قعث

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of abundance, excess, and giving generously. It also extends to meanings of extraction, uprooting, and destruction. Some derived terms describe large quantities, while others denote small or insignificant amounts, indicating a semantic duality.

Derived headwords

أَقْعَثَverb

1.
to be extravagantclassical
A man is described as 'aq'atha' in his wealth when he is extravagant or wasteful with it.
2.
to give abundantlyboth
To give a large or abundant amount of something, to bestow generously.

اِقْتَعَثَverb

1.
to give abundantlyboth
To give a large or abundant amount of something, to bestow generously.
2.
to extract much earthclassical
To extract a large quantity of earth from a well.

قَعَثَverb

1.
to give a handfulclassical
To give someone a handful of something, implying a small amount.
2.
to uprootclassical
To uproot something completely, to extract it from its origin.
3.
to swallow completelyclassical
To consume or take in something entirely.

قَعْثَةnoun

1.
a handfulclassical
A small amount, specifically a handful given to someone.

تَقْعِيثnoun

1.
uprootingclassical
The act of uprooting something completely, extracting it from its origin.

اِنْقَعَثَverb

1.
to be uprootedclassical
To be pulled out or uprooted from one's foundation; to fall down from the origin.
2.
to be dislodgedclassical
To be dislodged or detached from its place.

القَعْثnoun

1.
abundanceclassical
A large quantity or abundance of something.

القُعَيْثnoun

1.
great abundanceclassical
A great abundance, especially of good things or gifts.
2.
great floodclassical
A great flood or a heavy rain.
3.
abundant giftclassical
A large or abundant gift or bestowal.

مُقْعِثadjective

1.
abundantclassical
Describing something as abundant or plentiful.
2.
small, insignificantclassical
Describing something as small, meager, or insignificant, contrary to the usual meaning of the root.

القُعَاثnoun

1.
nasal disease in sheepclassical
A disease that affects the noses of sheep.

Parallel reading

أَقْعَثَ الرجل في ماله، أي أَسْرَفَ

The man was extravagant in his wealth, meaning he was wasteful.

أَقْعَثَ له العطية واقْتَعَثَها: أَكْثَرَهَا وأَجْزَلَهَا

He gave him the gift abundantly and he took it abundantly: he gave it in large quantity and generously.

وَقَعَثَ له من الشيء، يَقْعَثُ قَعْثًا، وَقَعْثَةً، أي حَفَنَ له حَفْنَةً، إذا أَعْطَاهُ قَلِيلاً

And he gave him a handful of the thing, he gives a handful, a handful, meaning he gave him a small amount.

فَهُوَ ضِدٌّ

So it is an antonym.

وَقَعَثَهُ تَقْعِيثًا: اسْتَأْصَلَهُ

And he uprooted it completely: he eradicated it.

قَعَثَ الشيء يَقْعَثُهُ قَعْثًا: اسْتَأْصَلَهُ واسْتَوْعَبَهُ

The thing was uprooted, it is uprooted completely, meaning it was eradicated and completely taken in.

ضَرَبَهُ فَانْقَعَثَ إِذَا قَلَعَهُ مِنْ أَصْلِهِ

He struck him and he was uprooted if he pulled him out from his origin.

انْقَعَثَ الجِدَارُ، وانْقَعَرَ، وانْقَعَفَ، إِذَا سَقَطَ مِنْ أَصْلِهِ

The wall collapsed, and it caved in, and it crumbled, if it fell from its foundation.

وَالقَعْثُ: الكَثْرَةُ

And al-qath: abundance.

وَالقُعَيْثُ: الكَثِيرُ مِنَ المَعْرُوفِ وغِرّه

And al-qu'ayth: the abundant of good deeds and the like.

أَقْعَثَنِي مِنْهُ بِسَيْبٍ مُقْعِثٍ لَيْسَ بِمَنْزُورٍ وَلاَ بِرَيْثٍ

He bestowed upon me from it with an abundant gift, not withheld nor delayed.

وَإِنَّمَا القُعَيْثُ الهَيِّنُ اليَسِيرُ

And indeed, al-qu'ayth is the easy, the little.

وَالقُعَيْثُ: السَّيْلُ العَظِيمُ، والمَطَرُ الغَزِيرُ، والسَّيْبُ الكَثِيرُ

And al-qu'ayth: the great flood, the abundant rain, and the abundant gift.

وَاقْتَعَثَ الحَافِرُ اقْتِعَاثًا، إِذَا اسْتَخْرَجَ تُرَابًا كَثِيرًا مِنَ البِئْرِ

And the digger extracted, extraction, if he extracted a lot of earth from the well.

وَالقُعَاثُ بِالضَّمِّ: دَاءٌ يَأْخُذُ في أُنُوفِ الغَنَمِ

And al-qu'ath (with damma): a disease that affects the noses of sheep.