قعث
1 قَعَثْتُ لَهُ قَعْثَةً, (
S,
O,
K, *
TA, *) [
accord. to which last, ↓ قَعْثَةٌ is an
inf. n., as also قَعْثٌ, but, if an
inf. n., it is
app. an
inf. n. un.,]
aor. ـُ (
accord. to the
TK, [but I think it is more probably قَعَثَ, agreeably with a general rule, like the
aor. of the same verb in the next sentence,]) means حَفَنْتُ لَهُ حَفُنَةٌ, (
S,
O,) i. e. I gave to him a small quantity, (
S,
O,
K, *) مِنَ الشَّىْءِ [of the thing]. (
TA.)
A2: قَعَثَ الشَّىْءَ,
aor. ـَ
inf. n. قَعْثٌ, He (a man) eradicated, or uprooted, the thing; (
IDrd,
O,
L;) and (O) so ↓ قعّثهُ,
inf. n. تَقْعِيثٌ. (
O,
K.) 2 قَعَّثَ see what immediately precedes.
4 اقعث فِى مَالِهِ He acted extravagantly in respect of his property. (
ISk,
S,
O,
K. *)
b2: And اقعث لَهُ العَطِيَّةَ He made the gift to him large; (
S,
O,
K,
TA;) and so ↓ اِقْتَعَثَهَا, and اقعثهُ [i. e. اقعثهُ العَطِيَّةَ]. (
TA. See the verse cited
voce مُقْعَثٌ; and the remark of
As respecting it.) 7 انقعث It was, or became, pulled out, or up, (
As,
S,
O,
TA,) from the foundation, or utterly; (
As,
S,
TA;) it was, or became, eradicated, or uprooted. (
K.) One says, ضَرَبَهُ فَانْقَعَثَ He struck it, and it became pulled out, or up, (
As,
S,
O,
TA,) from the foundation, or utterly. (
As,
S,
TA.)
b2: And It (a wall) fell down from its foundation: like انقعف. (
As,
S, O.) 8 اقتعث He (a digger) took forth much earth from a well. (
O,
K.)
b2: See also 4.
قَعَثٌ Muchness, or abundance. (
TA. [See قَعِيثٌ.]) قَعْثَةٌ: see the first sentence of this art. قُعَاثٌ A certain disorder in the noses of sheep, or goats: (
O,
K:) thus
expl. by Aboo-Turáb. (
O.) قَعِيثٌ, (
O,
K,) as
expl. by
As, (
O,) Paltry, or little in quantity;
syn. هَيِّنٌ and يَسِيرٌ. (
O,
K. [See also مُقْعَثٌ.])
b2: And Abundant, or copious; applied to rain: (
S,
O,
K:) and to a benefit, or benefaction, &c.: (
TA:) and to a gift (سَيْب): (
O,
TA:) and, (
S,
K,
TA,) or as some say, (
O,) to a torrent (سَيْل), (
S,
O,
K,) as meaning thus, (
S,
O,) or as meaning great: (
K:) whence, in a verse of Ru-beh, ↓ مَا شَآءَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ كَسْبٍ مِقْعَثِ [What he will of the means of the attainment of abundant gain]; مِقْعَثٌ being of the measure مِفْعَلٌ from قَعِيثٌ as applied to rain &c. (O. [The word كسب, of which the right reading is certainly as above, is there imperfectly written, more like كُسْب than كَسْب.]) مُقْعَثٌ [
pass. part. n. of 4]. Ru-beh says, أَقْعَثَنِى مِنْهُ بِسَيْبٍ مُقْعَثِ لَيْسَ بِمَنْزُورٍ وَلَا بِرَيِّثِ [He gave me liberally thereof, or from him, a large gift, (
lit.,
accord. to the explanation of the verb, a gift made large,) not such as was small, or not such as was obtained by importunity, nor such as was slow in coming]: (
S, *
TA:) but
As says that Ru-beh has done ill in using the phrase بسيب مقعث; for مُقْعَث, he says, means paltry, or little in quantity;
syn. هَيِّنٌ and يَسِيرٌ [like قَعِيثٌ, which is said to have this meaning and also the
contr. thereof]. (
TA. [Perhaps the right reading in the verse cited above is ↓ مِقْعَث.]
مِقْعَثٌ: see قَعِيثٌ. [See also what here immediately precedes.]
