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قثى

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something being small, insignificant, or worthless. It also extends to the idea of being scattered or dispersed, and can refer to specific types of plants or their fruits.

Derived headwords

القَثَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Wild cucumberclassical

    A type of wild cucumber or gourd, often considered insignificant or worthless.

  2. 2.
    Insignificant thingclassical

    Figuratively, something small, trivial, or of no value.

قَثَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    To consider insignificantclassical

    To deem something as small, trivial, or worthless.

قَثْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Insignificanceclassical

    The state or quality of being small, trivial, or worthless.

قَثِيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Insignificanceclassical

    The state or quality of being small, trivial, or worthless.

القَثْوnoun
  1. 1.
    Wild cucumberclassical

    A type of wild cucumber or gourd.

  2. 2.
    Insignificant thingclassical

    Something small, trivial, or worthless.

Parallel reading

بالفتح: أهمله الجوهري.
With the fathah: Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الأزهري: هو (القثو) بمعانيه.
And Al-Azhari said: It is 'al-qathwu' in its meanings.
يقال: قثاه قثوا وقثيا؛ قاله ابن الأعرابي.
It is said: 'qathahu qathwan wa qathiyan'; Ibn Al-A'rabi said this.