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قرطب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of causing someone to fall or be thrown down. It also extends to a type of game or play.

Derived headwords

قَرطَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To cause someone to fall forcefully onto their back.

قُرطُبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    gameclassical

    A specific type of game or play.

القُرطَبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    gameclassical

    A specific type of game or play.

Parallel reading

صرعه على قفاه
He threw him down on his back.
فرحت أمشى مشية السكران
I was happy, walking with the gait of a drunkard.
وزل خفاى فقرطبانى
And my foot slipped, and he threw me down.
والقرطبى بتشديد الباء: ضرب من اللعب
And al-qurtubī (with a shadda on the ba): a type of play.