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قربع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being contracted, hunched, or drawn in, often due to cold or a physical disposition. It can refer to a person's posture or their manner of movement when constricted.

Derived headwords

اقْرَنْبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractboth

    To draw oneself together, to become hunched or contracted, often in response to cold.

  2. 2.
    to hunch upboth

    To sit or stand in a hunched posture, drawing one's limbs in.

تقَبَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractboth

    To become contracted or drawn in, often due to cold or a physical state.

  2. 2.
    to shrinkboth

    To draw oneself inward, becoming smaller in size or posture.

اقْعَرْبَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    Similar to اقرنبع, meaning to become contracted or drawn in, especially from cold.

قُرَنْبَاعadjective
  1. 1.
    contractedclassical

    Describing a person who is contracted or drawn in, often in a hunched posture.

  2. 2.
    stingyclassical

    Figuratively, someone who is tight-fisted or miserly, drawing in their resources.

Parallel reading

اقْرَنْبَعَ الرجلُ، إذا تقبض
The man contracted, meaning he drew himself in.
أو تقبض من البرد في مجلسه
Or he drew himself in from the cold in his seat.
ومثله اقْعَرْبَبَ
And similar to it is اقْعَرْبَبَ.
في مسيره
In his walking/journey.
رجلٌ قُرَنْبَاعٌ، كَسَرَطْرَاطٍ
A contracted man, like سَرَطْرَاط.
أي منقبضٌ بخيلٌ
Meaning contracted and stingy.