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قنذع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses terms related to a lack of jealousy, specifically regarding a man's indifference to his wife's infidelity. It also touches upon related concepts like foolishness, unpleasant speech, and calamities, with some debate on the word's origin and pronunciation.

Derived headwords

القِنْذَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Effeminate manclassical

    A man who is indifferent or lacks jealousy regarding his wife's infidelity; a cuckold.

القِنْذَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tuft of hairboth

    A tuft of hair, particularly on the head; a variant pronunciation of قنزعة (qanza'ah).

  2. 2.
    Calamityclassical

    A severe calamity or misfortune, reaching the highest point.

القُنْذُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Effeminate manclassical

    A variant form of القنذع (al-qindha'), referring to a man lacking jealousy.

القَنَاذِعnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamitiesclassical

    Plural of قنذعة (qandha'ah), referring to severe misfortunes or calamities.

  2. 2.
    Ugly speechclassical

    Harsh, unpleasant, or offensive speech.

  3. 3.
    Immoralityclassical

    Lewdness, obscenity, or immoral conduct.

Parallel reading

كالقنذع، بالذال المعجمة، نقله أبو عبيد
Like al-qindha', with the voiced dental (ذ), as transmitted by Abu Ubaid.
هو الديوث الذي يقود على حرمته
He is the cuckold who permits [illicit acts] with his wife.
هو الرجل القليل الغيرة على أهله
He is the man with little jealousy for his family.
فذلك القنذع: الديوث
And that is the qindha': the cuckold.
والقنذعة: القنزعة، وهما لغتان كالذعاف والزعاف
And al-qindha'ah is al-qanza'ah; they are two variants like al-dha'af and al-za'af.
وإن بلغت قنذعة رأسه
Even if it reaches the tuft of his head.
قلت لأبي داود: قل: قنزعة، فقال: قنذعة
I said to Abu Dawud: Say: qanza'ah, and he said: qindha'ah.
والمعروف في الشعر القنزعة والقنازع
And what is known in poetry is al-qanza'ah and al-qanaza'.
والقناذع: الدواهي
And al-qanadhia' are calamities.
القناذع بالذال والزاي الكلام القبيح
Al-qanadhia' (with dhāl) and al-qanāzi' (with zāy) mean ugly speech.
ومن لا يورع نفسه يتبع الهوى ... ومن يتبع الحرباء يغش القناذعا
And he who does not restrain himself follows desire... And he who follows the chameleon will be deceived by calamities.
أو القناذع: الخنا، والفحش
Or al-qanadhia' means lewdness and obscenity.
أتت من لدونكم وانظروا ما شؤونها
It has come from your direction, so look into its affairs.
القنذوع، بالضم: الديوث
Al-qundhū', with the dammah: the cuckold.