قابض

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of قَبَضَ‎ (qabaḍa, “to seize”), from the root ق ب ض‎ (q-b-ḍ).

Adjective

قَابِض • (qābiḍ)

  1. depressing

Noun

قَابِض • (qābiḍ) m

  1. clutch
  2. constriction

Proper noun

القَابِض • (al-qābiḍ) m

  1. (Islam) Al-Qabid, "the Restrainer, the Straightener" one of the names of God in Islam.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَابِض‎ (qābiḍ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

قابض • (transliteration needed) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling क़ाबिज़)

  1. occupier, seizer
  2. possesser

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