القبس

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of taking or obtaining fire, often in the form of a torch or flame. It extends to metaphorical senses of acquiring knowledge or information, and also includes geographical names and descriptions of people.

Derived headwords

القَبَسnoun

1.
torch of fireboth
A flame of fire taken from a larger source, like a torch or brand.
2.
originclassical
The original source or basis of something.

تَقْتَبِسverb

1.
to take fireboth
To take or fetch a flame of fire from a larger source.

المِقْبَاسnoun

1.
torchclassical
A tool or object used to carry fire, similar to a torch.

قَبَسَverb

1.
to take fireboth
To take or fetch fire from a source.
2.
to acquire knowledgeboth
To gain or acquire knowledge or learning.

اِقْتَبَسَverb

1.
to take fireboth
To take or fetch a flame of fire from a larger source.
2.
to acquire knowledgeboth
To gain or acquire knowledge or learning.

قَابِسname

1.
Qabisboth
A place in the Maghreb, located between Tripoli and Sfax.

القَابُوسnoun

1.
handsome manclassical
A man who is beautiful in face and good in complexion.

أبو قابوسname

1.
Abu Qabusclassical
A kunya (patronymic) for Al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, a king of the Arabs.

قَابُوسname

1.
Qabusclassical
A proper name, possibly of Persian origin (Ka'us), used for a king.

أبو قبيسname

1.
Abu Qubaysboth
A mountain in Mecca, named after a man from the Madhhij tribe who was the first to build on it. It was also called 'Al-Amin' because the (Black) Stone was deposited there. It is also a fortress in the region of Aleppo.

يزيد بن قبيسname

1.
Yazid ibn Qubaysclassical
A person from Sham (Syria).

قِيبَسname

1.
Qaybasclassical
An ancestor (grandfather) of Abdullah ibn Qays, a traditionist.

القَبِيسnoun

1.
fertile stallionclassical
A stallion that is quick to impregnate.

قَبِسَverb

1.
to be fertileclassical
Said of a stallion that is quick to impregnate.

أَقْبَسَهُverb

1.
to inform himboth
To make someone aware of something; to inform him.
2.
to give him a torchboth
To give someone a torch of fire.

أَقْبَسَ فُلَانًا نَارًاverb

1.
to seek fire for himboth
To request or seek fire for someone else.

قُنْبِسname

1.
Qunbisclassical
A proper name.

الأَقْبَسadjective

1.
foreskin visibleclassical
A description of a boy whose foreskin is visible before circumcision.

Parallel reading

القَبَس، محركة: شعلة نار تقتبس ms0745 من معظم النار، كالمقباس، وقبس يقبس منه نارا.

Al-Qabas, vocalized: a flame of fire taken from a larger fire, like a torch, and one takes fire from it.

واقتبسها: أخذها، و العلم: استفاده.

And to take it (i.e., fire): to take it; and knowledge: to acquire it.

وقابس، كناصر: د بالمغرب بين طرابلس وسفاقس.

And Qabis, like Nasir: a place in the Maghreb between Tripoli and Sfax.

والقابوس: الرجل الجميل الوجه، الحسن اللون.

And Al-Qabus: the man with a beautiful face, good in color.

وأبو قابوس: النعمان بن المنذر ملك العرب.

And Abu Qabus: Al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, king of the Arabs.

وقابوس ممنوع للعجمة والمعرفة، معرب كاووس.

And Qabus is diptote due to foreignness and being a proper name, Arabized from Ka'us.

وأبو قبيس: جبل بمكة، سمي برجل من مذحج حداد، لأنه أول من بنى فيه، وكان يسمى الأمين، لأن الركن كان مستودعا فيه، وحصن من أعمال حلب.

And Abu Qubays: a mountain in Mecca, named after a blacksmith from the Madhhij tribe, because he was the first to build on it. It was called Al-Amin because the (Black) Stone was deposited there, and a fortress in the region of Aleppo.

ويزيد بن قبيس: شامي.

And Yazid ibn Qubays: from Sham (Syria).

وقيبس، كزيرك: جد عبد الله بن قيس المحدث.

And Qaybas, like Zayrak: the grandfather of Abdullah ibn Qays, the traditionist.

والقبس، بالكسر: الأصل.

And Al-Qabas, with kasra: the origin.

والقبيس، كأمير وكتف: الفحل السريع الإلقاح، وقد قبس، كفرح وكرم، قبسا وقباسة.

And Al-Qabees, like Ameer and Katif: the stallion quick to impregnate, and he has become fertile, like faraha and karuma, with qabasan and qabāsatan.

ومن أمثالهم: "لقوة صادفت قبيسا"، أو "لقوة وأب قبيس"، يضرب للمتفقين يجتمعان، واللقوة: السريعة التلقي لماء الفحل.

And among their proverbs: 'A strong one met a fertile one', or 'A strong one and the father of a fertile one', used for two agreeing individuals who meet. And Al-Luqwah: the one quick to receive the stallion's fluid.

وأقبسه: أعلمه، وأعطاه قبسا، و فلانا نارا: طلبها له.

And Aqbasahu: he informed him, and he gave him a torch, and he sought fire for so-and-so: he requested it for him.

وقنبس، كعنبر: اسم.

And Qunbis, like Anbar: a name.

والأقبس: من تبدو حشفته قبل أن يختن.

And Al-Aqbas: one whose foreskin appears before he is circumcised.

واقتبس: أخذ من معظم النار.

And Iqtabase: to take from the larger fire.