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القبعثر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes things that are large, great, or imposing in their physical form. It is primarily used for animals, particularly camels, but can also refer to a general sense of large physical stature.

Derived headwords

القُبَعْثَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Large of buildboth

    Describing someone or something as having a large and imposing physical structure.

القُبَعْثَرىnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A camel that is exceptionally large in size.

  2. 2.
    Emaciated young camelclassical

    A young camel (faṣīl) that is notably thin and weak.

  3. 3.
    Marine creatureclassical

    A type of creature or animal that inhabits the sea.

  4. 4.
    Large and strongclassical

    Referring to something or someone that is both large and powerful.

قُباعِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of large thingsclassical

    The broken plural form, referring to multiple instances of large or imposing entities.

Parallel reading

القبعثر، كسفرجل: العظيم الخلق.
Al-quba'thar, like safarjal: large of creation.
والقبعثرى، مقصورا: الجمل العظيم،
And al-quba'tharā, shortened: the great camel,
والفصيل المهزول،
and the emaciated young camel,
ودابة تكون في البحر،
and a creature that is in the sea,
والعظيم الشديد،
and the great and strong,
والألف ليست للتأنيث ولا للإلحاق، بل قسم ثالث ج" قباعث.
and the alif is not for feminine gender nor for attachment, but rather a third part, plural 'qabā'ith'.