قطف

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of plucking or picking, especially fruits like grapes. It extends to related concepts such as the bunch of grapes, the season for harvesting, and things that fall during picking. It also has figurative uses related to slowness or roughness.

Derived headwords

قَطَفَverb

1.
he picked the grapesboth
he picked the grapes
2.
a bunch (of grapes)both
a bunch (of grapes)
3.
plural of qatifboth
plural of qatif

قَطْفnoun

1.
he picked the grapesboth
he picked the grapes
2.
a bunch (of grapes)both
a bunch (of grapes)
3.
plural of qatifboth
plural of qatif

قطفت العنب قطفا — I plucked the grapes with plucking.

قِطْفnoun

1.
he picked the grapesboth
he picked the grapes
2.
a bunch (of grapes)both
a bunch (of grapes)
3.
plural of qatifboth
plural of qatif

قُطُوفnoun

1.
bunches (of fruit)both
Plural of 'qitf', referring to bunches of fruit, especially grapes.
2.
scratchesclassical
Plural of 'qutf', referring to scratches or abrasions.
3.
slow (animal)classical
Describing an animal that is slow or sluggish in its movement.

قِطَافnoun

1.
time of pickingboth
time of picking

قَطَافnoun

1.
time of pickingboth
time of picking

قَطَافَةnoun

1.
fallen grapesclassical
What falls from a bunch of grapes when it is picked, similar to 'jaramah' from dates.

أَقْطَفَverb

1.
the vine's picking time approachedboth
the vine's picking time approached

مِقْطَفadjective

1.
slow, sluggishclassical
Describing something, particularly an animal or its movement, as slow or sluggish.

قَطِيفَةnoun

1.
a velvet blanketboth
a velvet blanket

قَطَائِفnoun

1.
a type of pastry that is eatenboth
a type of pastry that is eaten

قُطُفnoun

1.
he picked the grapesboth
he picked the grapes
2.
a bunch (of grapes)both
a bunch (of grapes)
3.
plural of qatifboth
plural of qatif

قَطَفَهُverb

1.
to scratch itclassical
To scratch something, as mentioned in the context of scratching a face.

قَطْفَةnoun

1.
broad-leaved plantclassical
A single plant of the type described as 'qatif', characterized by tender, broad leaves.

القَطِيفname

1.
Al-Qatifclassical
The name of a specific place.

Parallel reading

قطفت العنب قطفا.

I plucked the grapes with plucking.

والقطف بالكسر: العنقود، وبجمعه جاء القرآن: {قطوفها دانية}

And 'qitf' with kasra is the bunch of grapes, and concerning its plural the Quran came: {Its bunches will be near}.

والقطاف والقطاف: وقت القطف.

And 'al-qitaaf' and 'al-qitaaf' is the time of picking.

والقطافة بالضم: ما يسقط من العنب إذا قطف، كالجرامة من التمر.

And 'qataafah' with dammah is what falls from the grapes when they are picked, like 'jaramah' from dates.

وأقطف الكرم، أي دنا قطافه

And the vine became 'aqtaf', meaning its harvest time drew near.

وأقطف القوم، أي حان قطاف كرومهم.

And the people became 'uqtaf', meaning the harvest time of their vines had arrived.

والقطوف من الدواب: البطئ.

And 'al-qutuf' from mounts is the slow one.

وقال أبو زيد: هو الضيق المشي.

And Abu Zayd said: it is narrowness of gait.

وقد قطفت الدابة قطفا، والاسم القطاف.

And the mount was slow, 'qatf', and the noun is 'qitaaf'.

بآزرة الفقارة لم يخنها قطاف في الركاب ولا خلاء

With a strong backbone, it was not betrayed by slowness in riding nor by emptiness.

وأقطف الرجل إذا كان دابته قطوفا.

And the man became 'aqtaf' if his mount was 'qutuf'.

كأن رجليه رجلا مقطف عجل إذا تجاوب من برديه ترنيم

As if its legs were the legs of a slow, hasty one when a ringing sound responded from its two cloaks.

والقطيفة: دثار مخمل، والجمع قطائف وقطف أيضا، مثل صحيفة وصحف، كأنهما جمع قطيف وصحيف.

And 'al-qatifah' is a velvet cloak, and its plural is 'qata'if' and also 'qutuf', like 'sahifah' and 'suhuf', as if they were plurals of 'qatif' and 'sahif'.

ومننه القطائف التى تؤكل.

And among them are the 'qata'if' that are eaten.

والقطوف: الخدوش، حكاه أبو يوسف عن أبى عمرو الواحد قطف.

And 'al-qutuf' are scratches, Abu Yusuf narrated it from Abu Amr, the singular is 'qutf'.

وقد قطفه يقطفه، أي خدشه.

And he scratched it, 'qatafahu', meaning he scratched it.

سلاحك مرقي فلا أنت ضائر عدوا ولكن وجه مولاك تقطف

Your weapon is a shield, so you do not harm an enemy, but your master's face is scratched.

والقطف: نبات رخص عريض الورق، الواحدة قطفة، يقال له بالفارسية " سرنك ".

And 'al-qitf' is a tender plant with broad leaves, the singular is 'qatfah', it is called in Persian 'sarang'.

والقطيف: اسم موضع.

And 'Al-Qatif' is the name of a place.