قَطَبَ
Root: قطب
Form: 1
Full Definition
2 [Hence] one says, قَطَبَ الحِمَارُ عَانَتَهُ i. e.
3 And قَطَبَ القَوْمُ, [أَنْفُسَهُمْ being app. understood,] and ,
4 And قَطَبَ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun قَطْبٌ and قُطُوبٌ; and قطّب , Verbal.Noun تَقْطِيبٌ; He contracted the part between his eyes; and grinned, or displayed his teeth, frowning, or contracting his face, and looking sternly, austerely, or morosely; by reason of drink, &c.: or قَطَبَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun قَطْبٌ, he contracted the part between his eyes: and قطّب وَجْهَهُ, Verbal.Noun تَقْطِيبٌ, he contracted his face; or did so much.
5 And قَطَبَ الشَّرَابَ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun قَطْبٌ, He mixed the wine, or beverage; as also ; and قطّبهُ , Verbal.Noun تَقْطِيبٌ.
6 And قَطَبَ الإِنَآءَ He filled the vessel.
7 قَطَبَ الجُوَالِقَ, Verbal.Noun قَطْبٌ, He inserted one of the two loops of the [sack called] جوالق into the other, on the occasion of making up a load, then bent it again, [this time, app., back and down,] and put them together [in order, it seems, to insert a stick, so that the middle of one loop should be above the stick and the middle of the other should be beneath it]: when he does not bend the loop, [app. meaning through the other and then a second time as described above,] the action is termed سَلْقٌ. (S, O, [See سَلَقَ الجُوَالِقَ, in art. سلق.])
def.2 قَطَبَهُ signifies also He angered him; Present.T as above [and so, app., the Verbal.Noun].
def.3 And also, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun قَطْبٌ, He cut it, or cut it off: but in this instance the ط is substituted for ض.
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