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ق ب ث ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone or something that is base, ignoble, or insignificant. It is associated with terms for lowliness and lack of status.

Derived headwords

القَبْثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble personclassical

    A person who is base, ignoble, or of low standing.

القَبَاثِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble peopleclassical

    A plural form referring to ignoble or base individuals.

Parallel reading

وهو الخسيس الخامل
He is the base, the inactive/sluggish.
هكذا نقله صاحب اللسان والتكملة
Thus was it transmitted by the author of Al-Lisan and Al-Takmilah.