قطع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root 'قطع' primarily relates to the concept of cutting, severing, or dividing. It extends to meanings of traversing, completing, and ceasing, as well as denoting small, cut-off pieces or individuals associated with specific characteristics.

Derived headwords

مقطعةnoun

1.
small pieces of hairclassical
Small pieces resembling rabbit fur, possibly referring to a type of hair or fur.
2.
swift runnerclassical
A descriptor for a fast rabbit or a horse that runs with great speed and vigor.
3.
heart-stopperclassical
A metaphorical term for something that causes intense emotional impact, like fear or admiration.

ومقطعة الشعر: هنات صغار مثل شعر الأرانب — And the small pieces of hair: small things like rabbit fur

ويقال للأرنب السريعة أيضا: مقطعة السحور، ومقطعة النياط — And the swift rabbit is also called: the cutter of the dawn meal, and the cutter of the vital organs

مرطى مقطعة سحور بغاتها ... من سوسها التوتير مهما تطلب — Garments that cut short the dawn meal of their young... from their essence, the twisting, whatever they seek

ويقال لها أيضا: مقطعة القلوب — And they are also called: the cutters of hearts

كأني إذ مننت عليك فضلي ... مننت على مقطعة القلوب — As if when I bestowed my favor upon you... I bestowed it upon the heart-cutter

يقطعverb

1.
to cutboth
The act of severing, dividing, or making a cut.
2.
to traverseboth
To cross or pass through a distance, like a desert.
3.
to ceaseclassical
For rain to stop falling in a specific location.
4.
to exhaustclassical
To use up or deplete something, like a journey or a supply.

يقطع الجري — it cuts the run

يقطع المفازة — he traverses the desert

أقطعت السماء بموضع كذا — the sky ceased raining in such-and-such a place

أقطع الله هذه الشقة — God exhausted this distance

مقطعnoun

1.
small piece of goldclassical
A small, valuable piece of gold, such as a ring, earring, or a small nugget.

والمقطع من الذهب، كمعظم: اليسير، كالحلقة والقرط والشنف والشذرة، وما أشبهها — And the small piece of gold, like 'ma'dham': the little amount, like a ring, an earring, a pendant, and a small nugget, and what resembles them

قطعةnoun

1.
pieceboth
A portion or segment of something.
2.
patch of landclassical
A piece of land whose greenness is uncertain, or has sparse vegetation.
3.
small amount of jewelryclassical
A small quantity of adornments, like small pieces of jewelry.

وأرض قطعة، كفرحة: لا يدرى أخضرتها أكثر أم بياضها الذي لا نبات به — And a patch of land, like 'farha': it is not known whether its greenery is more or its barrenness which has no vegetation

وما عليها إلا قطع من الحلي، كعنب: أي شيء قليل من نحو شذر — And upon her is nothing but small pieces of jewelry, like 'unab': meaning a small amount of things like small nuggets

منقطعadjective

1.
unrestrainedclassical
Describing someone who is unrestrained in evil or wickedness, lacking any deterrent.
2.
disconnectedclassical
Describing a beard that does not connect to the sideburns.
3.
isolatedclassical
To be exclusively in someone's company, to be singled out for companionship.

وهو منقطع العقال في الشر والخبث، أي: لا زاجر له، وهو مجاز — And he is unrestrained in evil and wickedness, meaning: he has no deterrent, and this is metaphorical

وهو منقطع العذار: إذا لم تتصل لحيته في عارضيه — And he is disconnected in the cheek: if his beard does not connect to his sideburns

وانقطع إلى فلان: إذا انفرد بصحبته خاصة، وهو مجاز — And he became isolated to so-and-so: if he singled himself out for his company specifically, and this is metaphorical

اقتطعverb

1.
to drink upclassical
To consume or drink all that is in a container.

واقتطع ما في الإناء شربه — And he drank up what was in the vessel

قواطعnoun

1.
cutting thingsclassical
A plural noun referring to things that cut, or perhaps sharp objects.
2.
sharp eyesclassical
Metaphorical term for sharp or piercing eyes.

وعيون الطائف قواطع إلا قليلا — And the eyes of the Tā'if are piercing, except for a few

قطعيونnoun

1.
Hadith narratorsclassical
A group of Hadith scholars known by this appellation, often associated with Kufa.

والقطعيون، بالكسر: محدثون — And the Qat'iyyūn, with kasra: are Hadith scholars

الحسين بن محمد الفزاري الكوفي القطعي — Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Fazzari al-Kufi al-Qat'i

أبو يعقوب إسحاق بن إبراهيم القطعي الكوفي — Abu Ya'qub Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Qat'i al-Kufi

عبد الله بن علي بن القاسم القطعي — Abdullah ibn Ali ibn al-Qasim al-Qat'i

قطيعnoun

1.
village nameclassical
The name of a village located in Yemen.

والقطيع، كزبير: قرية باليمن — And al-Qati', like 'zubayr': a village in Yemen

Parallel reading

ومقطعة الشعر: هنات صغار مثل شعر الأرانب

And the small pieces of hair: small things like rabbit fur

ويقال للأرنب السريعة أيضا: مقطعة السحور، ومقطعة النياط

And the swift rabbit is also called: the cutter of the dawn meal, and the cutter of the vital organs

مرطى مقطعة سحور بغاتها ... من سوسها التوتير مهما تطلب

Garments that cut short the dawn meal of their young... from their essence, the twisting, whatever they seek

ويقال لها أيضا: مقطعة القلوب

And they are also called: the cutters of hearts

كأني إذ مننت عليك فضلي ... مننت على مقطعة القلوب

As if when I bestowed my favor upon you... I bestowed it upon the heart-cutter

وهو منقطع العقال في الشر والخبث، أي: لا زاجر له، وهو مجاز

And he is unrestrained in evil and wickedness, meaning: he has no deterrent, and this is metaphorical

والمقطع من الذهب، كمعظم: اليسير، كالحلقة والقرط والشنف والشذرة، وما أشبهها

And the small piece of gold, like 'ma'dham': the little amount, like a ring, an earring, a pendant, and a small nugget, and what resembles them

وأرض قطعة، كفرحة: لا يدرى أخضرتها أكثر أم بياضها الذي لا نبات به

And a patch of land, like 'farha': it is not known whether its greenery is more or its barrenness which has no vegetation

أقطعت السماء بموضع كذا: انقطع المطر هناك، وأقلعت، وهو مجاز

The sky ceased raining in such-and-such a place: the rain stopped there, and it cleared up, and this is metaphorical

وأقطع الله هذه الشقة، أي: أنفدها، نقله الصاغاني

And God exhausted this distance, meaning: He depleted it, as narrated by Al-Saghani

واقتطع ما في الإناء شربه

And he drank up what was in the vessel

وقطع المفازة قطعا جازها

And he traversed the desert with a cutting (traversal), meaning he passed through it

وانقطع إلى فلان: إذا انفرد بصحبته خاصة، وهو مجاز

And he became isolated to so-and-so: if he singled himself out for his company specifically, and this is metaphorical

وما عليها إلا قطع من الحلي، كعنب، أي: شيء قليل من نحو شذر

And upon her is nothing but small pieces of jewelry, like 'unab': meaning a small amount of things like small nuggets

والقطعيون، بالكسر: محدثون

And the Qat'iyyūn, with kasra: are Hadith scholars

والقطيع، كزبير: قرية باليمن

And al-Qati', like 'zubayr': a village in Yemen