قرص

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قرص¹

  • /qa.ra.sˤa/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḳaraṣ-, from the root ق ر ص (q r ṣ).

verb قَرَصَ · qaraṣa · يَقْرُصُ · قَرْص · قَارِص

  1. to pinch

    Similar: قَبَصَ

  2. to clean with fingers (by pinching) قَرَصَ الثَّوْبَ بِالْمَاءِ
  3. to bite, to sting

    Similar: لَدَغَ, لَذَعَ, لَسَعَ

قرص²

  • /qarsˤ/

Where it comes from

Derived from the verbal noun of قَرَصَ (qaraṣa), from the root ق ر ص (q r ṣ).

noun قَرْص · qarṣ · الْقَرْص · قَرْصٌ

  1. pinch, pinching
  2. biting, stinging

قرص³

  • /qursˤ/

Where it comes from

From the root ق ر ص (q r ṣ). There is no evidence that it might be borrowed.

noun قُرْص · qurṣ · أَقْرَاص · الْقُرْص

  1. disk (in most meanings, including technology-related)
  2. tablet, pill

In English

  • disk a thin, flat, circular plate
  • pinch to squeeze a small amount of skin
  • pill small object for swallowing
  • discus round plate-like object for throwing
  • hockey puck puck used in hockey

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"قرص." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B5. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

قرص. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B5

Chicago

"قرص." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B5.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قرص},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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