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قوع

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of mounting or covering, particularly in the context of animal mating. It also extends to describe flat, level ground and the open space within a dwelling.

Derived headwords

قَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to mount, to coverboth

    The male animal mounts the female, signifying the act of mating.

قَوْعnoun
  1. 1.
    mounting, coveringclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of mounting and covering, specifically in the context of animal mating.

قِيَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    mounting, coveringclassical

    Another verbal noun for the act of mounting and covering, used similarly to قوع.

اقْتَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be aroused, to be lustfulclassical

    The male animal becomes sexually aroused or exhibits lustful behavior.

قَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundboth

    A flat, level expanse of land.

  2. 2.
    open space, courtyardboth

    The open area within a house or dwelling, often referring to the courtyard or main floor.

أَقْوُعnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundsclassical

    The plural form of قاع, referring to multiple flat, level areas of land.

أَقْوَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundsclassical

    Another plural form of قاع, referring to multiple flat, level areas of land.

قِيعَانnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundsclassical

    A plural form of قاع, referring to multiple flat, level areas of land. The 'waw' has changed to 'ya' due to the preceding kasra.

قِيْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundclassical

    Similar to قاع, referring to a flat, level expanse of land. Some consider it a plural.

قَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyard, open spaceboth

    The open area within a house or dwelling, similar to ساحة (courtyard).

Parallel reading

قاع الفحل على الناقة يقوع قوعا وقياعا، إذا نزا.
The stallion mounts the she-camel, mounting her (يقوع قوعا وقياعا), when it leaps upon her.
وهو قلب قعا.
And it is the heart of قعا (mounting).
واقتاع الفحل، إذا هاج.
And the stallion became aroused (اقتاع), when it was agitated.
والقاع: المستوي من الأرض، والجمع أقوع وأقواع وقيعان، صارت الواو ياء لكسرة ما قبلها.
And قاع is the level part of the earth, and its plural is أقوع, أقواع, and قيعان; the waw became ya because of the kasra before it.
والقيعة مثل القاع، وهو أيضا من الواو، وبعضهم يقول هو جمع.
And القيعة is like القاع, and it is also from waw, and some say it is a plural.
قاعة الدار: ساحتها، مثل القاحة.
The قاعة of the house: its courtyard, like القاحة.
وهل تركت نساء الحى ضاحية * في قاعة الدار يستوقدن بالغبط
And have the women of the tribe left exposed * in the courtyard of the house, lighting fires with joy?