قعن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of a belly or lower part, and also describes certain plants and physical features, particularly of the nose and legs. It also denotes specific tribes and individuals.

Derived headwords

قُعَيْنname

1.
a tribeclassical
A specific tribe belonging to the Banu Asad clan.

القُعْيُونnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly derived from 'qia'' (plain) or 'qana'' (to bend). It is described as tall grass.

القَعْنnoun

1.
a large bowlclassical
A large bowl or basin in which dough is kneaded.
2.
a defect in the noseclassical
A noticeable shortness or defect in the nose, specifically the tip.
3.
a defect in the noseclassical
A prominence or elevation in the tip of the nose.
4.
a defect in the legsclassical
A splayed or wide-set stance of the legs.

قَعَنname

1.
an ancestor's nameclassical
The name of an ancestor of Al-Hallaj, or possibly Al-Hajjaj, from the notable figures of Kufa.

قَعَنnoun

1.
a defect in the noseclassical
A shortness in the nose, particularly the tip.

قَعِيّnoun

1.
a defect in the noseclassical
An elevation or prominence in the tip of the nose.

قَعَانnoun

1.
a defect in the noseclassical
A prominence or elevation in the tip of the nose, similar to 'qai''.

قُعَيْنname

1.
a tribeclassical
A tribe within the Qays 'Aylan confederation.

قُعُونname

1.
a nameclassical
A given name.

بَنُو القُعْوِينِيّname

1.
a family lineageclassical
A lineage or clan residing in Egypt.

Parallel reading

بطن من أسد) ، وهو قعين بن الحارث بن ثعلبة بن دودان بن أسد.

A clan of Asad, and he is Qu'ayn bin Al-Harith bin Tha'labah bin Doudan bin Asad.

وسئل بعض العلماء أي العرب أفصح؟

And some scholars were asked, 'Which of the Arabs is most eloquent?'

فقال: نصر قعين، أو قعين نصر.

He replied: 'Nasr of Qu'ayn, or Qu'ayn of Nasr.'

والقيعون: نبت فيعول من قعن، ويجوز أن يكون فعلونا من القيع كالزيتون من الزيت، والنون زائدة.

And Al-Qay'un: a plant, derived from 'qana'' (to bend), and it may be derived from 'al-qia'' (plain) like 'al-zaytun' (olive) from 'al-zayt' (oil), and the 'nun' is extra.

وقيل: القيعون: ما طال من العشب.

And it was said: Al-Qay'un: what grows tall of the grass.

والقعن: الجفنة يعجن فيها.

And Al-Qan': the large bowl in which dough is kneaded.

قعن، (بلا لام: جد الحلاج بن علاج من أشراف الكوفة، وفي نسخة جد الحجاج، وفي أخرى لحلاج.

Qan', (without 'lam'): the grandfather of Al-Hallaj bin 'Ilaj from the nobles of Kufa, and in one copy the grandfather of Al-Hajjaj, and in another of Hallaj.

والقعن، (بالتحريك: قصر فاحش في الأنف؛

And Al-Qan', (with harakah): a pronounced shortness in the nose;

وقعين للحي مشتق منه.

And Qu'ayn for the tribe is derived from it.

والذي صح للثقات في عيوب الأنف القعم بالميم، وقد تقدم؛

And what was confirmed by reliable sources regarding defects of the nose is Al-Qam with a 'mim', and it has been mentioned before;

والعرب تعاقب الميم والنون في حروف كثيرة لقرب مخرجيهما.

And the Arabs substitute 'mim' and 'nun' in many letters due to the proximity of their articulation points.

وقال ابن دريد: القعن والقعى: (ارتفاع في الأرنبة)

And Ibn Duraid said: Al-Qan' and Al-Qai': (an elevation in the tip of the nose)

فهو إذا (ضد كالقعان، كسحاب.

So it is, when (opposite to Al-Qaan, like Sahab.

وأيضا: (انفحاج في الرجل؛ عن ابن دريد.

And also: (splayed legs; from Ibn Duraid.

قعين: حي في قيس عيلان.

Qu'ayn: a tribe in Qays 'Aylan.

وقعون، كجعفر: اسم.

And Qu'un, like Ja'far: a name.

وبنو القعويني بطن بمصر.

And Banu Al-Qu'ayni: a clan in Egypt.