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قطل

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root قطل primarily relates to the concept of cutting, severing, or breaking. It extends to describe things that are cut, such as trees or objects, and can also refer to the act of throwing someone down. Some derived terms have specialized meanings, including a type of tool, a place name, and even a nickname.

Derived headwords

قَطَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cut itboth

    To cut something, sever it, or break it off.

  2. 2.
    to throw it downboth

    To throw something down onto its side, similar to knocking it over or laying it down.

قَطْلnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting or severing.

مَقْطُولadjective
  1. 1.
    cutboth

    Something that has been cut, severed, or broken off.

قَطِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    cut offclassical

    Describing something that is cut off from its origin, especially a tree that has fallen.

  2. 2.
    cut downclassical

    A nickname or epithet referring to someone who is cut down or slain.

قَطَلَ عُنُقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike its neckclassical

    To strike or crush someone's neck.

قَصَلَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike itclassical

    To strike and crush something, specifically a neck.

نَخْلَةٌ قَطِيلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    a cut-off palm treeclassical

    A palm tree that has been cut from its base and has fallen.

جِذْعٌ قَطِيلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    a cut trunkclassical

    A trunk that is cut off, especially from a tree.

جِذْعٌ قُطُلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    a cut trunkclassical

    A trunk that is cut off, especially from a tree.

تَقَطَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cut offclassical

    To be cut off, referring to a tree trunk.

القَطْلُnoun
  1. 1.
    the cut-off partclassical

    The part that is cut off from a tree.

المِقْطَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting toolclassical

    An iron tool used for cutting.

مَقَاطِلnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting toolsclassical

    Plural of مقطلة, referring to tools used for cutting.

قَطَّلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to throw it downclassical

    To throw something down onto its side, similar to knocking it over or laying it down.

القَطِيلname
  1. 1.
    Al-Qateelclassical

    A nickname for the poet Dhu'ayb al-Hudhali.

القُطَيْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of clothclassical

    A piece of cloth or garment used to absorb water.

القَاطُولname
  1. 1.
    Al-Qatoolclassical

    A place name, specifically a canal on the Tigris River.

المُقَطَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    cookedclassical

    Something that has been cooked.

القِطْلnoun
  1. 1.
    tallnessclassical

    Height or tallness.

  2. 2.
    shortnessclassical

    Shortness or brevity.

  3. 3.
    softnessclassical

    Softness or gentleness.

  4. 4.
    coarsenessclassical

    Coarseness or roughness.

قُطْلُوname
  1. 1.
    Qutluclassical

    A Roman (Persian) proper name.

Parallel reading

قطله يقطله ويقطله من حدي ضرب ونصر
Qatala (he) qatlahu and qatala (he) qatlahu, from the roots daraba and nasara.
قطعه، فهو مقطول وقطيل
He cut it, so it is maqtul and qateel.
كقطله تقطيلا
Like his cutting it taqteelan.
قطل عنقه وقصلها: ضربها ودقها
He struck its neck and qasalaha: he struck and crushed it.
ونخلة قطيل: قطعت من أصلها فسقطت
And a qateel palm tree: it was cut from its base and fell.
وجذع قطيل وقطل، بضمتين: أي مقطوع
And a qateel trunk and a qutul trunk, with two dammahs: meaning cut off.
وقد تقطل
And it has become cut off.
القطل: المقطوع من الشجر
Al-qatl: the part cut off from a tree.
مجدلا يتكسى جلده دمه ... كما تقطر جذع الدومة القطل
Lying prostrate, its skin covered in blood... like the qatl trunk of the doom tree is cut.
المقطلة كمكنسة: حديدة يقطع بها
Al-miqtalah, like miknasah: an iron tool with which one cuts.
والجمع مقاطل
And the plural is maqatel.
وقطله تقطيلا: ألقاه على جنبه
And he qattalahu taqteelan: he threw it onto its side.
كقطره أو صرعه
Like qatara-hu or sar'a-hu.
القطيل، كأمير: لقب ذؤيب الهذلي الشاعر
Al-Qateel, like ameer: a nickname of Dhu'ayb al-Hudhali the poet.
لقب به لقوله يصف قبرا: (إذا ما زار مجنأة عليها ... ثقال الصخر والخشب القطيل)
He was nicknamed thus for his saying describing a grave: (When one visits a mound upon which are ... heavy stones and the qateel wood).
أراد بالقطيل المقطول، وهو المقطوع
He intended by al-qateel the maqtul, which is the cut-off.
القطيلة بهاء: قطعة كساء أو ثوب ينشف بها الماء
Al-qutaylah with haa': a piece of cloth or garment with which water is absorbed.
والقاطول: ع على دجلة
And Al-Qatool: a canal on the Tigris.
المقتل، كمعظم: المطبوخ
Al-muqattal, like mu'azzam: the cooked.
القطل: الطول، وأيضا: القصر، وأيضا: اللين، وأيضا الخشن
Al-qitl: tallness, and also: shortness, and also: softness, and also: coarseness.