strong, sturdy, or robust.

رجل قمدnoun
  1. 1.
    strong manclassical

    A man characterized by strength and sturdiness.

قَمَدadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, stoutclassical

    Describing a person as strong, stout, or thickset.

قَمَادadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, stoutclassical

    Describing a person as strong, stout, or thickset.

قَمْدُودadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, stoutclassical

    Describing a person as strong, stout, or thickset.

قَمَادِيadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, stoutclassical

    Describing a person as strong, stout, or thickset.

قَمْدَانadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, stoutclassical

    Describing a person as strong, stout, or thickset.

قَمْدَانِيadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, stoutclassical

    Describing a person as strong, stout, or thickset.

أَقْمَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stretch one's neckclassical

    To extend one's neck, often in pride or anticipation.

  2. 2.
    to become erectclassical

    To become erect or stiff, particularly referring to the penis.

  3. 3.
    to flow, to pourclassical

    To flow or pour out, often referring to liquids.

اقمهدّverb
  1. 1.
    not from the root q-m-dclassical

    This form is noted as not belonging to the root القمد, and it is a mistake by Al-Jawhari.

Parallel reading

القمد: الإباء، والتمنع، والإقامة في خير أو شر
Al-Qamad: Refusal, pride, and dwelling in good or bad.
وبالتحريك: الطول، أو ضخم العنق في طول
And with vowel movement: height, or being thick-necked in height.
والنعت: أقمد، وهي: قمداء وقمد وقمدة وقمدانية
And the adjective is: aqmad, and she is: qamdaa', qamda, qamda, and qamdaniyah.
وذكر قمد، كعتل: شديد الإنعاظ
And qamad, like 'atal, is mentioned: intensely erect.
ورجل قمد، مخففة، وقمد وقماد، كغراب، وقمدود وقمادي وقمدان وقمداني: شديد، أو غليظ
And a man qamid (lightened), and qamid, and qamaad (like ghuraab), and qamduud, and qamaadii, and qamdaan, and qamdani: strong, or stout.
أقمد: طمح بعنقه، وأنعظ، وأسال
Aqmad: stretched his neck, became erect, and flowed.
اقمهد: ليس من قمد ووهم الجوهري
Iqmahad: is not from qamad, and Al-Jawhari was mistaken.