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قثو

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of gathering and collecting, whether it be wealth or other things. It also extends to meanings related to eating specific types of plants and the concept of gathering or assembly.

Derived headwords

القَثْوnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering wealthclassical

    The act of accumulating wealth and other possessions.

قَثَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

اقْتَثَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

جَثَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

اجْتَثَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

قَبَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

عَبَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

جَبَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect something, bringing it closer.

القَثْوnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingclassical

    Eating the qathad (cucumber) and cilantro.

القَثْوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    An assembly or a coming together of people.

القَثَاnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingclassical

    Eating that which makes a sound under the molars, like cucumbers and similar items.

Parallel reading

هو (جمع المال وغيره، كالاقتثاء)
It is the gathering of wealth and other things, like iqtithaa'.
يقال: قثاه واقتثاه وجثاه واجتثاه وقباه وعباه وجباه، كله ضمه إليه ضما
It is said: qathahu, iqtathahu, jathahu, ijtathahu, qabahu, 'abahu, and jabahu, all mean to draw it to oneself with a strong drawing.
القثو (أكل القثد والكزبرة)
Al-qathwu: eating the qathad and cilantro.
فالقثد: الخيار، والكربز: القثاء الصغار
So, al-qathad is cucumber, and al-karbaz is small qathaa'.
والقثوى، كسكرى: الاجتماع
And al-qathwa, like sukkara: is gathering or assembly.
والقثا (أكل ما له صوت تحت الأضراس)
And al-qathaa: eating that which has a sound under the molars.
كالخيار وشبهه
Like cucumbers and their like.
وألف القثاء عن واو بدليل القثو، أو عن ياء
And the alif of al-qathaa' is from a waw, as evidenced by al-qathwu, or from a yaa'.