قتت

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spreading or conveying information, often with a negative connotation of malice, falsehood, or gossip. It also extends to meanings related to gathering, preparing, and consuming food or fodder, as well as physical attributes and specific individuals or places.

Derived headwords

القَتّnoun

1.
gossip, slanderboth
The act of spreading news or information, especially with the intent to corrupt or harm. It is a form of malicious reporting.
2.
fodder, herbageboth
Green fodder for livestock, specifically alfalfa or clover. It can refer to both fresh and dried forms.
3.
prepared lieclassical
A fabricated or carefully constructed falsehood.
4.
stalking, surveillanceclassical
The act of secretly following someone to discover their intentions or what they are doing.
5.
urine sniffingclassical
The practice of a shepherd sniffing camel urine, particularly from a camel suffering from 'hayyam' (a type of ailment).

يَقُتُّverb

1.
to spread gossipboth
He spreads news or information, conveying it in a corrupting manner.

قَتّاًnoun

1.
spreading gossipboth
The act of spreading news or information, conveying it in a corrupting manner.
2.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting something.
3.
preparingclassical
The act of preparing or making something ready.
4.
cuttingclassical
The act of cutting or shaping something.
5.
diminishingclassical
The act of making something smaller or less.

التَّقْتِيتnoun

1.
gossip, slanderboth
The act of spreading news or information, conveying it in a corrupting manner.
2.
gathering ingredientsclassical
The act of gathering all the aromatic ingredients for a pot and cooking them.

تَقَتَّتَverb

1.
to follow gossipclassical
To follow and listen to news or gossip.

القَتْقَتَةnoun

1.
following gossipclassical
The act of following and listening to gossip or rumors.

القُتَيْتِيnoun

1.
gossip mongerclassical
A person who follows and spreads gossip, similar to the pattern of 'Hujayri'.

قُتَّةnoun

1.
a stalk of fodderboth
A single stalk or portion of fodder, specifically alfalfa or clover.

مَقْتُوتadjective

1.
fabricated, inventedclassical
A statement or word that is fabricated, invented, or deliberately made up.
2.
embroidered, transmittedclassical
Something that is embellished or transmitted from one person to another.
3.
gossiped aboutclassical
Something that is spoken about in a manner similar to gossip or slander.

القُتَّاتnoun

1.
gossiper, slandererboth
A person who spreads gossip or slander, especially one who listens to people's conversations secretly and reports them.
2.
seller of fodderclassical
A person who sells fodder, specifically alfalfa or clover.

قَتَّهُverb

1.
to cut, to shapeclassical
To cut or shape something, implying a precise form or dimension.
2.
to diminish, to lessenclassical
To make something smaller or less in quantity or size.
3.
to prepareclassical
To prepare or make something ready.
4.
to gather little by littleclassical
To collect or gather something in small increments.

يَقُتُّهُverb

1.
to trace, to followclassical
To trace or follow someone's tracks or path.

قَتَّاتadjective

1.
gossiper, slandererboth
A person who is a gossiper or slanderer, who listens to people's conversations secretly and reports them.

قَتُوتadjective

1.
gossiper, slandererclassical
A woman who is a gossiper or slanderer.

قُتَاتnoun

1.
gossiper, slandererboth
A collective noun for gossipers or slanderers.

التَّقْتِيتnoun

1.
gathering ingredientsclassical
The act of gathering all the aromatic ingredients for a pot and cooking them.

مُقَتَّتadjective

1.
scented with aromaticsboth
Oil that has been heated with aromatic herbs or spices.
2.
perfumedboth
Oil or ointment that has been perfumed with pleasant scents.

قُتَّةname

1.
mother of Sulaymanclassical
The name of the mother of Sulayman bin Habib al-Maharbi, a known Tabi'i.

اقتَّتَهُverb

1.
to uproot, to extirpateclassical
To uproot something completely, to extirpate it from its source.

قُتَاتname

1.
place in Yemenclassical
A place name, possibly a mountain, located in Yemen.

Parallel reading

وهو إبلاغه على جهة الفساد

And it is conveying it (news) with the intent of corruption.

وهو يقت الأحاديث قتا، أي ينمها نما

And he spreads gossip, meaning he spreads it like spreading.

وتقتت الحديث: تتبعه وتسمعه

And to follow gossip means to pursue and listen to it.

والقت: الإسفست، بالكسر، وهي الفصفصة، أي الرطبة من علف الدواب

And 'al-qatt' (with kasra) is alfalfa, which is clover, meaning the fresh fodder for livestock.

والقت: الفسفسة بالسين، والقت يكون رطبا و (يكون) يابسا

And 'al-qatt' is 'fasfasah' (with sin), and 'al-qatt' can be fresh or dried.

فإن أهدى إليك حمل تبن أو حمل قت فإنه ربا

If a load of straw or a load of fodder is gifted to you, then it is usury.

والقت: الكذب المهيأ، وقول مقتوت، أي مكذوب

And 'al-qatt' is prepared falsehood, and a 'mقتوت' saying, meaning a lie.

قلت وقولي عندهم مقتوت مقالة إذ قلتها قويت

I said, and my saying among them is fabricated; a statement that, when I said it, I was strengthened.

والقت: اتباعك الرجل سرا وهو لا يراك لتعلم منه ما يريد

And 'al-qatt' is your secretly following a man while he does not see you, to learn what he intends.

والقتيون: جماعة محدثون نسبوا إلى بيع القت

And 'al-qutiyyun' are a group of hadith narrators attributed to selling fodder.

والقتات: من يبيع القت

And 'al-qattat' is one who sells fodder.

يقال: هو حسن القد، وحسن القت، بمعنى واحد

It is said: He is good in stature, and good in form, meaning the same thing.

رجل قتات، وقتوت وقتيتي: نمام

A man who is a 'qattat', and 'qattut', and 'qutayti': a slanderer.

القتات الذي يتسمع أحاديث الناس فيخبر أعداءهم

The 'qattat' is one who eavesdrops on people's conversations and informs their enemies.

لا يدخل الجنة قتات

A slanderer shall not enter Paradise.

والتقتيت: جمع الأفاويه كلها في القدر وطبخها

And 'al-tateet' is gathering all the aromatic spices in the pot and cooking them.

وزيت مقتت، إذا أغلي بالنار ومعه أفاويه الطيب

And 'zayt muqattat', if it is heated with fire and with it are aromatic spices.

أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم ادهن بزيت غير مقتت وهو محرم

That the Prophet, peace be upon him, applied oil that was not 'muqattat' while he was in the state of Ihram.

وقتة، كضبة) اسم (أم سليمان) بن حبيب المحاربي (التابعي) المشهور يعرف بابن قتة

And 'Qutah', like 'Dabbah', is the name of the mother of Sulayman bin Habib al-Maharbi, the famous Tabi'i, known as Ibn Qutah.

وإن قتيل الطف من آل هاشم أذل رقاب المسلمين فذلت

And indeed, the one killed at Al-Taff from the family of Hashim humiliated the necks of the Muslims, so they were humiliated.

سوى أن ترى سوداء من غير خلقة تخاطأها واقتت جاراتها النقل

Except that you see a black one, not by nature, that it missed, and it uprooted its neighbors' transport.

القت: حب بري لا ينبته الآدمي، فإذا كان عام قحط، وفقد أهل البادية ما يقتاتون به من لبن وتمر ونحو، دقوه، وطبخوه، واجتزوا به على ما فيه من الخشونة

Al-qatt: is a wild grain that humans do not cultivate. So when it is a year of drought, and the desert dwellers lack what they subsist on, such as milk and dates and the like, they grind it, cook it, and suffice with it despite its coarseness.