قعس

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root قعس (q-'-s) primarily relates to a physical curvature or backward bending, often associated with the back or chest. It extends to concepts of slowness, steadfastness, and even physical stature or decline.

Derived headwords

القَعَسُnoun

1.
hollow-backednessclassical
The condition of having a chest that protrudes and a back that is sunken; it is the opposite of hunchbackedness.
2.
stenchclassical
Foul-smelling earth or soil.

أَقْعَسُadjective

1.
hollow-backedclassical
Describing a person with a hollow back, protruding chest, or a sunken back.
2.
steadfastclassical
Describing a person who is unyielding or impregnable.

مُتَقَاعِسٌadjective

1.
laggingclassical
Describing someone who is slow or delayed in undertaking a matter.

أَقْعَسُ (فرس)adjective

1.
hollow-backed (horse)classical
A horse whose loins are sunken from its withers and whose rump is raised.

أَقْعَسُ (إبل)adjective

1.
drooping head (camel)classical
A camel whose head and neck incline towards its back.

أَقْعَسُ (ليل)adjective

1.
long-lastingclassical
A night that seems as if it will never end.

عَزَّةٌ قَعْسَاءُadjective

1.
steadfastclassical
A strong or powerful entity that is firm and unmoving.

أَقْعَسُ (رجل)adjective

1.
impregnableclassical
A man who is unassailable or difficult to overcome.

الاقْعَسُnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A name for a mountain.

الاقْعَسَانِname

1.
Al-Iqasanclassical
The names of two individuals, Al-Iqas and Hubayrah, sons of Damdam.

القُعُوسُnoun

1.
extreme old ageclassical
An extremely old and decrepit man.

تَقَعَّسَverb

1.
to grow oldclassical
The process of becoming extremely old and frail.
2.
to collapseclassical
Describing a house that is falling into ruin or collapsing.

تَقَاعَسَverb

1.
to lag behindclassical
To delay or fall behind in undertaking an affair, not progressing forward.

اقْعَنْسَسَverb

1.
to retreatclassical
To fall back, retreat, or move backward.

الإقْعَاسُnoun

1.
wealthclassical
Abundance of wealth and riches; prosperity.

المُقْعَنْسِسُadjective

1.
strongclassical
Describing someone who is strong or powerful.

مُقَيِّعِسٌadjective

1.
small and strongclassical
A diminutive form of 'muq'ansis', implying smallness combined with strength.

مُقَيِّعَسٌadjective

1.
small and strongclassical
An alternative diminutive form of 'muq'ansis'.

قُعَيْسِسٌadjective

1.
small and strongclassical
A diminutive form preferred by Al-Mubarrad for 'muq'ansis', omitting the final 's'.

مَقَاعِسُname

1.
Maqa'isclassical
A tribal name for a branch of Tamim, whose actual name was Al-Harith ibn Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim.

مَقَاعِسُ (جمع)noun

1.
plural of muq'ansisclassical
The plural of 'muq'ansis', formed by removing the added letters (nun and final sin) and keeping the initial mim.

مَقَاعِيسُnoun

1.
plural of muq'ansisclassical
An alternative plural form of 'muq'ansis', formed by inserting a silent yaa.

القُنْعَاسُadjective

1.
large (camel)classical
Describing a large or imposing camel.

قَنَاعِسُnoun

1.
large peopleclassical
The plural of 'qana'is', referring to people of large stature.

قَنَاعِسٌ (رجل)adjective

1.
large-staturedclassical
Describing a man of large build or stature.

Parallel reading

خروج الصدر ودحول الظهر ; وهو ضد الحدب.

The protrusion of the chest and the sunkenness of the back; it is the opposite of hunchbackedness.

يقال: رجل أقعس وقعس ومتقاعس.

It is said: a man is aq'as, q'as, and mutaqais.

وفرس أقعس، إذا اطمأن صلبه من صهوته وارتفعت قطاته.

And an aq'as horse, if its loins are sunken from its withers and its rump is raised.

ومن الإبل: التي مال رأسها وعنقها نحو ظهرها.

And among camels: one whose head and neck incline towards its back.

ومننه قولهم: "ابن خمس، عشاء خلفات قعس " أي مكث الهلال لخمس خلون من الشهر إلى أن يغيب مكث هذه الحوامل في عشائها.

And from it is their saying: 'The son of five, the evening of pregnant, qas' meaning the crescent moon on the fifth night of the month lingers until it sets, like the lingering of these pregnant animals in their resting place.

وليل أقعس: كأنه لا يبرح.

And an aq'as night: as if it does not depart.

وعزة قعساء، أي ثابتة.

And a qas'aa' power, meaning steadfast.

ورجل أقعس، أي منيع.

And an aq'as man, meaning impregnable.

والاقعس: جبل.

And Al-Iqas: a mountain.

والقعوس: الشيخ الكبير الهرم.

And Al-Qu'us: the extremely old, decrepit man.

وتقعوس الشيخ، أي كبر.

And the sheikh taqa'as, meaning he grew old.

وتقعوس البيت، أي تهدم.

And the house taqa'as, meaning it collapsed.

وتقاعس الرجل عن الأمر، أي تأخر ولم يتقدم فيه.

And the man taqa'asa from the matter, meaning he delayed and did not advance in it.

كما يتقاعس الفرس الجرور: واقعنسس، أي تأخر ورجع إلى خلف.

Like a draft horse that lags: wa'iqnassasa, meaning it lagged and retreated backward.

بئس مقام الشيخ أمرس أمرس * إما على قعو وإما اقعنسس *

How bad is the station of the sheikh, amras amras * either on a q'u' or retreating backward *

والاقعاس: الغنى والإكثار.

And Al-Iq'as: wealth and abundance.

والقعس: التراب المنتن، عن ابن دريد.

And Al-Qas: the foul-smelling earth, from Ibn Duraid.

والمقعنسس: الشديد، وتصغيره مقيعيس، وإن شئت عوضت من النون وقلت مقيعس.

And Al-Muq'ansis: the strong one, and its diminutive is Muqai'is, and if you wish you can substitute the noon and say Muqai'as.

مقاعس: أبو حى من تميم، وهو لقب، واسمه الحارث بن سعد بن زيد مناة بن تميم.

Maqa'is: a progenitor of a tribe from Tamim, and it is a title, and his name is Al-Harith ibn Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim.

ومقاعس بفتح الميم: جمع المقعنسس بعد حذف الزيادات: النون والسين الاخيرة.

And Maqa'is with a fatha on the mim: the plural of Al-Muq'ansis after removing the additions: the noon and the final sin.

والتعويض: أن تدخل ياء ساكنة بين الحرفين اللذين بعد الالف، تقول مقاعس، وإن شئت مقاعيس.

And substitution: is to insert a silent yaa between the two letters after the alif, you say Maqa'is, and if you wish, Maqa'is.

والقنعاس من الابل: العظيم.

And Al-Qun'as from the camels: the large one.

ورجل قناعس بالضم، أي عظيم الخلق، والجمع القناعس بالفتح.

And a man qana'is with damma, meaning of large creation, and the plural is Al-Qana'is with fatha.