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قطف

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of plucking or harvesting fruits, especially grapes. It extends to describe the manner of movement for animals, physical marks or scratches, and specific plants or parts of plants. It also encompasses related concepts like time of harvest and descriptive terms for people and places.

Derived headwords

قَطَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck, harvestboth

    To pick fruits, especially grapes, from a plant.

  2. 2.
    to scratchclassical

    To make a light cut or scratch on someone's skin.

قطف العنب يقطفه: جناه — He plucked the grapes, he harvested them.
يَقْطِفُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he plucks itboth

    The present tense conjugation for the act of plucking or harvesting.

قطف العنب يقطفه: جناه — He plucked the grapes, he harvested them.
قَطَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchclassical

    To make a light cut or scratch on someone's skin.

كقطفه — like scratching him.
تَقَطَّفَverb
  1. 1.
    to move with difficultyclassical

    Describing an animal whose gait is narrow or restricted.

و الدابة: ضاق مشيها، تقطف وتقطف قطافا وقطوفا — and the animal: its gait was narrow, it moved with difficulty, it moved with difficulty, with a narrow gait and short steps.
تَقْطُفُverb
  1. 1.
    it moves with difficultyclassical

    The present tense conjugation for an animal with a restricted gait.

و الدابة: ضاق مشيها، تقطف وتقطف قطافا وقطوفا — and the animal: its gait was narrow, it moved with difficulty, it moved with difficulty, with a narrow gait and short steps.
قَطَافnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow gaitclassical

    A noun referring to the restricted or narrow movement of an animal.

  2. 2.
    time of harvestboth

    The season or specific time when fruits are harvested.

أو القطاف: اسم — or al-qitaf: a name (for the narrow gait).
وكتاب: وقت القطف — and like kitāb: the time of harvest.
قُطُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    short stepsclassical

    A noun referring to short or restricted steps, often associated with an animal's gait.

  2. 2.
    scratchesclassical

    Plural of qatf, referring to scratches or light wounds.

و الدابة: ضاق مشيها، تقطف وتقطف قطافا وقطوفا — and the animal: its gait was narrow, it moved with difficulty, it moved with difficulty, with a narrow gait and short steps.
وبه قطوف: خدوش — and on him were scratches, light wounds.
قَطُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    narrow-gaitedclassical

    An adjective describing an animal with a restricted or narrow gait.

ودابة قطوف — and a narrow-gaited animal.
قَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    grape clusterboth

    A bunch or cluster of grapes.

  2. 2.
    harvested fruitsboth

    A name for fruits that have been plucked or harvested.

  3. 3.
    a plantclassical

    A thorny plant that spreads low and grows tall, with a red interior and grayish leaves.

والقطف، بالكسر: العنقود — And al-qitf (with kasr): the cluster (of grapes).
واسم للثمار المقطوفة — and a name for the harvested fruits.
وبهاء: بقلة تسلنطح وتطول شائكة كالحسك، جوفها أحمر، وورقها أغبر — and with ha' (qatafah): a plant that spreads low and grows tall, thorny like tribulus, its interior is red, and its leaves are grayish.
قَطِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    velvet cloakboth

    A thick, soft garment, often made of velvet.

  2. 2.
    a type of foodclassical

    Refers to certain types of food, possibly pastries or dates, with a texture resembling velvet.

والقطيفة: دثار مخمل — And al-qatifah: a velvet cloak.
والقطائف المأكولة: لا تعرفها العرب، أو لما عليها من نحو خمل القطائف الملبوسة، وتمر صهب متضمرة — and the edible qata'if: the Arabs did not know them, or because of what is on them like the pile of worn qata'if, and dates that are reddish and shrunken.
قَطَائِفnoun
  1. 1.
    velvet cloaksboth

    Plural of qatifah, referring to multiple velvet garments.

ج: قطائف وقطف، بضمتين — plural: qata'if and qutuf (with two dammah).
قُطُفnoun
  1. 1.
    velvet cloaksclassical

    A plural form of qatifah, referring to velvet garments.

ج: قطائف وقطف، بضمتين — plural: qata'if and qutuf (with two dammah).
قَطِيفَةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location described as being in the Bahrain region.

وكشريف: د بالبحرين — and like sharif: a place in Bahrain.
أَبُو قَطِيفَةname
  1. 1.
    a poetclassical

    A proper name, referring to a poet.

وأبو قطيفة: شاعر — and Abu Qatifah: a poet.
قَطِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    edible pastryclassical

    A type of food, possibly a pastry or sweet, known for its texture.

والقطائف المأكولة: لا تعرفها العرب، أو لما عليها من نحو خمل القطائف الملبوسة، وتمر صهب متضمرة — and the edible qata'if: the Arabs did not know them, or because of what is on them like the pile of worn qata'if, and dates that are reddish and shrunken.
قَطِيفَةname
  1. 1.
    a slave girlclassical

    A proper name, referring to a female slave.

وكقطام: الأمة — and like Qattām: the slave girl.
قُطَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what falls from grapesclassical

    The grapes or parts of grapes that fall off when harvesting.

وككناسة: ما يسقط من العنب إذا قطف — and like kunāsah: what falls from the grapes when they are plucked.
أَقْطَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire a narrow-gaited animalclassical

    To come into possession of an animal with a restricted gait.

  2. 2.
    to ripenboth

    Describing a vineyard whose harvest time is approaching.

أقطف: صار له دابة قطوف — Aqtfa: he acquired a narrow-gaited animal.
والكرم: دنا قطافه — and the vineyard: its harvest time approached.
مِقْطَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    A term for a man who is short in stature.

والمقطفة، كمعظمة: الرجل القصير — and al-miqtafah (like mi'dhamah): the short man.
قَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    time of harvestboth

    The period when fruits are ready for picking.

وكتاب: وقت القطف — and like kitāb: the time of harvest.
قَطُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    narrow-gaitedclassical

    Describing an animal with a restricted or short gait.

ودابة قطوف — and a narrow-gaited animal.
قَطْفnoun
  1. 1.
    scratchesclassical

    Light wounds or abrasions on the skin.

وبه قطوف: خدوش — and on him were scratches, light wounds.
قَطِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A thorny plant that spreads low and grows tall, with a red interior and grayish leaves.

وبهاء: بقلة تسلنطح وتطول شائكة كالحسك، جوفها أحمر، وورقها أغبر — and with ha' (qatafah): a plant that spreads low and grows tall, thorny like tribulus, its interior is red, and its leaves are grayish.
قَطُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    scratchesclassical

    Plural of qatf, referring to scratches or light wounds.

وبه قطوف: خدوش — and on him were scratches, light wounds.
قَطِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a mountain shrubclassical

    A mountain shrub about the size of a quince, with strong wood used for making rings on the ends of water channels.

وشجر جبلي بقدر الإجاص، خشبه متين، يتخذ منه الحلق في أطراف الأروية — and a mountain shrub about the size of a quince, its wood is strong, from which rings are made at the ends of the water channels.
قَطِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location described as being in the Bahrain region.

وكشريف: د بالبحرين — and like sharif: a place in Bahrain.
قُطُفnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location described as being in the desert near Homs, south of the 'Uqab pass.

وة دون ثنية العقاب في طرف البرية من ناحية حمص — and a place south of the 'Uqab pass on the edge of the desert in the direction of Homs.
قَطِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dried datesclassical

    Shrunken, reddish dates.

وتمر صهب متضمرة — and dates that are reddish and shrunken.

Parallel reading

قطف العنب يقطفه: جناه
He plucked the grapes, he harvested them.
و الدابة: ضاق مشيها، تقطف وتقطف قطافا وقطوفا
and the animal: its gait was narrow, it moved with difficulty, it moved with difficulty, with a narrow gait and short steps.
أو القطاف: اسم
or al-qitaf: a name (for the narrow gait).
ودابة قطوف
and a narrow-gaited animal.
وكفلاه: خدشه، كقطفه
and he scratched him, like scratching him.
وبه قطوف: خدوش
and on him were scratches, light wounds.
والواحد: قطف
and the singular: qatf (referring to scratches).
والقطف، بالكسر: العنقود
And al-qitf (with kasr): the cluster (of grapes).
واسم للثمار المقطوفة
and a name for the harvested fruits.
وبهاء: بقلة تسلنطح وتطول شائكة كالحسك، جوفها أحمر، وورقها أغبر
and with ha' (qatafah): a plant that spreads low and grows tall, thorny like tribulus, its interior is red, and its leaves are grayish.
والقطف، محركة، وبهاء: الأثر
And al-qitf (vowelized): the mark, and with ha': the mark.
وبقلة يقال لها: السرمق
and a plant called: al-sarmaq.
وشجر جبلي بقدر الإجاص، خشبه متين، يتخذ منه الحلق في أطراف الأروية
and a mountain shrub about the size of a quince, its wood is strong, from which rings are made at the ends of the water channels.
وبه قطوف: خدوش، الواحد: قطف
and on him were scratches, light wounds, the singular: qatf.
وكتاب: وقت القطف
and like kitāb: the time of harvest.
وكصبور: فرس جابر بن مالك الشمخي
and like sabūr: the horse of Jabir bin Malik al-Shamkhi.
والقطيفة: دثار مخمل
And al-qatifah: a velvet cloak.
ج: قطائف وقطف، بضمتين
plural: qata'if and qutuf (with two dammah).
وة دون ثنية العقاب في طرف البرية من ناحية حمص
and a place south of the 'Uqab pass on the edge of the desert in the direction of Homs.
وأبو قطيفة: شاعر
and Abu Qatifah: a poet.
والقطائف المأكولة: لا تعرفها العرب، أو لما عليها من نحو خمل القطائف الملبوسة، وتمر صهب متضمرة
and the edible qata'if: the Arabs did not know them, or because of what is on them like the pile of worn qata'if, and dates that are reddish and shrunken.
وكشريف: د بالبحرين
and like sharif: a place in Bahrain.
وكقطام: الأمة
and like Qattām: the slave girl.
وككناسة: ما يسقط من العنب إذا قطف
and like kunāsah: what falls from the grapes when they are plucked.
أقطف: صار له دابة قطوف
Aqtfa: he acquired a narrow-gaited animal.
والكرم: دنا قطافه
and the vineyard: its harvest time approached.
والمقطفة، كمعظمة: الرجل القصير
and al-miqtafah (like mi'dhamah): the short man.