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قوط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a flock or herd, specifically of sheep. It also encompasses terms for gathering or collecting such groups.

Derived headwords

القُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Flock of sheepboth

    A collective noun referring to a herd or flock, particularly of sheep.

اقْواطnoun
  1. 1.
    Flocks of sheepboth

    The plural form of القُوط, referring to multiple flocks or herds of sheep.

Parallel reading

القوط: القطيع من الغنم، والجمع الاقواط.
Al-qūṭ: The flock of sheep, and the plural is al-aqwāṭ.
ما راعني إلا خيال هابطا على البيوت قوطه العلابطا
Nothing startled me but a descending figure upon the houses, its flock the Alābiṭ.