← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

القثع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of plant or vegetable, possibly a gourd or cucumber. It is distinguished from similar-sounding roots that might refer to different concepts.

Derived headwords

القَثْعnoun
  1. 1.
    Gourd/Cucumberclassical

    A type of gourd or cucumber. It is clarified that this is not a misspelling of other similar-sounding words.

قَبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To stoop/bendclassical

    This verb is mentioned as a potential confusion, implying a meaning related to stooping or bending.

قَنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be content/satisfiedclassical

    This verb is mentioned as a potential confusion, implying a meaning related to contentment or satisfaction.

Parallel reading

القثع بالضم: الشبور
Al-qath' with dammah: the gourd/cucumber.
وليس بتصحيف قبع بالموحدة
And it is not a misspelling of qaba' with a baa'.
ولا قنع بالنون
Nor qana' with a noon.