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الكمترة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by closeness or shortness. It also extends to describe individuals who are stout, short, or strong, and actions related to filling or tightly securing something.

Derived headwords

الكَمْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitboth

    A way of walking characterized by closeness or shortness of steps.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    An enemy or adversary of a short person, implying a contrast or perhaps a rivalry.

الكَمْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    stout personclassical

    A person who is stout, corpulent, and large.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

  3. 3.
    strong personclassical

    A person who is solid, strong, and robust.

الكَمَاتِرnoun
  1. 1.
    stout personclassical

    A person who is stout, corpulent, and large.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

  3. 3.
    strong personclassical

    A person who is solid, strong, and robust.

كَمْتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely.

  2. 2.
    to tightenclassical

    To tighten a waterskin by securing its opening with its stopper.

Parallel reading

مشية فيها تقارب
A gait characterized by closeness.
عدو القصير
The adversary of the short person.
مشي العريض الغليظ
The walking of the stout and thick-set person.
الضخم، والقصير، والصلب الشديد
The stout, the short, and the solid, strong one.
كمتره: ملأه
To fill it: to fill it.
و القربة: شدها بوكائها
And the waterskin: to tighten it with its stopper.