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القضفة

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes types of birds, specifically a quail or similar ground bird. It also extends to describe physical characteristics like thinness and geological formations such as sand formations, elevated landforms, and flat stones.

Derived headwords

القَضَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Quail or similar birdboth

    A type of bird, possibly a quail or a similar ground-dwelling bird.

القَطَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sandgrouseboth

    A type of bird, specifically a sandgrouse, often found in desert regions.

القَضَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thinness, leannessboth

    The state of being thin or lean.

القَضَفnoun
  1. 1.
    Thinness, leannessboth

    The state of being thin or lean.

قَضِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    Thin, leanboth

    Describing someone or something that is thin or lean.

قُضُفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Thin, lean peopleclassical

    Plural of 'qadheef', referring to thin or lean individuals.

قَضْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sand formationclassical

    A piece of sand that breaks off from a larger mass.

قَضَفnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated landformboth

    A piece of land that is thick, raised, and slightly elongated, resembling a single stone.

  2. 2.
    Small hillsclassical

    Small hills between which water flows in a low-lying area.

  3. 3.
    Rocky moundsclassical

    Elevated places made of stone and mud.

قُضُفnoun
  1. 1.
    Thin stonesclassical

    Thin pieces of stone.

قِضَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated landformsclassical

    Plural of 'qadhaf', referring to elevated landforms or small hills.

قُضْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated landformsclassical

    Plural of 'qadhaf', referring to elevated landforms or small hills.

Parallel reading

القضفة، محركة: طائر، أو القطاة.
Al-qadhafah, with vowels, is a bird, or a sandgrouse.
والقضافة والقضف، محركة، وكعنب: النحافة، وهو قضيف، ج: قضفان.
And al-qadhafah and al-qadhaf, with vowels, and like 'anab: thinness, and it is qadheef, plural: qadheefan.
وكعنبة: قطعة من الرمل تنقضف من معظمه،
And like 'anabah: a piece of sand that breaks off from its majority,
وبالتحريك: قطعة من الأرض تغلظ وتحدودب وتطول قليلا،
And with vowels: a piece of land that thickens, becomes humped, and slightly elongates,
وأكمة كأنها حجر واحد،
And a mound as if it were a single stone,
ج: قضف وقضاف وقضفان وقضفان،
Plural: qadhaf, qadhaaf, qadheefan, and qadhfaan,
أو هي آكام صغار يسيل الماء بينها في مطمأن،
Or they are small hills between which water flows in a low-lying area,
أو أماكن مرتفعة من الحجارة والطين.
Or elevated places of stones and mud.
والقضف، محركة: الحجارة الرقاق.
And al-qadhaf, with vowels: thin stones.