قبر

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of burial, graves, and tombs. It extends to related terms like cemeteries and the act of burying, as well as a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

القَبْرnoun

1.
The singular of 'qubūr' (graves).both
The singular of 'qubūr' (graves).

القُبُورnoun

1.
gravesboth
The plural of 'qabr', referring to multiple burial places.

المَقْبَرَةnoun

1.
cemeteryboth
A place where many graves are located; a graveyard.

المَقْبَرnoun

1.
cemeteryclassical
An alternative form for cemetery, mentioned as appearing in poetry.

المَقْبَرِيّadjective

1.
related to gravesclassical
An adjective derived from 'qabr', possibly referring to something associated with graves or burial places.

قَبَرَverb

1.
he buried the deadboth
he buried the dead

قَبْرًاnoun

1.
burialboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'qabara', referring to the act of burying.

أَقْبَرَverb

1.
he ordered to be buriedboth
he ordered to be buried
2.
he made a grave for him to be buried inboth
he made a grave for him to be buried in
3.
He made him one of those who are buried, and did not make him thrown to the dogsboth
He made him one of those who are buried, and did not make him thrown to the dogs

القُبْرَةnoun

1.
lark (bird)both
A type of bird, specifically a lark.

القَنَبْرَاءnoun

1.
lark (bird)classical
An alternative pronunciation or dialectal variant for 'qubba', referring to the lark bird.

القَنَابِرnoun

1.
larks (birds)both
The plural of 'qubba' or 'qanbara', referring to multiple larks.

القُنْبَرَةnoun

1.
lark (bird)both
A common pronunciation for the lark bird, mentioned as appearing in poetic meter (rajaz).

قُنْبُرname

1.
Qunburclassical
A proper name of a man.

Parallel reading

القبر: واحد القبور.

The qabr: is the singular of the qubur (graves).

والمقبرة والمقبرة بفتح الباء وضمها: واحدة المقابر.

And al-maqbara and al-maqbara (with fatha and damma on the ba): is the singular of al-maqabir (cemeteries).

وقد جاء في الشعر المقبر.

And al-maqbar has appeared in poetry.

لكل أناس مقبر بفنائهم * فهم ينقصون والقبور تزيد

For every people, there is a cemetery in their courtyard * so they diminish and the graves increase.

وقبرت الميت أقبره قبرا، أي دفنته.

And I buried the dead, I bury him, a burial, meaning I interred him.

وأقبرته، أي أمرت بأن يقبر.

And I had him buried (aqbartuhu), meaning I commanded that he be buried.

قالت تميم للحجاج " أقبرنا صالحا "، وكان قد قتله وصلبه، أي ائذن لنا في أن نقبره.

Tamim said to Al-Hajjaj, 'Allow us to bury Salih,' as he had killed and crucified him, meaning 'Grant us permission to bury him.'

قال ابن السكيت: أقبرته، أي صيرت له قبرا يدفن فيه.

Ibn Al-Sikkit said: 'Aqbartuhu, meaning I made for him a grave in which he could be buried.'

وقوله تعالى: (ثم أماته فأقبره)، أي جعله ممن يقبر، ولم يجعله يلقى للكلاب.

And His saying, the Almighty: (Then He caused him to die, and made him to be buried), meaning He made him among those who are buried, and did not leave him to be thrown to the dogs.

وكأن القبر مما أكرم به بنو آدم.

And it is as if the grave is something by which the children of Adam were honored.

والقبرة: واحدة القبر، وهو ضرب من الطير.

And the qubba: is the singular of al-qabr (a type of bird), and it is a kind of bird.

يا لك من قبرة بمعمر * خلا لك الجو فبيضي واصفرى

Oh, what a long-lived lark! * The air is clear for you, so lay your eggs and turn yellow.

والقنبراء: لغة فيها، والجمع القنابر مثل العنصلاء والعناصل.

And al-qanbara: is a language for it, and the plural is al-qanabir, like al-anasla and al-anasil.

والعامة تقول: القنبرة، وقد جاء ذلك في الرجز، أنشده أبو عبيدة:

And the common people say: al-qunbara, and this has appeared in rajaz poetry, recited by Abu Ubayda:

جاء الشتاء واجثأل القنبر * وجعلت عين الحرور تسكر

Winter has come and the lark has settled * and the eye of the heat has begun to cool.

وقنبر: اسم رجل، بالفتح.

And Qunbur: is the name of a man, with fatha.