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قبعثر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is large, great, and strong in its creation or form. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote immense size and power.

Derived headwords

القُبَعْثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Great in creationboth

    Describes something that is large and imposing in its physical form or creation.

  2. 2.
    Great and strongclassical

    As stated by Al-Mubarrad, it signifies something that is both large and powerful.

قُبَعْثَرَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Greatness (feminine form)classical

    A feminine form related to 'Quba'thar', possibly indicating greatness or largeness, with the 'alif' not being for feminine gender but added to match the pattern of six-letter words.

قَبَعْثَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Great in creationboth

    An adjective describing something as large and imposing in its physical form or creation.

  2. 2.
    Great and strongclassical

    Signifying something that is both large and powerful.

قَبَاغِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Great onesclassical

    The broken plural of 'Quba'thar', referring to multiple entities that are great in creation or form.

Parallel reading

القبعثر: العظيم الخلق.
Al-Quba'thar: The great in creation.
قال المبرد: القبعثر: العظيم الشديد.
Al-Mubarrad said: Al-Quba'thar: The great and strong.
والالف ليست للتأنيث، وإنما زيدت لتلحق بنات الخمسة ببنات الستة، لانك تقول: قبعثراة، فلو كانت الالف للتأنيث لما لحقه تأنيث آخر.
And the alif is not for femininity; rather, it was added to make the five-letter words join the six-letter words, because you say: Quba'tharah. If the alif were for femininity, it would not be followed by another feminine marker.
فهذا وما أشبه لا ينصرف في المعرفة وينصرف في النكرة، والجمع قباغث،
This, and what is similar to it, is indeclinable in the definite state and declinable in the indefinite state, and its plural is Qaba'ghith.
لان ما زاد على أربعة أحرف لا يبنى منه الجمع ولا التصغير حتى يرد إلى الرباعي، إلا أن يكون الحرف الرابع منه أحد حروف المد واللين، نحو أسطوانة وحانوت.
Because what exceeds four letters does not form a plural or a diminutive until it is reduced to a four-letter form, unless the fourth letter is one of the letters of extension and softness, like 'ustuwānah' (cylinder) and 'ḥānūt' (shop).