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ق ح ط ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of tightening or stretching, specifically in the context of a bowstring. It also has a less common, potentially obscure, sexual connotation.

Derived headwords

قَحْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenclassical

    To tighten the string of a bow.

قَحْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

Parallel reading

قحطر القوس: وترها توتيرا.
To tighten the bow: its string, making it taut.
وقحطر المرأة: جامعها،
And to have intercourse with the woman: to have intercourse with her.
وقد أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان، وذكره الصاغاني، ولم يعزه إلى أحد
And al-Jawhari and the author of al-Lisan neglected it, while al-Saghani mentioned it, without attributing it to anyone.