قبض

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قبض^¹

/qa.ba.dˤa/

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Compare Hebrew קבץ (kaváts, “to collect, to gather”).

verb قَبَضَ · qabaḍa · يَقْبِضُ · قَبْض · قَابِض

to seize, to take, to grab
to take hold of, to take possession of
to hold
to arrest, to apprehend
to catch كُنْتُ أَعْرِفُ سِرًّا لَا يَعْرِفُهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرِي، وَذٰلِكَ السِّرُّ مَكَّنَنِي مِنَ السَّرِقَةِ بِسُهُولَةٍ دُونَ أَنْ يَقْبِضَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ.
to receive, to collect
to collect, to gather
Similar: جَمَعَ
to contract, to constrict
to constipate
to oppress, to deject, to dishearten

Opposite: بَسَطَ

قبض^²

/qab.ba.dˤa/

verb قَبَّضَ · qabbaḍa · يُقَبِّضُ · تَقْبِيض · مُقَبِّض

to contract, to constrict
to give into (someone's) possession
to pay (a price)

قبض^³

/qabdˤ/

noun قَبْض · qabḍ · الْقَبْض · قَبْضٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَبَضَ (qabaḍa) (form I)
taking possession, possession
confiscation
constipation
receipt of a sum
suppression of the fifth letter of a foot when it is quiescent

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verb

Opposite: بَسَطَ

In English

grab (intransitive) to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
arrest to take into legal custody

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قبض},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B6},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

قبض