القرثع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative or undesirable qualities, including foolishness, boldness without shame, and lowliness. It also extends to specific animals, a type of marine creature, and even a descriptive term for a ruler who manages his subjects well.

Derived headwords

القُرْثَعُnoun

1.
Bold, shameless womanclassical
A woman characterized by boldness and a lack of modesty.
2.
Foolish personclassical
An individual who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.
3.
Ostrichclassical
Refers to a male ostrich (ظليم).
4.
Lionclassical
A term for a lion.
5.
Marine creatureclassical
A marine animal that possesses a shell.
6.
Base personclassical
A person of low character or standing.
7.
Woman with peculiar habitsclassical
A woman who applies kohl to only one eye or wears her armor inside out.
8.
Fine hair on animalsclassical
The fine, downy hair found on young animals.

قُرْثَعٌname

1.
Man from Taghlibclassical
A man belonging to the Taghlib tribe, known for being extremely inquisitive.
2.
Man from Awsclassical
A man from the Aws tribe, also known for his inquisitive nature.
3.
Follower of a Companionclassical
A follower (tabi'i) from the Dhubbah tribe.

القُرْثَعَةُnoun

1.
Fine hair on animalsclassical
The fine, downy hair found on young animals, similar to 'qarth'a'.

أُمُّ قُرْثَعٍname

1.
Female Companionclassical
A female companion (sahabiyyah) of the Prophet Muhammad.

قُرْثَعَةُ مالٍnoun

1.
Good rulerclassical
A description of someone who is skilled at managing their subjects and whose leadership is beneficial.

كَزِبْرَجَةٍadjective

1.
Good rulerclassical
Used to describe someone who is good at managing their subjects and whose leadership is beneficial.

تَقَرْثَعَverb

1.
To gatherclassical
The verb form indicating that a group of people or things has gathered or assembled.

الضَّائِنَةُnoun

1.
Sheepclassical
Refers to a ewe or a sheep that has become plump or well-fed.

تَنَفَّشَتْverb

1.
To become plumpclassical
The verb form describing a sheep (specifically a ewe) becoming plump or well-fed.

Parallel reading

القرثع: المرأة الجريئة القليلة الحياء

Al-qarth'a: The bold woman with little shame.

والبلهاء

And the foolish ones.

والظليم

And the male ostrich.

والأسد

And the lion.

ودويبة بحرية لها صدفة

And a marine creature that has a shell.

والدنيء

And the base person.

والمرأة تكحل إحدى عينيها فقط، وتلبس درعها مقلوبا

And the woman who applies kohl to only one eye, and wears her armor inside out.

ووبر صغار يكون على الدواب، كالقرثعة

And the fine hair of young animals, like al-qarth'a.

وبلا لام: رجل من تغلب، من أشد الناس سؤالا

And without 'al-': A man from Taghlib, who was one of the most inquisitive people.

فقيل: "أسأل من قرثع"

So it was said: 'More inquisitive than Qarth'a'.

وهو قرثعة مال، أو كزبرجة، أي: يحسن رعيته، ويصلح على يديه

And he is a qarth'a of wealth, or like kazbarjah, meaning: he manages his subjects well, and things are set right by his hand.

وتقرثع: اجتمع

And taqarth'a: gathered.

والضائنة: تنفشت

And the ewe: became plump.