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القرطاس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to paper and writing materials, but also extends to descriptions of people, animals, and even a place name. It encompasses terms for paper itself, specific types of camels and women, and actions related to writing or destruction.

Derived headwords

القِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

قِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

قِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

قِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

قِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

قِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

قِرْطاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Paperboth

    A writing material, commonly known as paper.

  2. 2.
    Scrollclassical

    A sheet or document made of any material, often a scroll.

  3. 3.
    Leather for archeryclassical

    Any tanned hide stretched out for archery practice.

  4. 4.
    Young camelclassical

    A young, strong camel.

  5. 5.
    Tall, fair maidenclassical

    A fair-skinned, long-limbed young woman.

  6. 6.
    Egyptian linenclassical

    A type of Egyptian linen.

دابة قرطاسيةadjective
  1. 1.
    Unspotted animalclassical

    An animal whose white parts are not mixed with any other color.

قرطسverb
  1. 1.
    To hit the targetclassical

    To strike the intended mark or target.

فقرطسverb
  1. 1.
    To hit the targetclassical

    To strike the intended mark or target.

تقرطسverb
  1. 1.
    To perishclassical

    To be destroyed or to perish.

قرطسname
  1. 1.
    A town in Egyptclassical

    A place name, referring to a town located in Egypt.

Parallel reading

القرطاس، مثلثة (القاف) وكجعفر ودرهم: الكاغد
Al-Qirṭās, with a fatha on the Qaf, and like Ja'far and Dirham: paper.
وبالكسر: الجمل الآدم
And with a kasra: the strong camel.
والجارية البيضاء المديدة القامة
And the fair, long-limbed maiden.
والصحيفة من أي شيء كانت
And the scroll, whatever material it was made from.
وكل أديم ينصب للنضال
And any tanned hide stretched out for archery.
والناقة الفتية
And the young she-camel.
وبرد مصري
And Egyptian linen.
ودابة قرطاسية: لا يخالط بياضها شية
And a 'qirṭāsīyah' animal: its white parts are not mixed with any other color.
ورمى فقرطس: أصاب القرطاس
And he shot and 'qaraṭasa': he hit the target.
وتقرطس: هلك
And 'taqaraṭasa': he perished.
وقرطس، كجعفر: ة بمصر
And 'Quraṭas', like Ja'far: a town in Egypt.