ق ر ط س

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to paper, parchment, and writing materials. It also extends to descriptions of camels, young women, and specific locations in Egypt, as well as the act of aiming or hitting a target.

Derived headwords

القِرْطاسnoun

1.
paperboth
A sheet of material, typically made from pulp, used for writing or printing on. This is the most common meaning.
2.
parchmentclassical
A material made from animal skin, prepared for writing on, especially in ancient times.
3.
papyrusclassical
A material made from the papyrus plant, used in ancient Egypt for writing.
4.
scrollclassical
A roll of parchment or paper, typically containing writing.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
paperboth
A sheet of material used for writing or printing on. This form is often cited as a variant pronunciation.
2.
parchmentclassical
A material made from animal skin, prepared for writing on.

قُرْطاسnoun

1.
paperboth
A sheet of material used for writing or printing on. This form is mentioned as a less common pronunciation.

القِرْطاسnoun

1.
male camelclassical
A mature male camel.

القِرْطاسnoun

1.
tall, fair young womanclassical
A description of a young woman who is tall and fair-skinned.

القِرْطاسnoun

1.
Egyptian linenclassical
A type of fine linen fabric originating from Egypt.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
targetclassical
An object set up as a mark for shooting or aiming at.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
young, strong she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is young and vigorous.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
brocadeclassical
A rich, heavy cloth with a raised pattern, often made of silk and gold or silver threads.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
tall, slender womanclassical
A woman characterized by her height and slender build.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
white horseclassical
A horse whose coat is predominantly white.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
pale yellow horseclassical
A horse whose white coat has a yellowish tinge.

قِرْطاسname

1.
village in Egyptclassical
A village located in Egypt, specifically mentioned as being in the Beheira Governorate.

قِرْطاسَةname

1.
village in Egyptclassical
A village in Egypt, part of the Beheira Governorate.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
writingclassical
The act or product of writing; a written document.

قِرْطاسnoun

1.
sheetclassical
A single piece of paper or other material, especially one used for writing or printing.

قَرَاطِيسnoun

1.
papersboth
Plural of قرطاس, referring to multiple sheets of paper or documents.
2.
documentsboth
Plural of قرطاس, referring to written records or official papers.

قُرْطُسverb

1.
to perishclassical
To die or be destroyed; to cease to exist.

قُرْطِسَverb

1.
to hit the targetclassical
To strike the intended mark or goal.

مُقَرْطِسَةnoun

1.
a shot that hits the targetclassical
A projectile or attempt that successfully strikes the intended mark.

Parallel reading

قال شيخنا: أطلق في التثليث فإقتضى أنها كلها فصيحة واردة، وليس كذلك

Our sheikh said: He was general in the tripling (of pronunciations), implying they are all eloquent and valid, which is not the case.

وقد قال في المصباح: كسر القاف أشهر

And he said in Al-Misbah: The kasra on the qaf is more famous.

وقال الجاربردي شرح الشافية: الضعيف ما في ثبوته كلام، كقرطاس، بالضم، فدل على ضعفه

And Al-Jarberdi said in Sharh Al-Shafiya: The weak is that whose establishment is questionable, like qirtas (with dammah), which indicates its weakness.

ولكن أورده ابن سيده على ضعفه، وقلده المصنف، وفيه نظر ظاهر

But Ibn Sideh mentioned it despite its weakness, and the author followed him, and there is apparent consideration in it.

فقد حكاه اللحياني هذا بالفتح

For Al-Lihyani narrated this with the fatha.

وكذا حكى القرطس، كجعفر، كذا نقله الجوهري عن ابن دريد في نوادره

And likewise, he narrated Al-Qurtus, like Ja'far, as narrated by Al-Jawhari from Ibn Duraid in his Nawadir.

وهو الكاغد يتخذ من بردي يكون بمصر

And it is the paper made from papyrus that is found in Egypt.

كأن بحيث إستودع الدار أهلها ... مخط زبور من دواة وقرطس

As if where its people left the dwelling... is like the script of a Zabur written in ink and on paper.

وهو الصحيفة من أي شيء كانت، يكتب فيها

And it is the sheet, whatever it is made of, on which one writes.

ومننه قوله تعالى: تجعلونه قراطيس أي صحفا

And from it is His saying, the Almighty: You make it into qirtas, meaning scrolls/sheets.

وكل أديم ينصب للنضال فهو قرطاس

And every piece of leather set up for archery practice is a qirtas.

ودابة قرطاسية، إذا كانت بيضاء لا يخالط بياضها شية

And a qirtasiyyah animal, if it is white and its whiteness is not mixed with any mark.

فإذا ضرب بياضها إلى الصفرة فهي نرجسية

And if its whiteness leans towards yellow, it is nargisiyyah.

ويقال: رمى فقرطس، إذا أصاب القرطاس، أي الغرض المنصوب

And it is said: He threw and qartasa, if he hit the qirtas, meaning the erected target.

والرمية التي تصيب: مقرطسة

And the shot that hits is muqartasah.

وتقربس: هلك، نقله الصاغاني

And tuqurtisa: perished, as narrated by Al-Sagani.

وقرطس، كجعفر: ة بمصر، من قرى مصر القديمة

And Qurtus, like Ja'far: a village in Egypt, from the ancient villages of Egypt.

والتي هي من قرى مصر قرطسة، بهاء، وهي من قرى البحيرة

And that which is from the villages of Egypt is Qurtasah, with the final 'h', and it is from the villages of Beheira.