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قبط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the people of Egypt (Copts) and things associated with them, such as their clothing. It also extends to terms for a specific type of cloth and a type of confection.

Derived headwords

القبطnoun
  1. 1.
    the people of Egyptboth

    the people of Egypt

  2. 2.
    its origin, i.e., its rootboth

    its origin, i.e., its root

قبطىadjective
  1. 1.
    from the people of Egyptboth

    from the people of Egypt

القبطيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Egyptian linen clothclassical

    Fine, white linen garments made in Egypt.

قباطيnoun
  1. 1.
    Egyptian linen cloth (pl.)classical

    Plural of القبطية, referring to fine, white linen garments made in Egypt.

القباطnoun
  1. 1.
    a kind of sweet pastryboth

    a kind of sweet pastry

القبيطnoun
  1. 1.
    a kind of sweet pastryboth

    a kind of sweet pastry

القبيطىnoun
  1. 1.
    a kind of sweet pastryboth

    a kind of sweet pastry

القبيطاءnoun
  1. 1.
    a kind of sweet pastryboth

    a kind of sweet pastry

القنبيطnoun
  1. 1.
    known (cauliflower)both

    known (cauliflower)

Parallel reading

أهل مصر، وهم بنكها
The people of Egypt, and they are its population.
ورجل قبطى
And a Coptic man.
والقبطية: ثياب بيض رقاق من كتان، تتخذ بمصر.
And Al-Qubṭiyyah: fine, white linen garments, made in Egypt.
وقد يضم، لانهم يغيرون في النسبة، كما قالوا: سهلى ودهرى.
And it may be pronounced with damma, because they change the relative adjective, as they said: Sahlī and Dahriyy.
ليأتينك مني منطق قذع * باق كما دنس القبطية الودك
From me will come to you a sharp speech, * remaining as grease stained the Qubṭiyyah.
والجمع قباطي.
And the plural is Qabāṭī.
والقباط: الناطف
And Al-Qabāṭ: the confectioner.
وكذلك القبيط والقبيطى والقبيطاء، إذا خففت مددت وإن شددت قصرت.
And likewise Al-Qabīṭ, Al-Qabīṭī, and Al-Qabīṭā', if you lighten it you lengthen it, and if you stress it you shorten it.
والقنبيط معروف.
And Al-Qunbīṭ is known.