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القرناس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to protrusions, projections, and elevated features. It describes geographical formations like mountain noses, the prominent parts of female camels, and the initial stages of a flood. It also extends to crafted objects resembling steps and the specific practice of blinding a falcon.

Derived headwords

القَرْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain noseclassical

    A projection resembling a nose that extends from a mountain.

  2. 2.
    prominent camel partsclassical

    Describing female camels that have prominent or elevated extremities.

قَرْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    spindle tipclassical

    The tip or end of a spindle.

القَرَانِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    flood beginningsclassical

    The initial stages and currents of a flood, along with the debris it carries.

مُقَرْنَسadjective
  1. 1.
    steppedclassical

    A sword crafted in a stepped or ladder-like fashion.

قَرْنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to blind (falcon)classical

    To blind a falcon by sewing its eyes shut, typically done when it is first captured.

قُرْنِسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be blinded (falcon)classical

    The passive form of blinding a falcon, referring to the state of having its eyes sewn shut.

قَرْوَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to fleeclassical

    To flee or run away.

قُنْزَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to fleeclassical

    To flee or run away.

Parallel reading

شبه الأنف يتقدم من الجبل
A likeness of a nose that advances from the mountain.
و من النوق: المشرفة الأقطار
And of the female camels: those whose extremities are prominent.
كالقرنس
Like the Qarnus (a projection).
وعرناس المغزل
And the tip of the spindle.
والقرانيس: عثانين السيل، وأوائله مع الغثاء
And the Qaranis: the currents of the flood, and its beginnings with the debris.
وسيف مقرنس: عمل على هيئة السلم
And a Muqarnas sword: made in the form of a ladder.
وقرنس البازي: إذا كرز وخيطت عيناه أول ما يصاد
And the falcon Qarnasa: when it is blinded and its eyes are sewn shut the first time it is hunted.
كقرنس، بالضم
Like Qurnisa, with damma.
والديك: فر
And the rooster: fled.
وقنزع
And Qunza'a (fled).