قثأ

Form 4 · 3 entries · Qur'ānic frequency 1

Form 4اقثأت الأَرْضُ1 sense

Core sense — the land abounded with cucumbersgenerated

4.1the land, or the place, abounded with the [species of cucumber called] قِثّآء—اقثأ المَكَانُ

It is a variant of the form given as the headword.

the people had abundance of قثّآء—اقثأ القَوْمُ

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, (AZ, S, O,) or اقثأ المَكَانُ , (K,) The land, or the place, abounded with the [species of cucumber called] قِثّآء . (AZ, S, O, K.) And اقثأ القَوْمُ The people had abundance of قثّآء . (S, O, K.)

Derived nouns 2

Nounقِثَّآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a cucumber, a well-known species of cucumbergenerated

1a well-known [vegetable]; a species of cucumber, cucumis sativus fructu flavo majore—قُثَّآءٌ

The first of the two, with kesr, is the more common.

Or the [cucumber called] خِيَار [q. v.].

Or a general name for the خِيَار, the عَجُور [q. v.], and the فَقُّوس [or فَقُّوص, q. v.].

Some apply the name to a species resembling the خيار, and it is said to be lighter than the خيار.

It is also said that عَجُور means large قِثّآء.

The ism waḥda is قثّآءة.

1.1

قِثَّآءُ الحِمَارِ: see عَلْقَمٌ.

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(S, O, Msb, K) and قُثَّآءٌ , (O, Msb, K,) the former of which, with kesr, in the more common, (Msb, TA,) [A certain vegetable,] well-known: (K, TA:) [a species of cucumber; cucumis sativus fructu flavo majore: (Delile's Floræ Ægypt. Illustr., no. 928:]) or the [cucumber called] خِيَار [q. v.]: (S, O, K:) or a general name for the خِيَار , the عَجُور [q. v.], and the فَقُّوس [or فَقُّوص q. v.]: but some apply the name to a species resembling the خيار : (Msb, TA:) and it is said that it is lighter ( أَخَفُّ ) than the خيار : also that عَجُور signifies large قِثّآء : (TA:) the n. un. is قثّآءة . (S, O, Msb.) قِثَّآءُ الحِمَارِ see voce عَلْقَمٌ .

Nounمَقْثَأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place where cucumbers are sown and growgenerated

1a place, or land, of قثّآء, where قثّآء are sown and grow—مَقْثُؤَةٌ

Also said as أَرْضٌ مَقْثَأَةٌ and مَقْثُؤَةٌ.

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and مَقْثُؤَةٌ , (S, O, K, TA,) or أَرْضٌ مَقْثَأَةٌ and مَقْثُؤَةٌ , (Msb,) A place, or land, of قثّآء , (S, Msb, K,) where قثّآء are sown and grow. (TA.)