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كتر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a hump, specifically a camel's hump, and by extension, structures resembling a hump or dome. It also appears to have a rare usage referring to a specific type of structure.

Derived headwords

اَلْكُتُرُnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's humpclassical

    The hump of a camel.

اَلْكُتَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    hump-like structureclassical

    A structure resembling a hump, possibly a dome.

Parallel reading

اَلْكُتُرُ بِالْكَسْرِ: السَّنَامُ.
Al-kuturu (with kasra) means the hump.
كَتر كَحَافَةِ كِيرِ الْيَنِّ مَلْمُومُ
Katar is like the rim of a well, gathered.
قَالَ الْأَصْمَعِيُّ: وَلَمْ أَسْمَعِ الْكُتُرَ إِلَّا فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ.
Al-Asma'i said: And I have not heard al-kutur except in this verse.
وَالْكُتَرُ بِالتَّحْرِيكِ مِثْلُهُ.
And al-kataru (with haraka) is similar.
قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ: يُقَالُ هُوَ بِنَاءٌ مِثْلُ الْقُبَّةِ، شَبَّهَ السَّنَامَ بِهِ.
Abu Ubaid said: It is said to be a structure like a dome, the hump was likened to it.