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القندع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of man, characterized by a lack of jealousy or a passive role in certain social contexts. It is primarily used to describe a man who is indifferent to his wife's infidelity.

Derived headwords

القندعnoun
  1. 1.
    cuckoldclassical

    A man who is indifferent to or permissive of his wife's infidelity.

قنفذnoun
  1. 1.
    hedgehogboth

    A small, spiny mammal known for rolling into a ball when threatened.

الديوثnoun
  1. 1.
    cuckoldclassical

    A man who is unmanly or effeminate, especially one who is indifferent to his wife's sexual relations with other men.

Parallel reading

القندع، كقنفذ: الديوث،
Al-Qand'a', like Qunfudh: the cuckold.