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قوض

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of dismantling, undoing, or breaking down something, often in a structured or organized manner. It can refer to the act of demolishing a building or the disintegration and scattering of groups.

Derived headwords

قَوَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    he dismantled it without demolishing itboth

    he dismantled it without demolishing it

تَقَوَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    disintegrate, fall apartboth

    To become undone, to fall apart, or to disintegrate. This is often used for abstract things like groups or formations.

انْتَقَضَverb
  1. 1.
    undo, break upclassical

    To become undone, to break up, or to disintegrate. This is a synonym for تقوض.

Parallel reading

قوضت البناء: نقضته من غير هدم.
I dismantled the building: I took it apart without demolishing it.
وتقوضت الحلق والصفوف: انتقضت وتفرقت.
And the circles and rows disintegrated: they broke up and scattered.