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قضع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific tribal lineage and potentially a type of water-related canine. The primary focus is on the genealogical attribution of the tribe of Quda'a.

Derived headwords

قُضَاعَةname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameboth

    The name of a tribe originating from Yemen, identified as Quda'a son of Malik son of Himyar son of Saba'. The genealogists of the Mudar tribe claim he is Quda'a son of Ma'add son of Adnan.

القُضَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water dogclassical

    A female dog that fetches water. Abu al-Ghawth did not recognize this meaning.

Parallel reading

قضاعة: أبو حى من اليمن، وهو قضاعة ابن مالك بن حمير بن سبأ.
Quda'a: the father of a tribe from Yemen, and he is Quda'a son of Malik son of Himyar son of Saba'.
وتزعم نساب مضر أنه قضاعة بن معد بن عدنان.
And the genealogists of Mudar claim that he is Quda'a son of Ma'add son of Adnan.
والقضاعة: كلبة الماء، ولم يعرفه أبو الغوث.
And al-Quda'a: a female dog that fetches water, and Abu al-Ghawth did not recognize it.