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القردع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to small, often bothersome creatures like lice and ants, and also encompasses concepts of humiliation and specific geographical or structural features.

Derived headwords

القِرْدَعnoun
  1. 1.
    lice (of camels/chickens)both

    A type of louse that infests camels and chickens.

القِرْدَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    humiliationclassical

    The state of being humbled, degraded, or abased.

القِرْدَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    neckclassical

    The part of the body connecting the head to the torso; the neck.

القِرْدَعnoun
  1. 1.
    small antclassical

    A small species of ant.

القِرْدَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain cornerclassical

    A corner or recess found within a mountain range or a gorge.

Parallel reading

القردع، كزبرج ودرهم: قمل للإبل والدجاج.
Al-qird'a', like zubruj and dirham: lice for camels and chickens.
والقردعة: الذل.
And al-qird'a: humiliation.
وكزبرجة: العنق.
And like zubrujah: the neck.
وقد أخذ بقردعته.
And he was seized by his neck.
وكعصفور: النملة الصغيرة.
And like 'usfur: the small ant.
وكعصفورة: الزاوية تكون في شعب جبل.
And like 'usfurah: the corner that is in a mountain pass.