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القيدحور

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative character traits and aggressive or evasive behavior. It encompasses terms for ill-tempered individuals, those who provoke others, and a state of being prepared for conflict or escape.

Derived headwords

القَيْدَحُورadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedboth

    Describing someone of bad character or disposition.

حَيْزَبُونadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Similar to القيدحور, referring to someone of bad character.

القِنْدَحْرadjective
  1. 1.
    provocativeclassical

    One who confronts or provokes people, often in a negative or aggressive manner.

جَرْدَحَلadjective
  1. 1.
    large, bulkyclassical

    A descriptive term, likely referring to size or appearance, used here as a comparison for القندحر.

اقْدَحَرْverb
  1. 1.
    prepare for evilclassical

    To ready oneself for wrongdoing, insults, or combat.

قَدَحْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    state of evasionclassical

    A condition or manner of being that makes one difficult to apprehend or control.

قِنْدَحْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    state of evasionclassical

    Similar to قدحرة, indicating a state of being elusive or uncatchable.

Parallel reading

القيدحور، كحيزبون: السيئ الخلق.
Al-Qaydahur, like Hayzabun: the ill-tempered.
والقندحر، كجردحل: المتعرض للناس.
And Al-Qindahur, like Jardahal: the one who confronts people.
اقدحر: تهيأ للشر والسباب والقتال.
Iqdahar: to prepare for evil, insults, and combat.
وذهبوا بقدحرة وبقندحرة، أي: بحيث لا يقدر عليهم.
And they went off in a state of Qadḥarah and Qindḥarah, meaning: in a way that they could not be apprehended.