قطو

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to specific geographical locations and a type of plant. It also touches upon linguistic variations in pluralization of certain words.

Derived headwords

قَطَاةnoun

1.
Sandgrouseboth
A type of bird known for its ability to carry water in its plumage.

قَطَيَاتnoun

1.
Plural of sandgrouseboth
The plural form of 'qataah', referring to multiple sandgrouse birds.
2.
Valley nameclassical
A name for a valley mentioned in classical Arabic poetry.

قَطِيَّةnoun

1.
Place nameclassical
A location in Egypt, near Fustat, in the eastern part of the country.

قَطْيَاnoun

1.
Place name (variant)classical
A variant spelling of a place name, often used in official documents, with a lighter pronunciation.

القَطْيَاnoun

1.
Chinese hempboth
Refers to Chinese hemp (Cannabis sativa), also known as kenaf.

لُهَاةnoun

1.
Uvulaboth
The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate, hanging above the root of the tongue.

لُهَيَّاتnoun

1.
Uvulasboth
The plural form of 'luhah', referring to multiple uvulas.

غَزْوَةnoun

1.
Raidboth
A military attack or incursion, often a surprise attack.

غَزَوَاتnoun

1.
Raidsboth
The plural form of 'ghazwah', referring to multiple raids.

غَزَوَاتnoun

1.
Raids (linguistic variant)classical
A plural form of 'ghazwah', discussed in the context of linguistic variation in pluralization.

Parallel reading

وربما قالوا في جمع قطاة ولهاة قطيات ولهيات، لأن فعلت منهما ليس بكثير فيجعلون الألف التي أصلها واو ياء لقلتها في الفعل

And they might say for the جمع (plural) of qataah and luhah, qataiyaat and lahiyaat, because the pattern 'fa'alt' from them is not common, so they make the alif whose origin is waw into a yaa because of its rarity in the verb.

قال: ولا يقولون في غزوات غزيات لأن غزوت أغزو كثير معروف في الكلام

He said: And they do not say for ghazawat, ghazawiyat, because ghazawtu aghzu is common in speech.

قطيات، كسميات: واد في قول امرىء القيس

Qataiyaat, like summiyaat: a valley according to the saying of Imru' al-Qais.

أسال قطيات فسال اللوى له فوادي البديء فانتحى ليريض

He asked for Qataiyaat, then the winding stream flowed for him, and the valley of Al-Badi', then he turned to rest.

بين القطيات فالذنوب

Between Al-Qataiyaat and Al-Dhunoob.

وقطية: ة بطريق مصر قرب الفرمى من آخر أعمال شرقيتها؛ هكذا تقوله العامة

And Qatiyah: a village in the district of Egypt, near Al-Furmah, from the furthest parts of its eastern provinces; this is how the common people pronounce it.

والمعروف قطيا بالألف مخففة، وهكذا هو في كتب الديوان

And the known form is Qatyaa, with a lightened alif, and thus it is in the official records.

والقطيا، مشددة: الكنبار الصيني، فإن سمي به خفف

And Al-Qatyaa, with a shaddah: Chinese hemp, and if it is named after it, it is lightened.