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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a rounded, bulging shape, particularly related to the body or objects. It also encompasses the idea of something being compressed or fitting tightly together.

Derived headwords

القَمْعُوطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetle's rolling ballclassical

    The round ball of dung that a dung beetle rolls.

  2. 2.
    bulging bellyclassical

    A description of a belly that is large and rounded at the top, with a constricted lower part.

القَعْمُوطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetle's rolling ballclassical

    The round ball of dung that a dung beetle rolls.

المَقْعُوطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetle's rolling ballclassical

    The round ball of dung that a dung beetle rolls.

اقْمَعَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    to have a bulging bellyclassical

    A man's upper abdomen became large and rounded while the lower part was constricted.

  2. 2.
    to be compressedclassical

    To be compressed or to fit tightly together.

القَمْعَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bulging bellyclassical

    The condition of having a large, rounded upper abdomen and a constricted lower abdomen.

  2. 2.
    compressionclassical

    The state of being compressed or fitting tightly together.

Parallel reading

هي دحروجة الجعل
It is the rolling ball of the dung beetle.
كالقعموطة، والمقعوطة
like al-qamūṭah, and al-maqʿūṭah.
اقمعط الرجل، إذا عظم أعلى بطنه وخمص أسفله
A man's upper abdomen became large and constricted below.
أو اقمعط، إذا تداخل بعضه في بعض
Or, it became compressed, meaning parts of it interlocked.
والاسم: القمعطة
And the noun is: al-qamʿaṭah.