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قير

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the substance of pitch or bitumen, and the act of applying it. It extends to related concepts like coating and waterproofing, particularly in the context of ships.

Derived headwords

القَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    asphaltboth

    asphalt

قَيَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    he tarred it with asphaltboth

    he tarred it with asphalt

قَيَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Pitch maker, tar workerclassical

    A person whose profession is to make or apply pitch.

  2. 2.
    Name of a camelclassical

    A proper name given to a camel belonging to Dhābi' ibn al-Ḥārith.

Parallel reading

القَيْر: القار.
Al-qayr: pitch.
وَقَيَّرَتِ السَّفِينَةَ: طَلَيْتَهَا بِالْقَارِ.
And the ship was coated with pitch: meaning, it was smeared with pitch.
وَصَانِعُهُ قَيَّارٌ.
And its maker is a qayyār (pitch worker).
وَيُقَالُ: قَيَّارٌ: اسْمُ جَمَلٍ ضَابِئِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ.
And it is said: Qayyār is the name of a camel belonging to Dhābi' ibn al-Ḥārith.
فَمَنْ يَكُ أَمْسَى بِالْمَدِينَةِ رَحْلُهُ
So whoever's baggage has become settled in Medina
فَإِنِّي وَقَيَّارٌ بِهَا لَغَرِيبٌ
Indeed, I and Qayyār (the camel) are strangers there.