قرن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root قرن (qarn) primarily relates to the concept of a horn, protrusion, or peak. It extends to encompass time periods (generations), leaders, and even parts of objects or geographical features that resemble a horn or peak. The root also carries meanings related to joining, pairing, and association.

Derived headwords

القَرْنnoun

1.
Horn (of an animal)both
The horn of an animal.
2.
Temple (of the head)both
The side of the head, the upper part of the head, or the temple area.
3.
Tuft of hairboth
A lock or tuft of hair, especially a woman's braid or forelock.
4.
Peak of a mountainboth
The summit or highest point of a mountain.
5.
Antennae (of locust)classical
The two antennae on the head of a locust.
6.
Cover of a howdahclassical
A covering or canopy for a howdah (a seat on an elephant or camel).
7.
Beginning of a desertclassical
The start or edge of a desert or open plain.
8.
Sunriseboth
The edge or first rays of the sun at its rising.
9.
Leader of a peopleboth
The chief or leader of a group of people.
10.
Best part of herbageclassical
The best, latter, or prime part of pasture or herbage.
11.
Burst of runningboth
A period or bout of running, especially for a horse.
12.
Shower of rainboth
A scattered shower or burst of rain.
13.
Peer in ageboth
Someone of the same age or generation; a contemporary.
14.
Period of timeboth
A specific period of time, a generation, or a group of people living in the same era.
15.
Rope made of barkclassical
A rope twisted from the bark of a tree.
16.
Twisted lock of woolboth
A twisted lock of wool or hair.
17.
Base of sandclassical
The base or bottom of a sand dune.
18.
Small growth (in uterus)classical
A small growth or protrusion in the uterus, resembling a horn, that can impede intercourse.
19.
Isolated hillboth
A small, isolated hill or a detached piece of a mountain.
20.
Tip of a sword/arrowboth
The tip or edge of a sword blade or arrowhead.
21.
Burst of sweatboth
A bout or gush of sweat from a horse.
22.
People of one timeboth
People who live in the same era or generation.
23.
Nation after nationboth
A succession of nations or communities.
24.
Structure at a wellboth
A structure or beam at the mouth of a well used for the pulley.
25.
Measure of kohlclassical
A measure or application of kohl (eyeliner).
26.
Smooth stoneclassical
A smooth, unmarked stone.
27.
Satan's hornsboth
The sides of Satan's head, metaphorically representing his influence.

القُرْنانnoun

1.
Antennae (of locust)classical
The two antennae on the head of a locust.
2.
Two structures at a wellboth
Two beams or structures at the mouth of a well supporting the pulley.
3.
Two stars near Polarisclassical
Two stars located opposite Polaris (the Pole Star).

قَرَنَverb

1.
To joinboth
To join or connect one thing to another.
2.
To pairboth
To pair two camels together in one rope.
3.
To gallopboth
For a horse to run a certain distance or bout.

قَرِينnoun

1.
Companionboth
A companion, associate, or peer, especially in knowledge or trade.
2.
Peer in age/strengthboth
Someone equal in age or strength, a contemporary.

قُرُونnoun

1.
Generationsboth
Plural of قرن (qarn), referring to generations or periods of time.
2.
Braidsboth
Plural of قرن (qarn), referring to braids or locks of hair.
3.
Showers of rainboth
Plural of قرن (qarn), referring to scattered showers of rain.
4.
Bouts of sweatboth
Plural of قرن (qarn), referring to bouts or gushes of sweat.

ذو القرنينname

1.
The Two-Horned Oneboth
A title given to a historical or legendary figure, often identified with Alexander the Great or a Himyarite king.

قرن المنازلname

1.
Qarn al-Manazilboth
A miqat (place of entering ihram for pilgrimage) for the people of Najd, located near Taif.

قرن الشيطانname

1.
Satan's Hornboth
A metaphorical reference to the time of sunrise, associated with the devil's influence.

قرنname

1.
Qarn (mountain)classical
A mountain overlooking Arafat, or a small mountain.
2.
Qarn (place)both
A place name in various locations in Arabia and Egypt.

Parallel reading

القرن: الروق من الحيوان.

The horn: the protrusion from an animal.

وهو حد الرأس وجانبه؛ أو الجانب الأعلى من الرأس، ج قرون، لا يكسر على غير ذلك؛ ومنه أخذه بقرون رأسه.

It is the limit of the head and its side; or the upper side of the head, plural قرون, it is not broken otherwise; and from this is taking him by the horns of his head.

والقرن: الذؤابة عامة ومنه الروم ذات القرون لطول ذوائبهم.

And the horn: the forelock generally, and from this are the Romans with long forelocks due to their long hair.

والقرن: أعلى الجبل، ج قران، بالكسر؛ أنشد سيبويه: ومعزى هديا تعلوقران الأرض سودانا

And the horn: the summit of the mountain, plural قران, with kasra; Sibawayh recited: And sacrificial goats climbing the قران of the earth, black.

والقرنان من الجراد: شعرتان في رأسه.

And the two horns of the locust: two bristles on its head.

ومن المجاز: طلع قرن الشمس؛ القرن من الشمس: ناحيتها، أو أعلاها، وأول شعاعها عند الطلوع.

And from the figurative speech: the horn of the sun rose; the horn of the sun: its side, or its top, and its first ray at sunrise.

ومن المجاز: القرن من القوم: سيدهم.

And from the figurative speech: the horn of the people: their leader.

ومن المجاز: القرن من الكلإ خيره، أو آخره، أو أنفه الذي لم يوطأ.

And from the figurative speech: the horn of the herbage: its best, or its latter part, or its tip which has not been trodden.

والقرن: الدفعة من المطر المتفرقة، والجمع قرون.

And the horn: a scattered shower of rain, and the plural is قرون.

والقرن: لدة الرجل، ومثله في السن؛ عن الأصمعي.

And the horn: a person's peer, and one like him in age; from Al-Asma'i.

ويقال: هو على قرني أي على سني وعمري كالقرين، فهما إذا متحدان.

And it is said: he is on my horn, meaning on my years and my age like a peer, so they are united.

والقرن: زمن معين، أو أهل زمن مخصوص.

And the horn: a specific time, or people of a specific time.

فقيل: (أربعون سنة؛ عن ابن الأعرابي؛ ودليله قول الجعدي: ثلاثة أهلين أفنيتهموكان الإله هو المستآسافإنه قال هذا وهو ابن مائة وعشرين.

So it was said: forty years; from Ibn Al-Arabi; and his evidence is the saying of Al-Ja'di: Three generations I have annihilated, and God was the one who sought vengeance, for he said this while he was one hundred and twenty years old.

وقيل: القرن: كل أمة هلكت فلم يبق منها أحد؛ وبه فسرت الآية المذكورة.

And it was said: the horn: every nation that perished, and none of them remained; and with this the mentioned verse was interpreted.

والقرن: الحبل المفتول من لحاء الشجر) ؛ عن أبي حنيفة.

And the horn: a rope twisted from the bark of trees; from Abu Hanifa.

والقرن: الخصلة المفتولة من العهن؛ قيل: ومن الشعر أيضا؛ والجمع قرون.

And the horn: a twisted lock of wool; it was said: also of hair; and the plural is قرون.

والقرن: أصل الرمل، وفي نسخة: أسفل الرمل وهو الصواب كقنعه.

And the horn: the base of the sand dune, and in one version: the bottom of the sand dune, which is correct like its crown.

والقرن: العفلة الصغيرة، هو كالنتوء في الرحم يكون في الناس والشاء والبقر؛ ومنه حديث علي، كرم الله تعالى وجهه: إذا تزوج المرأة بها قرن، فإن شاء طلق، هو كالسن في فرج المرأة يمنع من الوطء.

And the horn: a small growth, it is like a protrusion in the uterus found in humans, sheep, and cattle; and from this is the hadith of Ali, may God honor his face: If a man marries a woman with a قرن, he may divorce if he wishes, it is like a tooth in a woman's vagina preventing intercourse.

والقرن: الجبل الصغير المنفرد؛ عن الأصمعي؛ أو قطعة تنفرد من الجبل، ج قرون وقران؛ قال أبو ذؤيب: توقى بأطراف القران وطرفهاكطرف الحبارى أخطأتها الأجادل

And the horn: the small isolated mountain; from Al-Asma'i; or a piece detached from the mountain, plural قرون and قران; Abu Dhu'ayb said: She protected herself with the edges of the قران and her side, like the side of a bustard that the plains missed.

والقرن: حد السيف والنصل كقرنتهما، بالضم، وكذلك قرنة السهم.

And the horn: the edge of the sword and the blade, like their قرنة, with damma, and likewise the قرنة of the arrow.

والقرن: حلبة من عرق. يقال: حلبنا الفرس قرنا أو قرنين، أي عرقناه.

And the horn: a bout of sweat. It is said: We made the horse sweat a bout or two bouts, meaning we made it sweat.

والقرن من الناس: أهل زمان واحد؛ قال: إذا ذهب القرن الذي أنت فيهموخلفت في قرن فأنت غريب

And the horn of people: people of one time; he said: When the generation you are in departs, and you are left in another generation, then you are a stranger.

والقرن: أمة بعد أمة. قال الأزهري: والذي يقع عندي، والله أعلم، أن القرن أهل مدة كان فيها نبي، أو كان فيها طبقة من أهل العلم، قلت السنون أو كثرت، بدليل الحديث: خيركم قرني، ثم الذين يلونهم، ثم الذين يلونهم، يعني الصحابة والتابعين وأتباعهم.

And the horn: nation after nation. Al-Azhari said: And what occurs to me, and God knows best, is that the horn refers to people of a period in which there was a prophet, or a class of scholars, whether the years were few or many, as evidenced by the hadith: The best of you is my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, meaning the Companions, the Followers, and their followers.

والقرن: الميل على فم البئر للبكرة إذا كان من حجارة؛ والخشبي: دعامة، وهما ميلان ودعامتان من حجارة وخشب وقيل: هما منارتان يبنيان على رأس البئر توضع عليهما الخشبة التي يوضع عليها المحور، وتعلق منها البكرة؛ قال الراجز: تبين القرنين فانظر ما هماأمدرا أم حجرا تراهما؟

And the horn: the beam at the mouth of the well for the pulley if it is made of stone; and the wooden one: a support, and they are two beams and two supports of stone and wood. And it was said: they are two pillars built at the top of the well on which the beam carrying the axle is placed, and from which the pulley is hung; the poet said: Clarify the two horns and see what they are: are they made of mud or stone that you see?

وهو من القرن: المرة الواحدة. يقال: أتيته قرنا أو قرنين، أي مرة أو مرتين.

And from the horn: the single instance. It is said: I came to him once or twice, meaning one time or two times.

وقرن: جبل مطل على عرفات، عن الأصمعي. وقال ابن الأثير: هو جبل صغير؛ وبه فسر الحديث: أنه وقف على طرف القرن الأسود.

And Qarn: a mountain overlooking Arafat, from Al-Asma'i. Ibn Al-Athir said: It is a small mountain; and with this the hadith was interpreted: that he stood on the edge of the Black Horn.

والقرن: الحجر الأملس النقي الذي لا أثر فيه، وبه فسر قوله: فأصبح عهدهم كمقص قرن فلا عين تحس ولا أثر

And the horn: the smooth, pure stone that has no mark on it, and with this his saying was interpreted: So their covenant became like the clipping of a horn, so no eye perceives nor trace remains.

وقرن المنازل: ميقات أهل نجد، وهي: ة عند الطائف؛ قال عمر بن أبي ربيعة: فلا أنس مالأشياء لا أنس موقفا لنا مرة منا بقرن المنازل

And Qarn al-Manazil: the miqat for the people of Najd, and it is a village near Taif; Omar bin Abi Rabia said: I will not forget things, I will not forget a place where we once stood at Qarn al-Manazil.

وغلط الجوهري أيضا في نسبة سيد التابعين راهب هذه الأمة أويس القرني إليه، أي إلى ذلك الموضع، ونصه في الصحاح: والقرن: موضع وهو ميقات أهل نجد، ومنه أويس القرني.

And Al-Jawhari also erred in attributing the master of the Followers, the hermit of this nation, Uwais al-Qarani, to it, meaning to that place, and his text in Al-Sihah is: And Al-Qarn: a place and it is the miqat of the people of Najd, and from it is Uwais al-Qarani.

لأنه إنما هو منسوب إلى قرن بن ردمان بن ناجية بن مراد أحد أجداده على الصواب؛ قاله ابن الكلبي، وابن حبيب، والهمداني وغيرهم من أئمة النسب؛ وهو أويس بن جزء بن مالك بن عمرو بن سعد بن عمرو بن عمران بن قرن، كذا لابن الكلبي؛ وعند الهمداني: سعد بن عمرو بن حوران بن عصران بن قرن.

Because he is only attributed to Qarn bin Radman bin Najiyah bin Murad, one of his ancestors, correctly; this was stated by Ibn Al-Kalbi, Ibn Habib, Al-Hamdani, and other lineage scholars; and he is Uwais bin Juz' bin Malik bin Amr bin Sa'd bin Amr bin Imran bin Qarn, as in Ibn Al-Kalbi; and according to Al-Hamdani: Sa'd bin Amr bin Hawran bin Asran bin Qarn.

وجاء في الحديث: يأتيكم أويس بن عامر مع أعداد اليمن من مراد ثم من قرن كأن به برص فبرىء منه إلا موضع درهم، له والدة هو بها بر، لو أقسم على الله لأبره

And it came in the hadith: Uwais bin 'Amir will come to you with the contingents of Yemen from Murad, then from Qarn, as if he had leprosy, from which he was cured except for the spot of a dirham. He has a mother whom he honors. If he swore by God, He would fulfill it.

والقرنان: كوكبان حيال الجدي.

And the two horns: two stars opposite the Pole Star.

والقرن: شد الشيء إلى الشيء ووصله إليه وقد قرنه إليه قرنا.

And the horn: to tie a thing to another and connect it to it, and he tied it to it, a connection.

والقرن: جمع البعيرين في حبل واحد، وقد قرنهما.

And the horn: to tie two camels together in one rope, and he tied them together.

ومن المجاز: قرن الشيطان: ناحية رأسه؛ ومنه الحديث: تطلع الشمس بين قرني الشيطان، فإذا طلعت قارنها، فإذا ارتفعت فارقها

And from the figurative speech: Satan's horn: the side of his head; and from this is the hadith: The sun rises between the two horns of Satan. When it rises, it is with it; when it rises higher, it separates from it.

وقيل: قرناه، مثنى قرن، وفي بعض النسخ: قرناؤه، أمته المتبعون لرأيه.

And it was said: his two horns, the dual of horn, and in some versions: his followers, those who follow his opinion.

وفي النهاية: بين قرنيه، أي أمتيه الأولين والآخرين، أي جمعاه اللذان يغريهما بإضلال البشر

And in Al-Nihayah: between his two horns, meaning his first and last two nations, meaning his two gatherings that he incites to misguide mankind.

أو قرنه: قوته وانتشاره، أو تسلطه، أي حين تطلع يتحرك الشيطان ويتسلط كالمعين لها، وكل هذا تمثيل لمن يسجد للشمس عند طلوعها، فكأن الشيطان سول له ذلك، فإذا سجد لها كان كأن الشيطان مقترن بها.

Or his horn: his strength and spread, or his dominion, meaning when it rises, Satan becomes active and gains power as if assisting it. All of this is a metaphor for one who prostrates to the sun at its rising, as if Satan tempted him to do so, and when he prostrates to it, it is as if Satan is joined with it.

وذو القرنين، المذكور في التنزيل، هو اسكندر الرومي؛ نقله ابن هشام في سيرته.

And Dhul-Qarnayn, mentioned in the Quran, is Alexander the Roman; Ibn Hisham narrated this in his biography.

أو لأنه بلغ قطري الأرض مشرقها ومغربها، نقله السمعاني.

Or because he reached the two extremities of the earth, its east and its west, narrated by Al-Sam'ani.

أو لضفيرتين له، والعرب تسمي الخصلة من الشعر قرنا، حكاه الإمام السهيلي.

Or because he had two braids, and the Arabs call a lock of hair a horn, narrated by Imam Al-Suhayli.

أو لأن صفحتي رأسه كانتا من نحاس، أو كان له قرنان صغيران تواريهما العمامة، نقلهما السمعاني.

Or because the two sides of his head were made of copper, or he had two small horns that were hidden by his turban, narrated by Al-Sam'ani.

أو لأنه رأى في المنام أنه أخذ بقرني الشمس، فكان تأويله أنه بلغ المشرق والمغرب، حكاه السهيلي.

Or because he saw in a dream that he took hold of the two horns of the sun, and its interpretation was that he reached the east and the west, narrated by Al-Suhayli.