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ق ذ ح ر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of scattering, dispersal, and disarray. It also extends to meanings of bad temper, ill-disposedness, and a state of being scattered or disorganized.

Derived headwords

القَيْذَحُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Dispersal, scatteringclassical

    Refers to a state of being scattered or dispersed in all directions, similar to the concept of 'حيزبون' (a large, strong man, or a swarm of locusts).

قَذَحَرَةadverb
  1. 1.
    Scattered, dispersedclassical

    Used adverbially to describe a state of being scattered and gone in every direction.

قَذْحَمَةadverb
  1. 1.
    Scattered, dispersedclassical

    Similar to 'قذحرة', used adverbially to indicate a state of being scattered and gone in every direction.

اقْذَحَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    To be ill-temperedclassical

    To exhibit bad temper or a disposition of ill-will.

  2. 2.
    To be scatteredclassical

    To become scattered or dispersed.

اقْذِحْرَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Bad temperclassical

    A state of ill temper, bad disposition, or unpleasantness in character.

  2. 2.
    Scattering, dispersalclassical

    The act or state of being scattered or dispersed.

مُقْذَحِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Ill-tempered, ill-disposedclassical

    Describing someone who is ill-tempered, has a bad disposition, or is generally unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    Scattered, disorganizedclassical

    Describing something that is scattered or disorganized.

Parallel reading

يقال: ذهبوا قذحرة وقذحمة، بكسر القاف وفتح الذال المشددة، إذا تفرقوا وذهبوا في كل وجه.
It is said: 'They went qadhara and qadhama' (with kasra on the qaf and shadda on the dhal), meaning they scattered and went in every direction.
الاقذحرار: سوء الخلق.
Al-iqdhirar: bad temper.
في غير تعتعة ولا اقذحرار.
Without hesitation or ill temper.
مالك لا جزيت غير شر ... من قاعد في البيت مقذحر
May you not be rewarded but with evil... from one sitting in the house, ill-disposed.