ق ع ب ر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to harshness, stinginess, and bad character, possibly with a connection to a specific type of person or a place name. It is noted as being obscure and potentially a corruption of another word.

Derived headwords

القَعْبَرِيّadjective

1.
Harsh, stingy, ill-temperedclassical
Describing someone who is extremely harsh, stingy, and of bad character.
2.
Harsh on family/associatesclassical
Specifically, someone who is harsh towards their family, companions, or tribe.

قَعْبَرِيّadjective

1.
Harsh, stingy, ill-temperedclassical
Describing someone who is extremely harsh, stingy, and of bad character.
2.
Harsh on family/associatesclassical
Specifically, someone who is harsh towards their family, companions, or tribe.

عَبْقَرِيّadjective

1.
Genius, exceptionally talentedboth
Used to describe someone of exceptional intelligence, talent, or ability.
2.
Harsh, excessiveclassical
Describing someone who is excessively harsh or extreme.

قَعْبَرname

1.
A nameclassical
A proper name, possibly a given name or a tribal affiliation.

قُعَيْرname

1.
Misspelling/corruptionclassical
Indicated as a misspelling or corruption of another word, specifically in the context of diminutives.

Parallel reading

وهو الشديد الفاحش، البخيل السيئ الخلق

And he is the harsh, excessive one, the stingy, the ill-mannered.

سألت عنه الأزهري، فقال لا أعرفه

I asked Al-Azhari about it, and he said, 'I do not know it.'

أرى أنه قلب عبقري

I think it is a corruption of 'Abqari'.

يقال: رجل عبقري: شديد فاحش

It is said: 'An 'Abqari man': meaning harsh and excessive.

أو هو الشديد على أهله أو صاحبه أو عشيرته

Or he is the one who is harsh on his family, his companion, or his tribe.

وبه فسر الحديث: أن رجلا قال: يا رسول الله، من أهل النار فقال: كل شديد قعبري

And with this, the hadith is interpreted: A man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, who are the people of the Fire?' He said, 'Every harsh, Qabari.'

قيل: يا رسول الله: وما القعبري ففسره بما تقدم

It was said, 'O Messenger of Allah, and what is Al-Qabari?' So he explained it as previously mentioned.

وعليم بن قعبر، كقنفذ، الكندي: تابعشي، عن سلمان الفارسي

And 'Alim bin Qab'ar, like Qunfudh, the Kindi: a Tabi'i, from Salman Al-Farsi.

وقعير، مصغرا: تصحيف

And 'Qu'ayr, in diminutive form: is a misspelling.

وهكذا ذكره الحافظ في التبصير بالتصغير

And thus Al-Hafiz mentioned it in Al-Tabsir bi Al-Tasghir.