قعا

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes forms of sitting or squatting, often in a specific posture. It also extends to the mating of animals and descriptive terms for objects or physical attributes.

Derived headwords

أَقْعَىverb

1.
to squatboth
To sit on one's haunches, spreading the legs and resting on the hands.

إِقْعَاءnoun

1.
squatting postureboth
The act of sitting in a squatting posture, specifically as described for dogs or in prayer.
2.
squatting (in prayer)classical
A specific manner of sitting between prostrations in prayer, where the buttocks are placed on the heels.
3.
squatting (linguistic definition)classical
The act of sitting with buttocks on the ground, legs upright, and leaning back.

قَعَاverb

1.
to squatboth
To sit on one's haunches.

قَعْوnoun

1.
mating (of a stallion)classical
The act of a stallion mounting a mare for mating.
2.
shafts of a pulleyclassical
Two wooden pieces in a pulley that hold the axle.

قَعْوَاءadjective

1.
slender-leggedclassical
A woman with slender legs.

قَعْوnoun

1.
mating (of a bustard)classical
The act of a male bustard mating with a female.

خُطَّافnoun

1.
every curved iron pieceboth
every curved iron piece

Parallel reading

أقعى الكلب، إذا جلس على استه مفترشا رجليه وناصبا يديه.

The dog squatted when it sat on its hindquarters, spreading its legs and propping up its front paws.

وقد جاء النهي عن الإقعاء في الصلاة، وهو أن يضع أليتيه على عقبيه بين السجدتين.

And the prohibition of squatting in prayer has come, which is placing one's buttocks on one's heels between the two prostrations.

فأما أهل اللغة فالإقعاء عندهم: أن يلصق الرجل أليتيه بالأرض وينصب ساقيه ويتساند إلى ظهره.

As for the linguists, squatting according to them is: a man placing his buttocks on the ground, standing his legs upright, and leaning back on his rear.

فأقع كما اقعى أبوك على استه

So squat as your father squatted on his hindquarters

رأى أن ريما فوقه لا يعادله

He saw that Rima above him did not equal him.

وفى الحديث أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم " أكل مقعيا ".

And in the hadith, it is mentioned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 'ate while squatting'.

قعا الفحل على الناقة يقعو قعوا وقعوا، على فعول، مثل قاع.

The stallion mounted the she-camel, he mounts (قعوا) and they mounted (وقعوا), using the pattern 'fa'ūl', like 'qā''.

وقد يكون القعو للظليم أيضا.

And the mating (قعو) can also be for the bustard.

امرأة قعواء: دقيقة الساقين.

A slender-legged woman (قعواء): one with slender legs.

والقعو: خشبتان في البكرة فيهما المحور ;

And the pulley shafts (القعو): two wooden pieces in the pulley in which is the axle;

فإذا كان من حديد فهو الخطاف.

And if it is made of iron, it is the hook (الخطاف).