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قرصع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes contraction, concealment, and awkward or unpleasant movement. It also extends to the act of compressing or crumpling something, particularly written material.

Derived headwords

القُرْصَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    contraction and concealmentclassical

    The act of drawing oneself in and hiding or becoming inconspicuous.

اقْرَنْصَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to contract and hideclassical

    The man contracted himself and hid or became concealed.

قَرْصَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crumple/compressclassical

    To compress or crumple something, specifically referring to written material.

  2. 2.
    to walk awkwardlyclassical

    A woman walked with an unpleasant or awkward gait.

قِرْصَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    crumpling/compressingclassical

    The act of crumpling or compressing, as in the case of written documents.

Parallel reading

الانقباض والاستخفاء
Contraction and concealment.
وقد اقرنصع الرجل
And the man contracted himself and hid.
قرصعت الكتاب: قرمطته
I crumpled the book: I compressed it.
حكاه عنه أبو عبيد
Abu Ubaid narrated it from him.
وقرصعت المرأة
And the woman walked awkwardly.
أي مشت مشية قبيحة
Meaning she walked with an ugly gait.
إذا مشت سالت ولم تقرصع
When she walks, she sways and does not walk awkwardly.