قعو

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a pulley or its components, and by extension, to the act of mounting or sitting in a specific manner. It also extends to animal mating and physical descriptions.

Derived headwords

القَعْوnoun

1.
pulleyclassical
A pulley, or its side or cheek.
2.
pulley componentclassical
Specifically, a wooden part of a pulley, or a similar object, or an iron axle used by potters for drawing water.
3.
axleclassical
The axle around which the pulley turns.

القَعْوَانnoun

1.
pulley partsclassical
The two wooden pieces that encompass the pulley, containing the axle.

القَعْوnoun

1.
hookclassical
Specifically, the iron hook around which the pulley turns.

القَعْوnoun

1.
iron platesclassical
The two iron plates between which the pulley moves.

قُعِيّnoun

1.
pulleysclassical
Plural of القعو (pulley or its parts).

قَعَاverb

1.
mountboth
A male animal (stallion) mounts a female (mare).

قَعْوًاnoun

1.
mountingboth
The act of a male animal mounting a female.

قَعْوًاnoun

1.
mountingboth
The act of a male animal mounting a female.

قَعْوًاnoun

1.
mountingboth
The act of a male animal mounting a female.

القَعْوnoun

1.
mountingboth
The act of a male animal mounting a female.

القَوْعnoun

1.
mountingboth
The act of a male animal mounting a female.

اقْتَعَىverb

1.
mountclassical
A male animal mounts a female.

قَعَاverb

1.
mateclassical
A bird mates.

قَعْوُ العَجِيزَتَيْنadjective

1.
broad-hippedclassical
A man with broad buttocks.

قَعْوُ الأَلْيَتَيْنadjective

1.
broad buttocksclassical
Having broad or prominent buttocks that are not spread out.

القَعْوَاءadjective

1.
slenderclassical
A slender woman in general.
2.
slender thighsclassical
A woman with slender thighs.
3.
slender legsclassical
A woman with slender legs.

أَقْعَىverb

1.
sitclassical
A man sits by resting his buttocks on the ground, propping up his legs, and leaning backward.
2.
sitclassical
A dog or wild beast sits on its hindquarters.
3.
sitclassical
To sit on one's haunches, not firmly seated.
4.
reverseclassical
A horse moves backward.

القَعَاnoun

1.
upturned noseclassical
The tip of the nose is prominent and curves towards the bridge.

قَعِيَverb

1.
have upturned noseclassical
To have an upturned nose.

أَقْعَىadjective

1.
upturned noseclassical
Having an upturned nose.

القَعْوَاءadjective

1.
upturned noseclassical
Having an upturned nose.

أَقْعَىverb

1.
turn noseclassical
To turn the nose upward.

القَعْوَةnoun

1.
thigh rootclassical
The base of the thigh.

القَعَىnoun

1.
thigh rootsclassical
Plural of القَعْوَة (base of the thigh).

بَنُو القَعْوname

1.
Banu al-Qu'uclassical
A tribe or clan in Egypt.

Parallel reading

له صريف ضريف القعو بالمسد

It has a pleasant creaking of the pulley with the rope.

فإن كان من حديد فهو خطاف.

If it is made of iron, it is a hook.

فإن كان من خشب فهو القعو

If it is made of wood, it is the pulley.

قعا الفحل الناقة يقعوها

The stallion mounted the mare, mounting her.

قعا عليها أيضا قعوا

He also mounted her, mounting.

قعا عليها أيضا قعوا

He also mounted her, mounting.

قعا عليها أيضا قعوا

He also mounted her, mounting.

قعا الفحل على الناقة مثل قاع

The stallion mounted the mare like a plain.

القعو للظليم أيضا

The pulley is also for the ostrich.

قعا الطائر قعوا: إذا سفد.

The bird mated: if it mated.

ورجل قعو العجيزتين، كعدو: أي أرسح

And a man with broad buttocks, like 'adw: meaning broad.

أو قعو الأليتين: غليظهما، أو ناتئهما غير منبسطهما

Or broad buttocks: their thickness, or their prominence without being spread out.

القعواء: الدقيقة من النساء عامة

The slender one: a slender woman in general.

أو الدقيقة الفخذين

Or slender thighs.

أو الساقين

Or slender legs.

أقعى الرجل في جلوسه: ألصق أليتيه بالأرض ونصب ساقيه وتساند إلى ما وراءه

A man sat in his sitting posture: he pressed his buttocks to the ground, propped up his legs, and leaned backward.

فأقعى كما أقعى أبوك على استه

So he sat like your father sat on his hindquarters.

أقعى الكلب والسبع: جلس على استه

The dog and the beast sat: sat on its hindquarters.

أنه أكل مقعيا

That he ate while sitting on his haunches.

هو أن يجلس على وركيه مستوفزا غير متمكن

It is to sit on one's haunches, not firmly seated.

أقعى فرسه: رده القهقرى

He made his horse move backward: he made it go backward.

وهو أقعى وهي قعواء

And he is upturned-nosed and she is upturned-nosed.

وقد أقعى أنفه وأقعت أرنبته

And his nose turned upward, and his nostril turned upward.