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قبعر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to negative qualities, specifically concerning the nature of dates and the character of a person. It describes something of poor quality and a person who is harsh, stingy, and ill-tempered.

Derived headwords

القبعرورnoun
  1. 1.
    Inferior datesclassical

    A term for dates of poor quality.

قبعريadjective
  1. 1.
    Harsh, stingy, ill-temperedclassical

    Describing a man who is severe towards his family, stingy, and of bad character.

قعبرىadjective
  1. 1.
    Harsh, stingy, ill-temperedclassical

    An alternative spelling for a man who is severe towards his family, stingy, and of bad character.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وقال الصاغاني: هو الرديء من التمر.
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Al-Saghani said: it is the inferior of dates.
رجل قبعري: شديد على الأهل بخيل سيئ الخلق.
A man is qaba'arri: severe towards his family, stingy, and ill-tempered.
وقد جاء فيه حديث مرفوع، لم يذكره.
And a raised hadith has come concerning it, which he did not mention.
والذي رأيته في غريب الحديث والأثر لابن الأثير: رجل قعبرى، بتقديم العين على الباء.
And what I saw in Gharib al-Hadith wa al-Athar by Ibn al-Athir: a man qaa'bari, with the 'ayn preceding the ba'.