قرع
العربية
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قرع¹
Where it comes from
From ق ر ع (q r ʕ), ranging in semantics from casting lots and sortition with sticks or arrow-shafts to casting the whip and otherwise preceding rough.
verb قَرَعَ · qaraʕa · يَقْرَعُ · قَرْع · قَارِع
- to cudgel, to driveback with a stick
- to beat the drum, to ring, to clink
- to reproach, to impugn the character of
verb قَرَعَ · qaraʕa · يَقْرَعُ · قَرْع · قِرَاع
- to cover (a mare) (of a stallion)
verb قَرَعَ · qaraʕa · يَقْرُعُ · قَرْع · قَارِع
- to cast lots
- to be the winner in casting lots
verb قَرِعَ · qariʕa · يَقْرَعُ · قَرَع · أَقْرَع
- to ring, to jingle
- to creak, to crunch
- to itch, to cause remorse
- to accept advice
- to conquer in throwing the javelin or spear
- to be empty, deserted, bare
- to be bald
verb قَرَّعَ · qarraʕa · يُقَرِّعُ · تَقْرِيع · مُقَرِّع
- to cuss, to reprimand
- to percuss, to ring, to drum
noun قَرْع · qarʕ · الْقَرْع · قَرْعٌ
- verbal noun of قَرَعَ (qaraʕa) (form I)
noun قَرَع · qaraʕ · الْقَرَع · قَرَعٌ
- verbal noun of قَرِعَ (qariʕa) (form I)
noun قَرَع · قَرْع · qaraʕ · qarʕ · قَرَعَة · قَرْعَة
- button, pustule, itch, rash لحب القرع والديدان الكبير سرخس وبرنج وقنبيل وتربذ وترمس ومر متساوية الشربة أربعة دراهم بماء حار
قرع²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܩܪܐܐ (qarrʾā).
noun قَرْع · qarʕ · قَرْعَة · الْقَرْع
- pumpkin, gourd
- chemical retort القَرْع، والأَنْبِيق، وهما آلتا صُنَّاع ماء الوَرْد. والسفلى هي القرع، والعليا على هيئة المِحْجمة، هي الأنبيق.
In English
Talk about this word "قرع." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. قرع. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9 "قرع." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9.Cite this
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title = {قرع},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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