قُرْطٌ
Root: قرط
Full Definition
قُرْطٌ
[An ear-ring, or ear-drop;] i. q.
شَنْفٌ: or the thing that is suspended to the lobe of the ear; such as a silver bead fashioned like a pearl, or a pendant of gold; the شنف being that which is in the upper part of the ear: pl. [of pauc.] أَقْرِطَةٌ and أَقْرَاطٌ, and [of mult.] قِرَطَةٌ and قِرَاطٌ and قُرُوطٌ. It is said in a proverb, خُذْهُ وَلَوْ بِقُرْطَى مَارِيَةَ [Take thou it, although by means of giving for it the two earrings of Máriyeh]; (TA, S, K, in art. مرى;) i. e., take thou it at all events: (K in art. مرى:) this Máriyeh, respecting whom authors differ, was the first Arab woman who wore ear-rings, and her ear-rings are said to have been of great value.
2 القُرْطُ
def.2 A certain plant, like the رُطُبَة [or رَطْبَة, a species of trefoil, or clover], except that it is superior in size, or quality, to the latter, and larger in the leaves, fed upon by horses and the like; in Persian شَبْذَر [or شَبْدَر]. [See بِرْسِيمٌ.]
2 القُرْطُ
def.2 A certain plant, like the رُطُبَة [or رَطْبَة, a species of trefoil, or clover], except that it is superior in size, or quality, to the latter, and larger in the leaves, fed upon by horses and the like; in Persian شَبْذَر [or شَبْدَر]. [See بِرْسِيمٌ.]
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