قطو

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the manner of walking, specifically a heavy, slow, or measured gait. It also extends to sounds, physical attributes like leg length and the hindquarters, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

قَطَاverb

1.
to walk heavilyboth
To walk with a heavy or slow gait.

يَقْطُوverb

1.
to walk heavilyboth
Present tense of the verb meaning to walk with a heavy or slow gait.

قَطْواًnoun

1.
heavy walkingboth
The masdar (verbal noun) for walking with a heavy or slow gait.

قَطَّتْverb

1.
to make a soundclassical
To make a sound, specifically referring to the sound a bird makes.

قَطَاnoun

1.
sound of a birdclassical
The sound made by a bird, which gives the bird its name.
2.
a birdboth
A well-known bird, named after its sound.

تدعو قطا وبه تدعى إذا نسبت يا صدقها حين تدعوها فتنتسب — It calls 'qata', and by this it is called when it is attributed, O its truthfulness when you call it and it claims kinship.

قَطْقَطَةnoun

1.
chirpingclassical
The sound of a bird, specifically a chirping or repeated sound.

قَارَبَverb

1.
to shorten stepsboth
To shorten one's steps while walking, often with energy or liveliness.

اقْطُوطَىverb

1.
to walk gatheredclassical
To walk in a gathered or compact manner, often implying a specific gait.

يمشي معا مقطوطيا إذا مشى — He walks gathered when he walks.

قُطْوَانadjective

1.
heavy-gaitedclassical
Describing someone with a heavy or slow gait.

قُطُوطَىadjective

1.
short-leggedclassical
Describing someone who is short in the legs.
2.
long-leggedclassical
Describing someone who is long in the legs.
3.
measured gaitclassical
Describing someone with a measured or close gait, like that of the 'qata' bird.

قُطُوطَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a location in Baghdad.

قَطَاةnoun

1.
hindquartersboth
The part of the body between the hips, or the seat of a rider on a mount.
2.
birdboth
A well-known bird, named after its sound.

فلان من رطانه لا يعرف لطاته من قطاته — So-and-so is of their babbling, he does not know his front from his rear.

قَطَاةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a meadow or garden.

دعتها التناهي بروض القطا — The limits called her in the meadows of Al-Qata.

تَقَطَّىverb

1.
to walk slowlyclassical
To walk slowly or deliberately.
2.
to deceiveclassical
To deceive or trick one's companions.
3.
to turn awayclassical
To turn away from someone, as if showing one's back.
4.
to rideclassical
For a horse to ride its hindquarters, referring to its gait.

تقطيت على القوم وتلطيت عليهم إذا كانت لي طلبة فأخذت من مالهم شيئا فسبقت به — I took from the people and took from them when I had a claim and took something from their money and preceded it.

قُطِيَّةname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A woman's name, specifically Qutiyyah bint Bishr al-Kilabiyyah.

قُطْوَانِيَّةadjective

1.
short-fleecedclassical
Describing a garment, like a cloak, that has short fleece.

فسلم علي وعليه عباءة قطوانية — So he greeted me, and upon him was a short-fleeced cloak.

قُطْوَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a village near Kufa.

قَطَاnoun

1.
disease in sheepclassical
A disease affecting sheep, particularly in the shoulders.

قَطِيَّةadjective

1.
diseased (sheep)classical
Describing a sheep afflicted with the 'qata' disease.

قَطْوَاءadjective

1.
short-leggedclassical
Describing someone or something with short legs.

مَقْطُوطِيّadjective

1.
deceitfulclassical
Describing someone who deceives or tricks others.

مقطوطيا يشتم الأقوام ظالمهم كالعفوساف رقيقي أمه الجذع — Deceitfully, he insults people, wronging them, like a young camel whose mother is a stump.

قُطْوَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name in Samarkand.

قُطْوَةname

1.
nicknameclassical
A nickname, such as for Ahmad bin Ali bin Saleh Al-Masri.

ابْنُ القُطْوَةname

1.
family nameclassical
A family name or epithet, referring to Khalifa bin Abi Bakr bin Ahmad Al-Baghdadi.

Parallel reading

ثقل مشيه

his walking was heavy

صوتت وحدها

it made a sound by itself

فقالت: قطا قطا

and it said: 'qata qata'

وبه سميت قطا

and by this it was named Qata

صوتها القطقطة

its sound is 'qataqatah'

تقطو في مشيها

she walks with a measured gait

قارب الخطو في مشيه مع النشاط

he shortened his steps in his walking with liveliness

فهو قطوان

so he is Qatwan (heavy-gaited)

وزنه فعوعل لأنه ليس في الكلام فعولى وفيه فعوعل مثل عثوثل

its weight is fa'awlal because there is no fa'awla in speech, but there is fa'awlal like 'athwathal'

وهو: ع ببغداد، قيل محلة منها بنواحي الدور

And it is: a place in Baghdad, it is said to be a neighborhood within it in the areas of Al-Dawr.

وهو: القصير الرجلين

And it is: short in the legs.

الطويل الرجلين

long in the legs

المتقارب الخطو

close in gait

وهو الطويل الرجلين إلا أنه لا يقارب خطوه كمشي القطا

And it is the long-legged one, except that he does not have a close gait like the walking of the Qata.

العجز

the hindquarters

فلان من رطانه لا يعرف لطاته من قطاته

So-and-so is of their babbling, he does not know his front from his rear.

أي قبله من دبره

meaning his front from his rear.

يضرب للأحمق

It is said of the foolish.

لا فرق بين قطاته ولطاته

There is no difference between his hindquarters and his front.

ما بين الوركين أو مقعد الردف

what is between the hips or the seat of the rider.

وهو الرديف من الدابة خلف الفارس

And it is the rider on the mount behind the horseman.

ويقال: هي لكل خلق

And it is said: it is for every creature.

وكست المرط قطاة رجرجا

And the cloak covered a large hindquarters.

يصفه بإشراف القطاة

describing him with the prominence of his hindquarters.

طائر مشهور

a famous bird

إنه لأصدق من قطاة

He is more truthful than a Qata.

وذلك لأنها تقول قطاقطا

And that is because it says 'qataqata'.

لو ترك القطا لنام

If the Qata were left alone, it would sleep.

يضرب لمن يهيج إذا تهيج

It is said of one who gets agitated when agitated.

تدعو قطا وبه تدعى إذا نسبت

It calls 'qata', and by this it is called when it is attributed.

ما زلن ينسبن وهنا كل صادقة

They kept attributing and here is every truthful one.

يعني أنها تمر بالقطا فتثيره فتصيح قطاقطا، وذلك انتسابه

Meaning it passes by the Qata, stirs it up, and cries 'qataqata', and that is its attribution.

إنه لأدل من قطاة

He is more indicative than a Qata.

لأنها ترد الماء ليلا من الفلاة البعيدة

Because it returns to water at night from a distant desert.

ج قطا وقطوات وقطيات، كما تقدم

Plural: qata, qatawat, and qatiyat, as previously mentioned.

تبطى

to walk slowly

إذا كانت لي طلبة فأخذت من مالهم شيئا فسبقت به

if I had a claim and took something from their money and preceded it.

ختلهم

to deceive them

صدف

to turn away

فكأنه أراه عجزه

as if he showed his hindquarters.

وهو موضع الردف منها

And it is the place of the hindquarters of it.

امرأة مروان بن الحكم

the wife of Marwan bin Al-Hakam

دعتها التناهي بروض القطا

The limits called her in the meadows of Al-Qata.

ع بالكوفة

a place in Kufa

منه الأكسية القطوانية

From it are the Qatwaniyyah cloaks.

فسلم علي وعليه عباءة قطوانية

So he greeted me, and upon him was a Qatwaniyyah cloak.

وهي عباءة بيضاء قصيرة الخمل

And it is a white cloak with short pile.

قطوان قرية بباب الكوفة

Qatwan is a village at the gate of Kufa.

داء في الغنم

a disease in sheep

وشاة قطية، مخففة

And a sheep with 'qatiyyah', lightened.

كفرحة بها ذلك

like 'farhah' with it.

القطا داء يأخذ في كتفي الشاة وما والاهما

Al-Qata is a disease that affects the shoulders of the sheep and what is around them.

إنها لقطواء كذا

She is 'laqtawa' thus.

إذا استدار وتجمع

when it turns around and gathers.

يمشي معا مقطوطيا إذا مشى

He walks gathered when he walks.

وامرأة قطوانة وقطوطاة: مقاربة المشي

And a woman is Qatwanah and Qatutatah: close in gait.

جمع القطاة لموضع الردف

The plural of 'qatah' for the place of the hindquarters.

ليس قطا مثل قطي

Qata is not like Qati.

أي ليس النبيل كالدني

Meaning the noble is not like the base.

ليس قطا مثل قطي ولا ال مرعي في الأقوام كالراعي

Qata is not like Qati, nor is the one who is pastured among people like the shepherd.

أي ليس الأكابر كالأصاغر

Meaning the great are not like the small.

المقطوطي الذي يختل

Al-Maqtuti is the one who deceives.

مقطوطيا يشتم الأقوام ظالمهم كالعفوساف رقيقي أمه الجذع

Deceitfully, he insults people, wronging them, like a young camel whose mother is a stump.

مقطوطيا: أي يختل جاره أو صديقه

Maqtuti: meaning he deceives his neighbor or his friend.

أصاب قطاتين فسال لواهما

He hit Qutaytayn, and their streams flowed.

أصاب قطيات

He hit Qutiyyat.

فما روضة من رياض القطا

So what meadow from the meadows of Al-Qata.

ألت بها عارض ممطرو

A rain cloud passed by it.

موضع آخر

another place

موضع بسمرقند

a place in Samarkand.

وسليمان بن قطوة الرقي متأخر له كرامات

And Sulayman bin Qutwah Al-Raqqi, a later figure, had miracles.

خليفة بن أبي بكر بن أحمد البغدادي عرف بابن القطوة

Khalifa bin Abi Bakr bin Ahmad Al-Baghdadi was known as Ibn Al-Qutwah.

روى عن إسماعيل بن السمرقندي، مات سنة 595

He narrated from Ismail bin Al-Samarqandi, died in the year 595.