القرز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of grasping or collecting something, particularly earth or small quantities. It also extends to physical descriptions of landforms and a specific tool used by a cupper.

Derived headwords

القَرْزnoun

1.
grasping earthclassical
The act of taking earth with the fingertips.
2.
pinchingclassical
The act of pinching or squeezing.
3.
moundclassical
A small hill or mound of earth.
4.
rough landclassical
A coarse or rough patch of land.

القُرْزnoun

1.
cupper's toolclassical
A pot or vessel used by a cupper (hijam).

القُرْزَةnoun

1.
handfulclassical
A quantity similar to a handful, what can be held in the palm.

Parallel reading

القَرْز: قبضك التراب بأطراف أصابعك

Al-qarz: your grasping earth with the tips of your fingers.

والقرص

And pinching.

والأكمة

And a mound.

والغلظ من الأرض

And the rough part of the land.

وبالضم: مدهن الحجام

And with dammah: the cupper's pot.

والقُرْزَة، بالضم: نحو القبضة

And al-qurzah, with dammah: like a handful.