قطب

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قطب

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From the root ق ط ب (q ṭ b). The plant-name is suspect of an old Aramaic loan, preceding dissimilated Classical Syriac ܩܘܽܪܛܒܳܐ (qurṭəḇā) and ܛܘܽܪܒܳܐ (ṭurṭəḇā) (and ܩܘܽܛܒܳܐ (quṭəḇā), ܩܘܽܛܒܬܳܐ (quṭəḇtā, “puncture-vine”), possibly Arabisms), however already with the meaning specification, but agreeing with Biblical Hebrew קֹטֶב (qōṭəḇ), קֶטֶב (qeṭeḇ, “thorn”). Compare رَتَم (ratam) for a similar constellation.

verb قَطَبَ · qaṭaba · يَقْطِبُ · قَطْب · قَاطِب

to gather, to collect, to bind together, to contract, to concentrate at one point
obsolete to mix the wine, to fill it into its vessels in a blended state وَكَأسٍ كَعَينِ الديكِ باكَرتُ حَدَّها بِفِتيانِ صِدقٍ وَالنَواقيسُ تُضرَبُ سُلافٍ كَأَنَّ الزَعفَرانَ وَعَندَما يُصَفَّقُ في ناجودِها ثُمَّ تُقطَبُ wa-kaʾsin ka-ʿayni ad-dīki bākartu ḥadda-hā bi-fityāni ṣidqin wa-n-nawāqīsu tuḍrabu sulāfin ka-ʾanna az-zaʿfarāna wa-ʿindamā

verb قَطَبَ · qaṭaba · يَقْطِبُ · قَطْب · قُطُوب

to knit the eyebrows, to scowl, frown

verb قَطَّبَ · qaṭṭaba · يُقَطِّبُ · تَقْطِيب · مُقَطِّب

to scowl, to glower; to knit the brow, to frown
obsolete to mix the wine, to fill it into its vessels in a blended state
to bind or sew together

noun قُطْب · quṭb · أَقْطَاب · الْقُطْب

axis, axle
pivot, hub
pole
plural normally leader, authority, leading personality, celebrity

noun قَطْب · qaṭb · الْقَطْب · قَطْبٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَطَبَ (qaṭaba) (form I)

noun قَطْب · قُطُب · qaṭb · quṭub

puncture-vine (Tribulus spp.)
Similar: شَرْشَر, شَكُوهَج, حَسَك

In English

pole long and slender object for construction or support

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قطب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}