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Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of gathering, collecting, or drawing things together. It extends to concepts of covering, enclosing, and approaching, as well as specific geographical locations and physical attributes.

Derived headwords

قَبَاverb
  1. 1.
    to gather with fingersboth

    To gather or collect something using one's fingers.

  2. 2.
    to build upboth

    To raise or build up a structure.

  3. 3.
    to harvest saffronboth

    To pick or harvest saffron.

القَبَاnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

  2. 2.
    gatheringclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting something.

القُبْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    joining of lipsboth

    The joining or closing of the lips.

القِبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    garmentboth

    A type of garment, often a cloak or robe.

أَقْبِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    garments (pl.)both

    Plural of قباء (qibā'), referring to garments.

قَبَّاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gather itboth

    To gather or collect it.

  2. 2.
    to attack himboth

    To attack someone in their affair or matter.

  3. 3.
    to make a garmentboth

    To make a garment from something.

اِقْتَبَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gather itboth

    To gather or collect it, similar to قبّاه.

تَقَبَّاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to wear itboth

    To wear a garment.

  2. 2.
    to approach him from behindboth

    To approach someone from behind.

  3. 3.
    to become like a domeboth

    For something to become shaped like a dome.

قَابِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    gathering saffronboth

    A woman who gathers and collects saffron.

القَابِيَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    meanclassical

    A mean or base person.

بَنُو قَابِيَاءname
  1. 1.
    wine drinkersclassical

    A group of people who gather to drink wine.

قُبَاءname
  1. 1.
    place near Medinaboth

    A place located near the city of Medina.

  2. 2.
    place between Mecca and Basraboth

    A place situated between Mecca and Basra.

  3. 3.
    place in Ferganaboth

    A place located in Fergana (shortened form).

اِنْقَبَىverb
  1. 1.
    to hideboth

    To conceal oneself or hide.

قُبَا قَوْسَيْنِphrase
  1. 1.
    two bows' lengthboth

    A very short distance, literally the length of two bows.

المَقْبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    fattyclassical

    Describing something or someone with a lot of fat or grease.

القِبَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    desertclassical

    An open, barren desert or wilderness.

Parallel reading

قباه: جمعه بأصابعه
He gathered it with his fingers.
و البناء: رفعه
And the building: he raised it.
و الزعفران: جناه
And the saffron: he harvested it.
والقبا، بالقصر: نبت
And al-Qabā, with shortening: a plant.
والقبوة: انضمام ما بين الشفتين
And al-Qubwah: the joining of what is between the lips.
ومننه: القباء من الثياب ج: أقبية
And from it: al-Qibā' from clothes, pl. 'Aqbiyah.
وقباه تقبية: عباه
And he gathered it, a gathering: he collected it.
و عليه: عدا عليه في أمره
And against him: he attacked him in his affair.
و الثوب: جعل منه قباء
And the garment: he made from it a qibā'.
وتقباه: لبسه
And he wore it: he put it on.
و زيدا: أتاه من قفاه
And Zayd: he came to him from behind him.
و الشيء: صار كالقبة
And the thing: it became like a dome.
وامرأة قابية: تلقط العصفر وتجمعه
And a qābiyah woman: she picks and gathers safflower.
والقابياء: اللئيم
And al-Qābiyā': the mean person.
وبنو قابياء: المجتمعون لشرب الخمر
And Banū Qābiyā': those gathered for drinking wine.
وقباء، بالضم ويذكر ويقصر: ع قرب المدينة
And Qubā', with dammah, and it is mentioned, and shortened: a place near the city (Medina).
وانقبى: استخفى
And he hid: he concealed himself.
وقبي قوسين، وقباء قوسين، ككساء: قاب قوسين
And qubā qawsayn, and qibā' qawsayn, like kisā': qāb qawsayn (two bows' length).
والمقبي: الكثير الشحم
And al-Maqbī: the one with much fat.
والقباية: المفازة
And al-Qibāyah: the desert.