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قفعد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to shortness or being short, possibly with connotations of being stout or stocky. It is primarily used as an adjective to describe a person of short stature.

Derived headwords

القَفَعَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Quinceclassical

    A type of fruit, the quince.

قصيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortboth

    Describing someone of short stature.

Parallel reading

القفعدد، كسفرجل
Al-qafa'dad, like safarjal (quince).
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وفي الأبنية: هو القصير
And in 'Al-Abniyah': it is 'short'.
مثل به سيبويه
Sibawayh used it as an example.
وفسره السيرافي
And Al-Sirafi explained it.
كذا في اللسان والتكملة
Thus it is in Al-Lisan and Al-Takmilah.