قعطله

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root قعطله primarily relates to the act of throwing down or overthrowing someone. It also extends to concepts of causing difficulty or distress, particularly in legal or argumentative contexts, and to excessive or prolonged speech.

Derived headwords

قَعْطَلَهُverb

1.
to throw downboth
To cause someone to fall or be thrown down forcefully.
2.
to overthrowclassical
To defeat or vanquish an opponent.

القَعْطَلَةnoun

1.
throwing downclassical
The act of throwing someone down or overthrowing them.

قعطله على غريمهverb

1.
to be harsh with a claimantclassical
To be severe or difficult in dealing with someone who has a claim against you, especially in legal proceedings.

قعطله في الكلامverb

1.
to speak excessivelyclassical
To talk a great deal, to be verbose or prolix in speech.

القُعَطْلname

1.
Jawwas al-Qa'talclassical
A poet named Thabit, who was nicknamed al-Qa'tal.

القُعَطْلadjective

1.
verboseclassical
Characterized by excessive or prolonged speech.
2.
harshclassical
Severe or difficult, especially in legal or argumentative contexts.

Parallel reading

قعطله: صرعه

He threw him down.

وعلى غريمه: ضيق في التقاضي

And concerning his claimant: he was harsh in litigation.

وفي الكلام: أكثر منه

And in speech: he spoke excessively.

وجواس بن القعطل: شاعر اسمه ثابت

And Jawwas son of al-Qa'tal: a poet whose name is Thabit.

ولقب بالقعطل لقول رجل من بني زيد بن ثمامة

And he was nicknamed al-Qa'tal due to the saying of a man from Banu Zayd bin Thumamah.

فظل يمنيني الأماني خاليا ... وقعطل حتى قد سئمت مكانيا

So he kept promising me vain hopes while I was alone... and speaking excessively until I grew weary of my place.