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قعضب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intensity, severity, and strength, often in a destructive or overwhelming sense. It can refer to a person's character, the intensity of an action, or a severe, decisive outcome.

Derived headwords

القَعْضَبnoun
  1. 1.
    The stout, bold, severe oneclassical

    Referring to a person who is large, courageous, and formidable in character.

قَعْضَبname
  1. 1.
    Qadhbclassical

    A proper name of a man from the Banu Qushayr tribe, known for crafting spearheads in the pre-Islamic era. The spearheads attributed to him are known as 'asinnat Qadhb'.

القَعْضَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Severity and eradicationclassical

    The state of being severe, intense, or causing complete destruction or annihilation.

قَعْضَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To eradicate itclassical

    To completely destroy, annihilate, or cut off something entirely.

قَعْضَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Severe, intenseclassical

    Describing something as severe, intense, or formidable. It is used to describe a 'qurb' (a measure of time or distance) or a 'khams' (likely referring to a period of five days or a similar unit).

Parallel reading

القعضب: الضخم الجريء الشديد.
Al-Qadhb: the stout, bold, severe one.
قعضب: اسم رجل من بني قشير، كان يعمل الأسنة في الجاهلية.
Qadhb: a man's name from Banu Qushayr, who used to craft spearheads in the pre-Islamic era.
إليه تنسب أسنة قعضب.
To him are attributed the spearheads of Qadhb.
والقعضبة: الشدة والاستئصال.
And Al-Qadhbah: severity and eradication.
تقول: قعضبه: أي استأصله.
You say: Qadhaba-hu: meaning, he eradicated it.
قرب محركة قعضبي: أي شديد.
A Qurb (shortened) Qadhbi: meaning, severe.
وكذالك خمس قعضبي: أي شديد.
And likewise, Khams Qadhbi: meaning, severe.
وأنشد: حتى إذا ما مر خمس قعضبي.
And he recited: Until when passed five severe (days/units).