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د ق ط س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a root that appears to be a misspelling of another root, 'دفطس'. The primary meaning associated with the incorrect root 'دقطس' is the squandering or wasting of one's wealth.

Derived headwords

دَقَطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    squandered wealthclassical

    When a man 'دقطس', it means he squandered or wasted his wealth. This is noted as a misspelling.

دَفَطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    squandered wealthclassical

    This is the correct form, meaning to squander or waste one's wealth, as stated by Ibn al-A'rabi.

دَقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    squandered wealthclassical

    This is the correct root and verb form, related to the meaning of squandering wealth.

Parallel reading

دقطس الرجل: ضيع ماله، بالقاف.
The man 'dqtṣ': he squandered his wealth, with a qaf.
وهو تصحيف دفطس.
And it is a misspelling of 'dfṭs'.
والصواب عن ابن الأعرابي بالفاء.
And the correct reading is from Ibn al-A'rabi, with a fa'.
كذا حققه الأزهري، ولذا لم يذكره أحد من الأئمة، ثم إيراد هذا الحرف هنا في غير محله، والصواب ذكره بعد: دقس.
Thus did Al-Azhari verify it, and therefore none of the imams mentioned it. Then, the mention of this letter here is out of place, and the correct reading is to mention it after: 'dqṣ'.