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القرطعن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone foolish or lacking intelligence. It also has a secondary, less clear meaning related to an unspecified 'thing'.

Derived headwords

القُرْطَعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    foolboth

    A person who is foolish, stupid, or lacking in sense.

قُرْطَعْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thingclassical

    An unspecified object or matter, referred to in the context of not being possessed or present.

Parallel reading

الأَحْمَق
the fool
وما عليه قُرْطَعْنَة
And he does not have a 'qurtanah' (thing).