قبض

See also: ق ب ض

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ب ض (q-b-ḍ). Compare Hebrew קבץ (to collect, to gather).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.ba.dˤa/
  • (file)
    • (Hejazi) IPA(key): /ɡabadˤ/

Verb

قَبَضَ (qabaḍa) I, non-past يَقْبِضُ‎ (yaqbiḍu)

  1. to seize, to take, to grab
  2. to take hold of, to take possession of
  3. to hold
  4. to arrest
  5. to receive, to collect
  6. to contract, to constrict
  7. to constipate
  8. to oppress, to deject, to dishearten
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qab.ba.dˤa/
    • (Hejazi) IPA(key): [ɡabːadˤ]

Verb

قَبَّضَ (qabbaḍa) II, non-past يُقَبِّضُ‎ (yuqabbiḍu)

  1. to contract, to constrict
  2. to give into (someone's) possession
  3. to pay (a price)
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qabdˤ/
    • (Hejazi) IPA(key): [ɡabdˤ]

Noun

قَبْض (qabḍ) m

  1. verbal noun of قَبَضَ (qabaḍa) (form I)
  2. taking possession, possession
  3. confiscation
  4. constipation
  5. receipt of a sum
  6. (poetry) suppression of the fifth letter of a foot when it is quiescent
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: qəbz
  • Persian: قبض
References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Pronunciation

Noun

قبض (qabz)

  1. bill

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Arabic قَبْض (qabḍ). Likely influenced by Persian [Term?]. Compare Punjabi قَبَض (qabaẓ).

Pronunciation

Noun

قَبْض (qabẓ) m (Hindi spelling क़ब्ज़)

  1. (medicine) constipation
  2. capture, seizure

Declension

Declension of قبض
singular plural
direct قَبْض (qabz) قَبْض (qabz)
oblique قَبْض (qabz) قَبْضوں (qabzō̃)
vocative قَبْض (qabz) قَبْضو (qabzō)

References

  • قبض”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • قبض”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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