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قمعث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of insect, possibly a wasp or bee, and also to a term for a cuckold or effeminate man. The etymology is debated, with some scholars questioning its purely Arabic origin.

Derived headwords

القَمْعُوثnoun
  1. 1.
    wasp/beeclassical

    A term referring to a type of stinging insect, specifically likened to a wasp or bee.

القَمْعُوثnoun
  1. 1.
    cuckold/effeminate manclassical

    A term used to describe a man who is a cuckold or exhibits effeminate characteristics.

الدَّيُّوثnoun
  1. 1.
    cuckoldclassical

    A man who is indifferent to or even encourages his wife's infidelity.

Parallel reading

القمعوث، كزنبور
Al-qam'uth, like a wasp.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الديوث
And Ibn Duraid said: it is ad-dayyuth.
هو القعموث بتقديم العين على الميم
It is al-qa'amuth, with the 'ayn preceding the mim.
وذكره في المحلين
And he mentioned it in the two Muḥallays.
وقال ابن دريد: لا أحسبه عربيا محضا
And Ibn Duraid said: I do not consider it purely Arabic.
قال شيخنا: ولذالك تركه الجوهري
Our shaykh said: and for that reason, Al-Jawhari omitted it.