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Form 2قَطَّعَهُ بِالضَّرْبِ5 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَقْطِيعٌ

Core sense — he mangled him with beating; he spelled out a wordgenerated

2.1

He mangled him with beating.

2.1.1figurative · مجاز[a griping, or cutting, pain in the bowels]—تَقْطِيعٌ

The same as مَغْصٌ in the belly; also تَقْضِيعٌ.

See also قُطْعٌ.

2.1.2a repeated interrupting of the voice in singing—تَقْطِيعُ الصَّوْتِ

Mentioned under جدف.

See جَدَفَ.

2.1.3he articulated, or spelled, a word—قَطَّعَ

.

2.1.4

See تَقْطِيعٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2 5 shown of 12
7:124
لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

"Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on apposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross."

7:168
وَقَطَّعْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا ۖ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَبَلَوْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْحَسَنَـٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

We broke them up into sections on this earth. There are among them some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We have tried them with both prosperity and adversity: In order that they might turn (to us).

12:50
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسْوَةِ ٱلَّـٰتِى قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ

So the king said: "Bring ye him unto me." But when the messenger came to him, (Joseph) said: "Go thou back to thy lord, and ask him, 'What is the state of mind of the ladies who cut their hands'? For my Lord is certainly well aware of their snare."

22:19
هَـٰذَانِ خَصْمَانِ ٱخْتَصَمُوا۟ فِى رَبِّهِمْ ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِّن نَّارٍ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوْقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلْحَمِيمُ

These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water.

47:22
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوٓا۟ أَرْحَامَكُمْ

Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and kin?

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He mangled him with beating. تَقْطِيعٌ [A griping, or cutting pain, in the bowels;] i. q. مَغْصٌ in the belly; (S, K, TA;) as also تَقْضِيعٌ . (TA.) See also قُطْعٌ . تَقْطِيعُ الصَّوْتِ (K in art. جدف ) A repeated interrupting of the voice in singing. (TK in that art.) See جَدَفَ . قَطَّعَ , inf. n. تَقْطِيعٌ , He articulated, or spelled, a word. See تَقْطِيعٌ .
Form 3قَاطَعَهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he separated himself from him, with the other's agreementgenerated

3.1

He separated himself from him, with the other's agreement.

See فَارَزَهُ and see اِنْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ.

3.1.1they broke apart from each other, severing the bond of friendship between them—قَاطَعَا

See form 6.

The opposite of وَاصَلَا.

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He separated himself from him, with the latter's concurrence; see فَارَزَهُ ; and see اِنْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ . قَاطَعَا They disunited themselves, each form the other; severed the bond of friendship that united them, each to the other; contr. of وَاصَلَا . (K.) See 6.
Form 5تَقَطَّعَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became severed, or ragged; it curdledgenerated

5.1

For قَطَّعَ see under خَطَرَ.

5.1.1it (a wound or ulcer) became severed by putrefaction—تَقَطَّعَ

See تَصَرَّمَ.

5.1.2

It (a garment, a water-skin, and the like) became ragged, tattered, or severed by rottenness.

Said of milk: it became decomposed; it curdled, clotted, or coagulated, separating into clots.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 5 3 shown of 5
2:166
إِذْ تَبَرَّأَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتُّبِعُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ وَرَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَسْبَابُ

Then would those who are followed clear themselves of those who follow (them): They would see the penalty, and all relations between them would be cut off.

21:93
وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ

But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), one from another: (yet) will they all return to Us.

23:53
فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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for قَطَّعَ : see S, voce خَطَرَ . تَقَطَّعَ : see تَصَرَّمَ : It (a wound or ulcer) became dissundered, by putrefaction. It (a garment, or a water-skin, &c.) became ragged, tattered, or dissundered, by rottenness. It (milk) became decomposed; it curdled, clotted, or coagulated; i. e. separated into clots.
Form 6تَقَاطَعَا1 sense

Core sense — they became disunited, each from the othergenerated

6.1

[They became disunited, each from the other; the bond of friendship that united them, each to the other, became severed.] Mentioned under يبس.

تَقَاطُعٌ means the opposite of تَوَاصُلٌ.

See تَصَارَمُوا.

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[They became disunited, each from the other; the bond of friendship that united them, each to the other, became severed]; (A, art. يبس ;) تَقَاطُعٌ signifies the contr. of تَوَاصُلٌ : (S:) see تَصَارَمُوا .
Form 7اُنْقُطِعَ بِهِ11 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he became unable to continue his journey; it was cut off, it ceasedgenerated

7.1

He became disabled from going on with his journey, or unable to proceed in it — his means having failed him, or his means of paying the expense being gone, or the camel that bore him stopping with him from fatigue, or breaking down or dying, or something having happened to him so that he could not move.

7.1.1[he was, or became, cut short, or stopped, in his argument, or plea]—اِنْقَطَعَ فِى حُجَّتِهِ

Mentioned under بلس.

7.1.2he was unable to carry on his recitation, or reading—اِنْقَطَعَتْ قِرَآءَتُهُ

Mentioned under عجم.

7.1.3he broke off, or ceased, from speech—إِنْقَطَعَ مِنَ الكَلاَمِ

Or عَنِ الكلام, mentioned under رجو.

Mentioned under بلت.

7.1.4the speech stopped short, or broke off—انقطع الكَلاَمُ
7.1.5[he broke off from him; he separated himself from him]—انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ

See اِنْبَتَّ and see فَاطَعَهُ here.

7.1.6it was cut off, intercepted, or interrupted; it stopped; it came to an end—اِنْقَطَعَ

It failed, or failed altogether; ceased; became extinct; was no longer produced.

7.1.7

He cut himself off, or detached himself, from worldly things and the like.

7.1.8[he was cut short, and was silent, being confounded and unable to see his right course]—اِنْقَطَعَ وَسَكَتَ مُتَحَيِّرًا

Mentioned under بهت.

7.1.9figurative · مجاز — inferredhe made himself solely and only a companion, or associate, to such a one—اِنْقَطَعَ إِلَى فُلَانٍ
he withdrew from a person or persons, or a place, to him, or it—اِنْقَطَعَ إِلَيْهِ

This meaning is apparent rather than certain; see بَآءَ إِلَيْهِ.

7.1.10

اِنْقَطَعَ فُوأَدُهُ: see اِنْذَعَفَ.

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He became disabled from prosecuting, or unable to proceed in, or prosecute, his journey, (S, Mgh,) [his means having failed him, or] his means of defraying the expense having gone, or his camel that bore him stopping with him from fatigue, (S, Mgh,) or breaking down or perishing, (Mgh,) or an event having befallen him so that he could not move. (S.) اِنْقَطَعَ فِى حُجَّتِهِ [He was, or became, cut short, or stopped, in his argument, or plea]. (TA, art. بلس .) اِنْقَطَعَتْ قِرَآءَتُهُ is said when one is unable to perform [or continue] his recitation, or reading. (TA in art. عجم .) إِنْقَطَعَ مِنَ الكَلاَمِ [or عَنِ الكلام (K in art. رجو ) He broke off, or ceased, from speech]. (TA, art. بلت .) انقطع الكَلاَمُ The speech stopped short, or broke off. (TA.) انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ [He broke off from him; separated, or disunited himself from him]. See اِنْبَتَّ ; and see فَاطَعَهُ here. اِنْقَطَعَ It became cut off, intercepted, interrupted; or stopped; was put an end to; or put a stop to; it stopped, or stopped short, it finished, it failed, it failed altogether; ceased; became extinct; was no longer produced; came to an end. He cut himself off, or became detached, or he detached himself, from worldly things, &c. اِنْقَطَعَ وَسَكَتَ مُتَحَيِّرًا [He was, or became, cut short, and was silent, being confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course]. (TA in art. بهت .) اِنْقَطَعَ إِلَى فُلَانٍ He made himself solely and peculiarly a companion, or an associate to such a one. (TA.) And اِنْقَطَعَ إِلَيْهِ app. signifies He withdrew from a person or persons, or a place, to him, or it: see بَآءَ إِلَيْهِ . اِنْقَطَعَ فُوأَدُهُ : see اِنْذَعَفَ .
Form 8اِقْتَطَعَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he cut off a piece for himself; he took a portion of another's propertygenerated

8.1

[He cut off for himself] a piece from a thing.

He took a portion from another's property.

8.1.1

اِفْتَطَعَ جَدِيثَهُ: see form 8 under قضب.

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[He cut off for himself] a piece from a thing: (S:) took a portion from another's property. (Msb.) اِفْتَطَعَ جَدِيثَهُ : see 8 in art. قضب .

Derived nouns 13

Nounقُطْعٌ1 sense

Core sense — pain in the bellygenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Pain in the belly; also مَغْصٌ.

See form 2.

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Pain in the belly, and مَغْصٌ . (TA.) See 2.
Nounقِطْعٌ1 sense

Core sense — a kind of arrowgenerated

1

Applied to an arrow: see مَقَاطِيع and بَرِىٌّ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قِطْع 1 shown of 2
15:65
فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

"Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, applied to an arrow: see مَقَاطِيع and بَرِىٌّ .
Nounقِطْعَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a piece, or portion cut off; a plot of land; a detached numbergenerated

1

A piece; a bit; a part or portion cut off, detached, or separated from the whole; a segment; a cutting; a slice; a slip; or the like.

A piece, portion, parcel, plot, or spot of land, ground, herbage, and the like.

A distinct quantity or number; somewhat, or some of a number of things.

1.1

A detached number of locusts: see رِجْلٌ; and so of a herd or flock and the like; also a detached portion.

1.2a piece of poetry—قِطْعَةٌ

See قَصِيدٌ.

Plural قِطَعٌ, with which مُفَطَّعَاتٌ is synonymous.

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A piece; bit; part, or portion, cut off, detached, or separated from the whole; a segment; a cutting; a slice; a slip; or the like: a piece, or portion, or parcel, or plot, or spot, of land, ground, herbage, &c.: a distinct quantity or number: somewhat, or some of a number of things. A detached number of locusts: see رِجْلٌ : and so of a herd or flock, &c.: and a detached portion. قِطْعَةٌ , of poetry: see قَصِيدٌ : pl. قِطَعٌ , with which مُفَطَّعَاتٌ is syn.
Nounقَطَعَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a piece, or portion cut offgenerated

1

See جَدَعَةٌ.

1.1

ضَرَبَهُ بِقَطَعَتِهِ: see جُدْمُورٌ.

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: see جَدَعَةٌ . ضَرَبَهُ بِقَطَعَتِهِ : see جُدْمُورٌ .
Nounقَطِيعٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a herd, drove, or flock; a whip; a portion of land held in feegenerated

1

A herd, troop, or drove; a distinct collection or number of beasts and the like; a flock, or bevy, of sheep, birds, and the like; a party, group, or collection of men; a pack of dogs.

The term “herd” is applied to a collective number of camels by several good writers. We say a “flock” of sheep and of geese; a “herd” of goats; and a “herd” of oxen or kine, of camels, of swine, and of antelopes; and a “swarm” of bees.

1.1a whip cut from the skin of a camel—قَطِيعٌ
1.2a portion of land held in fee—قَطِيعَةٌ
1.3the same as هِجْرَانٌ—قُطِيعَةٌ
[the cutting, or forsaking, or abandoning, of kindred, or relations]—قَطِيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ

The opposite of صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ.

Mentioned under حَالِقَةٌ.

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A herd, troop, or drove; a distinct collection or number; of beasts, &c.; a flock, or bevy, of sheep, birds, &c.; a party, or group, or collection, of men, &c.; a pack of dogs. The term “ herd ” is applied to “ a collective number ” of camels by several good writers. We say a “ flock ” of sheep, and of geese; and “ herd ” or rather “ herd ” of goats; and a “ herd ” of oxen or kine, of camels, and of swine, and of antelopes; and a “ swarm ” of bees, &c. قَطِيعٌ A whip cut from the skin of a camel. قَطِيعَةٌ A portion of land held in fee. See Mgh, Msb. قُطِيعَةٌ i. q. هِجْرَانٌ . (S, K.) And قَطِيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ [The cutting, or forsaking, or abandoning, of kindred, or relations; contr. of صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ ]. (K, voce حَالِقَةٌ .)
Nounرَجُلٌ قَطَّاعٌ لِلْأُمُورِ1 sense

Core sense — a man who cuts through affairs, deciding mattersgenerated

1

Mentioned under قضب; see قَضَّابَةٌ.

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(S, M, A, K, all in art. قضب ); see قَضَّابَةٌ .
Nounأَقْطَعُ اللِّسَانِ1 sense

Core sense — unable to replygenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Abu Zeyd: unable to reply. Mentioned under بكم.

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Unable to reply. (AZ in TA, art. بكم .)
Nounتَقْطِيعٌ1 sense

Core sense — conformation, or proportion, of a man or beast; shape; staturegenerated

1

Conformation, or proportion, of a man or beast; a lineament of the face; the same as قَدٌّ of a man.

The stature, or the justness or beauty of the stature, of a man; the same as قَامَةٌ.

The cut, shape, fashion, or form of anything. For an example see زَبَنٌ, and also قَدٌّ, where it is shown that, being an attribute of a thing as well as of a person, it does not always mean stature or the like.

So it means cut, shape, fashion, or form; more commonly conformation or proportion; and hence beauty, or justness, of stature; and simply stature, or tallness.

Plural تَقَاطِيعُ, which is more commonly used than the singular today.

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Conformation, or proportion, of a man or beast; lineament of the face: i. q. قَدٌّ , of a man: (K:) and the stature; or justness, or beauty, of the stature; of a man; syn. قَامَةٌ : (K:) and the cut, shape, fashion, or form, of anything: see an ex. voce زَبَنٌ ; and also voce قَدٌّ , where it is shown that, being an attribute of a thing as well as of a person, it does not always mean stature or the like: it signifies cut, shape, fashion, or form: and more commonly conformation or proportion: and hence, beauty, or justness, of stature; and simply stature, or tallness: pl. تَقَاطِيعُ , which is more commonly used than the sing. in the present day.
Nounمَقْطَعٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place of crossing; the place where a letter is utteredgenerated

1

A place of crossing, or traversing, of a river [and a desert, and the like].

Plural in this sense مَقَاطِعُ.

1.1

Also the place where a letter is uttered, like مَخْرَجٌ.

1.2

مَقْطَعُ الحَقِّ: see جَلَآءٌ.

1.3

قَهْوَةٌ لَذِيذَةُ المقطع: see مَزَّةٌ.

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A place of crossing, or traversing, of a river [and a desert, &c.]: (K, TA:) pl. in this sense مَقَاطِعُ . (S.) Also the place of utterance of a letter; like مَخْرَجٌ . مَقْطَعُ الحَقِّ : see جَلَآءٌ . قَهْوَةٌ لَذِيذَةُ المقطع : see مَزَّةٌ .
Nounمَقْطَعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cause, or means, of cutting off or stoppinggenerated

1

A cause, or means, of cutting off, or stopping: see مَحْسَمَةٌ.

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A cause, or means, of cutting off, or stopping: see مَحْسَمَةٌ .
Nounتِيَابٌ مُقَطَّعَةٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — garments cut out of several piecesgenerated

1

[Garments cut out of several pieces] are such as the shirt, and trousers or drawers, and the like. Mentioned under ثوب.

1.1dirhems [or coins] that are [clipped, or] light of weight, [or] containing adulterating alloy—دَرَاهِمُ مُقَطَّعَةٌ

Or, as some say, much broken.

1.2the letters of the alphabet—الحُرُوفُ المُقَطَّعَةُ

So applied in an explanation of حُرُوفُ المُعْجَمِ as synonymous with this, under عجم.

See also حَرْفٌ.

1.3

See قِطْعَةٌ.

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[Garments cut out of several pieces] are such as the shirt, and trousers, or drawers, &c. (Mgh in art. ثوب .) دَرَاهِمُ مُقَطَّعَةٌ Dirhems [or coins] that are [clipped, or] light of weight, [or] in which is adulterating alloy: or, as some say, much broken. (Mgh.) الحُرُوفُ المُقَطَّعَةُ The letters of the alphabet: so applied in an explanation of حُرُوفُ المُعْجَمِ , as syn. with this, in the S in art. عجم . See also حَرْفٌ . See قِطْعَةٌ .
Nounإِسْتِثْنَآءٌ مُنْقَطِعٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an exception in which the thing excepted is of a different kindgenerated

1

An exception in which the thing excepted is disunited in kind from that from which the exception is made; the opposite of مُتَّصِلٌ.

1.1

مُنْقَطِعٌ: see مُرْسَلٌ.

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An exception in which the thing excepted is disunited in kind from that from which the exception is made; contr. of مُتَّصِلٌ . مُنْقَطِعٌ : see مُرْسَلٌ .
Nounمَقَاطِيعُ1 sense

Core sense — heads of spears, or of arrowsgenerated

1

Heads of spears, or arrows; the same as نِصاَلٌ. Mentioned under صلد.

See also قِطْعٌ.

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Heads of spears, or arrows; syn. نِصاَلٌ . (L, art. صلد .) See also قِطْعٌ .