قطا

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a bird, specifically a type of sandgrouse, and its collective noun. It also extends to describe a specific posture or position, like that of a rider, and a manner of walking with liveliness.

Derived headwords

القَطَاnoun

1.
sandgrouse (collective)both
The collective noun for sandgrouse, a type of bird. It is the plural of قطاة.

قَطَاةnoun

1.
sandgrouse (singular)both
sandgrouse (singular)

قَطَواتnoun

1.
it is also pluralized as قطواتboth
it is also pluralized as قطوات

قَطِيّاتnoun

1.
and sometimes they say قطياتboth
and sometimes they say قطيات

لَهَواتnoun

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uvula (plural variant)classical
A variant plural form for لهاة (uvula), mentioned in comparison to the plural of قطاة.

غَزَواتnoun

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raids (plural variant)classical
A plural form for غزوة (raid), used as an example of a plural that does not follow the pattern of قطيات.

القُطَيّةname

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Al-Qutayyah (place name)classical
A place name, specifically 'Riyadh al-Quta', mentioned in a poetic verse.

القُطاةnoun

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rider's seatclassical
The seat of the rider on an animal, specifically the part where the second rider sits.

الرَّأْلnoun

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ostrich chickclassical
The young of an ostrich, mentioned in relation to the description of القطاة.

القَطْوnoun

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lively gaitboth
A manner of walking characterized by short, quick, and energetic steps.

قَطَاverb

1.
plural of قطاة (sandgrouse)both
plural of قطاة (sandgrouse)
2.
the proverb: 'no sandgrouse is like a sandgrouse': meaning the elders are not like the youngstersboth
the proverb: 'no sandgrouse is like a sandgrouse': meaning the elders are not like the youngsters

قطا في مشيته يقطو — He walked with a lively gait

اِقْطُوطَىverb

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to walk with a lively gaitclassical
Similar to قطا, meaning to walk with short, quick, and energetic steps.

واقطوطى مثله — and he walked with a similar lively gait

قَطْوانadjective

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lively walkerboth
Describing someone who walks with a lively, energetic gait.

قَطُوطىadjective

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lively walkerclassical
An adjective describing someone with a lively and energetic gait, formed on the pattern فعوعل.

قُطْوانيadjective

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a placeboth
a place

وكساء قطوانى — and a Qutwani cloak

قُطْوانname

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Qutwan (place name)classical
A place name in Kufa.

Parallel reading

القطا: جمع قطاة، وقطوات.

Al-Qata: the plural of Qataah, and Qatawaat.

قال الكسائي: وربما قالوا قطيات ولهيات، في جمع لهاء الانسان، لان فعلت منهما ليس بكثير، فيجعلون الالف التى أصلها واو ياء لقلتها في الفعل.

Al-Kisa'i said: And they might say Qutiyyat and Lahawaat, as plurals for the uvula, because the pattern 'fa'alat' from them is not common, so they make the alif, whose origin is waw, a ya due to its rarity in the verb.

قال: ولا يقولون في غزوات غزيات، لان غزوت أغزو كثير معروف في الكلام.

He said: And they do not say Ghazawiyyat for Ghazawat, because Ghazawtu Aghzu is common in speech.

وفى المثل: " ليس قطا مثل قطي "، أي ليس الأكابر كالاصاغر.

And in the proverb: 'Al-Qata is not like Qutayy', meaning the elders are not like the young.

ورياض القطا: موضع.

And Riyadh al-Qata: a place.

والقطاة: مقعد الردف، وهو الرديف.

And Al-Qataah: the seat of the rider, who is the second person on the mount.

يصفه بإشراف القطاة.

Describing him as overlooking from the rider's seat.

والرأل: فرخ النعام.

And Al-Ra'l: the chick of the ostrich.

والقطو: مقاربة الخطو مع النشاط ;

And Al-Qatw: the shortening of steps with liveliness;

يقال منه: قطا في مشيته يقطو، واقطوطى مثله، فهو قطوان بالتحريك، وقطوطى أيضا على فعوعل، لانه ليس في الكلام فعولى وفيه فعوعل مثل عثوثل.

It is said from it: Qata in his walk, yaqtu, and iqtutaa similarly, so he is Qatwaan (with harakah), and Qutootaa also on the pattern 'faw'awl', because 'faw'oolaa' is not in the language while 'faw'awl' is, like 'athwathal'.

وكساء قطوانى.

And a Qutwani cloak.

وقطوان: موضع بالكوفة.

And Qutwan: a place in Kufa.