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Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the act of gathering and accumulating wealth or other things. It also extends to the consumption of specific plants and the sound produced when eating certain foods.
Derived headwords
القَثْوُnoun
- 1.gathering wealthboth
The act of collecting and accumulating money or other possessions.
- 2.gathering other thingsboth
The act of collecting and accumulating things in general, not limited to wealth.
الاقتثاءُnoun
- 1.gathering wealthboth
The act of collecting and accumulating money or other possessions, similar to القثو.
- 2.gathering other thingsboth
The act of collecting and accumulating things in general, similar to القثو.
أكل القثدverb
- 1.eating qasabclassical
To consume the plant known as qasab.
أكل الكزبرةverb
- 1.eating corianderboth
To consume the herb coriander.
القَثْوَىnoun
- 1.gatheringclassical
The act of people coming together or assembling in one place.
القَثَاnoun
- 1.eating soundclassical
The sound produced under the molars when eating one's wealth, implying a destructive or wasteful consumption.
Parallel reading
القثو: جمع المال وغيره، كالاقتثاء
Al-qathw: gathering wealth and other things, like al-iqtithaa'.
وأكل القثد والكزبرة
And eating qasab and coriander.
والقثوى، كسكرى: الاجتماع
And al-qathwaa, like sukkaraa: gathering.
والقثا: أكل ماله صوت تحت الأضراس
And al-qathaa: eating one's wealth with a sound under the molars.