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قحص

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to rapid movement, specifically running or galloping. It also extends to actions of cutting, pinching, and a specific posture of sitting.

Derived headwords

قَحَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To move or run very quickly, like a horse galloping.

قَحْصnoun
  1. 1.
    swift runningclassical

    A very fast run or gallop.

وسبقني قحصا، أي: عدوا — And he outran me with a swift run, meaning: running.
قَحَصَ البيتverb
  1. 1.
    to sweep a houseclassical

    To sweep or clean a house.

قَحَصَ برجلهverb
  1. 1.
    to run with one's legsclassical

    To run using one's legs, emphasizing the act of running.

أَقْحَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to move awayclassical

    To move something or someone far away from an object or situation.

قَحَصَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to move awayclassical

    To move something or someone far away from an object or situation.

تَقْحِيصًاnoun
  1. 1.
    moving awayclassical

    The act of moving something or someone far away from an object or situation.

القَرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    pinching fleshboth

    To pinch human flesh with one's fingers until it hurts.

  2. 2.
    flea biteclassical

    The sting or bite of fleas.

  3. 3.
    graspingclassical

    The act of grasping or seizing.

  4. 4.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting.

  5. 5.
    kneading doughclassical

    Spreading or kneading dough.

القَوَارِصadjective
  1. 1.
    painful wordsclassical

    Words that are annoying, distressing, or painful to hear.

القَارِصnoun
  1. 1.
    bug-like insectclassical

    A small insect similar to a bedbug.

  2. 2.
    tingling milkclassical

    Milk that causes a tingling sensation on the tongue.

  3. 3.
    sour milk mixtureclassical

    Milk that is sour, or to which a lot of milk is added to reduce its acidity.

المِقْرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    curved knifeclassical

    A knife with a curved or hooked head.

قُرْصname
  1. 1.
    hill in Ghassanclassical

    A hill located in the land of Ghassan.

  2. 2.
    son of nephewclassical

    The son of the nephew of Al-Harith bin Abi Shimr Al-Ghassani.

القُرْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small breadboth

    A small loaf of bread.

  2. 2.
    sun's eyeclassical

    The center or disc of the sun.

القُرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    small bread (pl.)both

    Plural of قرصة, referring to small loaves of bread.

أَقْرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    small breads (pl.)both

    Plural of قرصة, referring to small loaves of bread.

القُرَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    type of leatherclassical

    A type of tanned leather.

القَرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    chamomileboth

    A plant, chamomile.

  2. 2.
    spring herbclassical

    A type of herb that grows in the spring.

  3. 3.
    saffron dyeclassical

    A plant used for dyeing, possibly related to saffron or turmeric.

أَحْمَر قَرَاصadjective
  1. 1.
    deep redclassical

    A very intense or deep shade of red.

قَرْفَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to persist in maliceclassical

    To continue in animosity, backbiting, and slander.

كِتَابname
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the tribe of Bani Amr bin Kilab.

القَرْصَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    quality of being pinchedclassical

    A characteristic or quality related to pinching or being pinched.

تَقْرِيص العَجِينnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting doughboth

    The act of cutting dough, likely into pieces.

حُلِيٌّ مِقْرَصadjective
  1. 1.
    circular jewelryclassical

    Jewelry that is round or disc-shaped, like a قرص.

القُرْفُصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    sitting postureclassical

    A specific sitting posture where one sits on their buttocks, brings thighs to the belly, and holds the shins with hands.

القُرْفَصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sitting postureclassical

    A specific sitting posture where one sits on their buttocks, brings thighs to the belly, and holds the shins with hands.

القُرْفَصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sitting posture (variant)classical

    A variant of the sitting posture, possibly emphasizing sitting on knees and bringing the belly to the thighs, holding hands under the armpits.

القَرَافِصnoun
  1. 1.
    thick skinclassical

    Thick or coarse skin.

القِرْفَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    potent stallionclassical

    A strong or potent male horse.

القَرَافِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thievesclassical

    A group of thieves or robbers.

القَرْفَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tucking handsclassical

    The act of tucking one's hands under one's legs.

  2. 2.
    sexual actclassical

    A specific sexual act described as bringing the two extremities together.

تَقَرْفَصَتverb
  1. 1.
    to wrap oneselfclassical

    To wrap oneself up tightly in one's clothes, like an old woman might.

Parallel reading

مر مرا سريعا
He passed by with a swift movement.
و البيت: كنسه
And the house: he swept it.
و برجله: ركض
And with his leg: he ran.
وسبقني قحصا، أي: عدوا
And he outran me with a swift run, meaning: running.
وأقحصه وقحصه تقحيصا: أبعده عن الشيء
And he moved him far away and moved him far away, meaning: he distanced him from the thing.
القرص: أخذك لحم الإنسان بإصبعيك حتى تؤلمه
The pinching: your taking of human flesh with your two fingers until it hurts.
ولسع البراغيث
And the sting of fleas.
والقبض
And grasping.
والقطع
And cutting.
وبسط العجين
And spreading the dough.
والقوارص من الكلام: التي تنغصك وتؤلمك
And the annoying words are those that vex you and hurt you.
والقارص: دويبة كالبق
And the 'qarisa' is a small creature like a bedbug.
ولبن يحذي اللسان، أو حامض يحلب عليه حليب كثير حتى تذهب الحموضة
And milk that tingles the tongue, or sour milk to which much milk is added until the sourness is gone.
والمقراص: السكين المعقرب الرأس
And the 'miqras' is a knife with a hooked head.
وقرص، بالضم: تل بأرض غسان
And Qurs, with damma: a hill in the land of Ghassan.
وابن أخت الحارث بن أبي شمر الغساني
And the nephew of Al-Harith bin Abi Shimr Al-Ghassani.
والقرصة: الخبزة، كالقرص ج: قرصة وأقراص وقرص، وعين الشمس
And the 'qursah': the small bread, like the 'qurs', plural: 'qursah', 'aqras', and 'qurs', and the eye of the sun.
والقريص: ضرب من الأدم
And 'al-qarees': a type of leather.
والقراص، كرمان: البابونج، وعشب ربعي، والورس
And 'al-qaras', like 'rayhan': chamomile, a spring herb, and 'wars'.
وأحمر قراص: قانئ
And 'ahmar qaras': deep red.
وكفرح: دام على المنافرة والغيبة
And 'kafaraḥa': he persisted in animosity and backbiting.
وككتاب: ماء لبني عمرو بن كلاب
And 'kitab': a water source for Bani Amr bin Kilab.
والقرصنة: نعت من القرص، كسمعنة ونظرنة
And 'al-qarsanah': a quality derived from 'al-qars', like 'sam'anah' and 'nadharah'.
وتقريص العجين: تقطيعه
And the cutting of dough: its division into pieces.
وحلي مقرص: مستدير كالقرص
And circular jewelry: round like a disc.
قعد القرفصى، مثلثة القاف والفاء مقصورة، والقرفصاء، بالضم، والقرفصاء، بضم القاف والراء على الإتباع: أن يجلس على أليتيه، ويلصق فخذيه ببطنه، ويحتبي بيديه يضعهما على ساقيه، أو يجلس على ركبتيه منكبا، ويلصق بطنه بفخذيه، ويتأبط كفيه
He sat in the 'qurfusa', with the qaf and fa' having three vowels and shortened, and 'al-qurfasā', with damma, and 'al-qurfasā', with damma on the qaf and ra' following the pattern: to sit on his buttocks, press his thighs to his belly, and embrace his shins with his hands, or to sit on his knees bent over, pressing his belly to his thighs, and tucking his hands under his armpits.
والقرافص، بالضم: الجلد الضخم
And 'al-qarāfis', with damma: thick skin.
والقرفاص، بالكسر: الفحل المجزئ
And 'al-qirfāṣ', with kasra: the potent stallion.
والقرافصة: اللصوص
And 'al-qarāfiṣah': the thieves.
والقرفصة: شد اليدين تحت الرجلين، وضرب من الجماع، وهو أن يجمع بين طرفيها يقرفصها
And 'al-qarfaṣah': tucking the hands under the legs, and a type of sexual intercourse, which is to bring its two ends together, he tucks them.
وتقرفصت العجوز: تزملت في ثيابها
And the old woman wrapped herself up: she bundled herself in her clothes.