القرقوس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a hard, smooth, barren plain, sometimes with foul, burning water. It also refers to specific place names and a term used when calling or luring an animal.

Derived headwords

القَرْقُوسnoun

1.
Hard, smooth plainclassical
A hard, smooth, thick, barren plain. It might have foul, burning water, appearing like a piece of fire. It can be elevated or depressed.

القِرْقِسnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
A type of bird, specifically the Gerges bird.

قِرْقِيسَاءname

1.
City on the Euphratesclassical
A city located on the Euphrates River, named after Qarqisa bin Tahmurt.

قِرْقَسَانname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name.

قرقس بالكلبverb

1.
To call a dogclassical
To call a dog, saying 'Qarqous' to it.

قرقوس (for a kid)noun

1.
Lured kidclassical
A term used for a kid (young goat) when it is lured or enticed.

Parallel reading

القرقوس، كحلزون: القاع الصلب الأملس الغليظ الأجرد

Al-Qarqous, like a snail: the hard, smooth, thick, barren plain.

وربما نبع فيه ماء محترق خبيث، كأنه قطعة نار

And perhaps foul, burning water springs forth in it, as if it were a piece of fire.

ويكون مرتفعا ومطمئنا

And it can be elevated or depressed.

والقرقس، بالكسر: الجرجس

And Al-Qirqis, with kasra: the Gerges bird.

وقرقيساء، بالكسر ويقصر: د على الفرات

And Qirqisa', with kasra and shortened: a city on the Euphrates.

سمي بقرقيسا بن طهمورث

It was named after Qarqisa bin Tahmurt.

وقرقسان: د

And Qarqasan: a place.

وقرقس بالكلب: دعاه

And he said 'Qarqas' to the dog: he called it.

فقال له: قرقوس

And he said to it: 'Qarqous'.

ويقال أيضا للجدي، إذا أشلي: قرقوس

And it is also said for the kid, when it is lured: 'Qarqous'.