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قرثع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root describes a woman characterized by boldness, lack of shame, and immodest speech. It focuses on negative attributes related to a woman's demeanor and verbal conduct.

Derived headwords

القُرْثَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Bold, shameless womanclassical

    A woman who is daring and possesses little modesty. This term is attributed to Al-Layth.

  2. 2.
    Immodest, foul-mouthed womanclassical

    Alternatively, she is described as being lewd and excessively foul-mouthed.

Parallel reading

المرأة الجريئة القليلة الحياء.
The daring woman with little shame.
وقيل: هي البذية الفاحشة.
And it was said: she is the lewd, the immodest.