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القهقور

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to structures, objects, and actions involving a backward or returning movement. It encompasses physical constructions, types of animals, natural substances, food, and the concept of regression.

Derived headwords

القَهْقُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Children's structuremodern

    A tall structure made of stones, built by children.

القَهْقَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Male goatclassical

    A male goat, particularly an old or mature one.

  2. 2.
    Hard stoneclassical

    A hard, solid stone.

القَهْقَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard stoneclassical

    A hard, solid stone, similar to القهقر.

القَهْقُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Red palm pithclassical

    A red layer or shell found on the pith of a date palm.

  2. 2.
    Gumclassical

    Resin or gum.

القَهْقَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant foodclassical

    A large quantity of food, neatly arranged in containers.

القَهْقَرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant foodclassical

    A large quantity of food, neatly arranged in containers, similar to القهقر.

  2. 2.
    Backward movementmodern

    The act of moving backward or retreating.

القَهَاقِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant foodclassical

    A large quantity of food, neatly arranged in containers.

القَهْقَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Very black ravenclassical

    A raven that is intensely black in color.

القَهْقَرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Backward movementmodern

    The act of moving backward or retreating.

قَهْقَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To retreatmodern

    To move backward or retreat.

تَقَهْقَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To retreatmodern

    To move backward or retreat.

القُهَيْقِرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Small insectclassical

    A small crawling insect or bug.

القَهْقَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Blackened wheatclassical

    Wheat that has turned black after being green.

Parallel reading

القَهْقُور، كعصفور: بناء من حجارة طويل، يبنيه الصبيان.
Al-qahqūr, like 'asfūr: a tall structure of stones, built by children.
والقهقر، مشددة الراء: التيس، والمسن، والحجر الصلب، كالقهقار.
And al-qahqar, with a doubled 'rā': the male goat, the aged one, and the hard stone, like al-qahqār.
وبالضم: قشرة حمراء على لب النخلة، والصمغ.
And with the 'ḍammah': a red shell on the pith of the palm tree, and gum.
وكجعفر: الطعام الكثير المنضود في الأوعية، كالقهقرى، مقصورة.
And like 'ja'far': abundant food, arranged in vessels, like al-qahqarā, shortened.
وماسهكت به الشيء، كالقهاقر، بالضم، والغراب الشديد السواد.
And what you hold something with, like al-qahāqir, with the 'ḍammah', and the intensely black raven.
والقهقرى: الرجوع إلى خلف، وتثنيته القهقران، بحذف الياء.
And al-qahqarā: returning backward, and its dual is al-qahqarān, with the 'yā' omitted.
وقهقر وتقهقر: رجع القهقرى.
And qahqara and taqahqara: they returned backward.
والقهيقران، كزعيفران: دويبة.
And al-quhayqirān, like 'zu'ayfirān: a small creature.
والقهقرة: الحنطة التي اسودت بعد الخضرة.
And al-qahqarah: the wheat that turned black after being green.