قود

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of leading, guiding, or driving, often with a sense of control or submission. It extends to concepts of obedience, yielding, and also to the idea of retribution or exacting vengeance.

Derived headwords

قَادَverb

1.
he led the horse and othersboth
he led the horse and others

قَوْدnoun

1.
leading, guidanceboth
The act of leading or guiding.
2.
drivingboth
The act of driving an animal or vehicle.

مَقَادَةnoun

1.
also 'maqāda' with fatḥaboth
also 'maqāda' with fatḥa

قَيْدُودَةnoun

1.
leadingboth
leading

قَؤُودadjective

1.
obedient, tractableboth
Describing a horse or other animal that is easily led and controlled; submissive.

اِقْتَادَverb

1.
he led himboth
he led him

قَوَدnoun

1.
horsesclassical
A collective noun for horses.

أَقَدْتُverb

1.
to give horsesclassical
To give someone horses to lead.

اِنْقِيَادnoun

1.
obedience, submissionboth
The act of submitting or yielding to authority or control.

مَقَادَتَهُnoun

1.
control, reinsclassical
The means of control or guidance; the reins or the power to control.

قَوَدnoun

1.
retribution, vengeanceboth
The act of exacting retribution or vengeance, especially in kind.

أَقَادَverb

1.
he executed the killer for the slainboth
he executed the killer for the slain

اِسْتَقَادَverb

1.
he asked to be led, he submittedboth
he asked to be led, he submitted
2.
the judge demanded retaliationboth
the judge demanded retaliation

Parallel reading

قُدْتُ الفرس وغيره أقوده قودا ومقادة وقيدودة

I led the horse and others, I lead it, with leading, submission, and tractability.

وفرس قؤود: سلس منقاد

And a tractable horse: easy to lead and obedient.

واقتاده وقاده بمعنى

And 'aqāda' and 'qāda' mean the same thing.

والقود: الخيل

And 'al-qawd' refers to horses.

يقال: مر بنا قود

It is said: 'Horses passed by us.'

وأقدتك خيلا، أي أعطيتك خيلا تقودها

And I gave you horses to lead, meaning I gave you horses to lead.

والانقياد الخضوع

And 'al-inqiyād' means submission.

تقول: قدته فانقاد لي، إذا أعطاك مقادته

You say: 'I led him and he submitted to me,' when he gives you his means of control.

والقود: القصاص

And 'al-qawd' means retribution.

وأقدت القاتل بالقتيل، أي قتلته به

And I exacted retribution on the killer for the slain, meaning I killed him in return for him.

يقال: أقاده السلطان من أخيه

It is said: 'The ruler exacted retribution for him from his brother.'

واستقدت الحاكم، أي سألته أن ي

And I sought retribution from the ruler, meaning I asked him to...