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كعت

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shortness and being compact. It also extends to meanings of rapid movement, anger, and a specific type of bird. A poet is also named using a derived form.

Derived headwords

كَعْتadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing a person who is short in stature. The feminine form is also used.

كَعْتَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short (fem.)both

    The feminine form of 'kaut', referring to a short woman.

كُعَيْتnoun
  1. 1.
    bulbulboth

    A type of bird, specifically a bulbul. It is also identified as a sparrow by some, and called 'nighr' by the people of Medina.

كَعْتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    bulbulsboth

    The plural form of 'kueyt', referring to bulbuls.

أَكْعَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to go quicklyboth

    To move with great speed or haste.

  2. 2.
    to sitclassical

    To sit down. This meaning is noted as being contrary to the previous one and subject to further examination.

  3. 3.
    to ride in angerclassical

    To ride in a puffed-up manner due to intense anger.

إِكْعَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    going quicklyboth

    The verbal noun for the act of moving with great speed.

أَبُو مَكْعَتname
  1. 1.
    Abu Mak'atboth

    A known poet from the Banu Asad tribe, whose name was Minhaj bin Khunais, or alternatively Al-Harith bin Amr.

كَعْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stopper of a bottleclassical

    The stopper or lid used for a bottle.

Parallel reading

رجل كعت
A short man.
امرأة كعتة
A short woman.
والكعيت، كزبير: البلبل
And 'kueyt', like 'zubayr': the bulbul.
هو عصفور
It is a sparrow.
وأهل المدينة يسمونه النغر
And the people of Medina call it 'nighr'.
وقد جاء ذكره في الحديث
And its mention has come in the hadith.
وأكعت الرجل إكعاتا، إذا انطلق مسرعا
And the man 'ak'ata' (went quickly) with 'ik'atan' (going quickly), if he set off swiftly.
أكعت: قعد ضد
'Ak'ata': sat (opposite meaning).
أكعت: ركب منتفخا من الغضب
'Ak'ata': rode puffed up with anger.
وأبو مكعت، كمحسن: شاعر معروف
And Abu Mak'at, like 'Muhsin': a known poet.
يقول أبو مكعت صادقا
Abu Mak'at says truthfully.
الكعتة بالضم: طبق القارورة
Al-ka'tah (with dammah): the stopper of the bottle.