قطَعَ/ قطَعَ بـ يَقطَع، قَطْعًا، فهو قاطع، والمفعول مَقْطوع وقطيع
Root: ق ط عSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
قطَع الورقَ
جزَّه، فرقه، فصل بعضَه عن بعض
🇬🇧 Translation:
He cut it, separated it, detached parts of it from each other.
- قطفها
- قطَع رأسَه : أزاله عن جسده
- قطَع عضوًا : بتره.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- He plucked it
- He cut off his head: removed it from his body
- He amputated a limb.
قطَع الصَّلاةَ
أبطلها لكلامٍ وغيره
🇬🇧 Translation:
He invalidated it due to speaking or something else.
قطَع الطَّريقَ
أخاف المارّة فيه بالتّلصّص، سلب ونهب العابرين والمسافرين
🇬🇧 Translation:
To frighten passersby by waylaying, robbing and plundering travelers.
منع المرورَ فيه
🇬🇧 Translation:
To block traffic.
- منعه من تنفيذ ما يريد تنفيذه
- قطَع رزقَه/ قطَع عيشَه : منع عنه أسباب العيش، طرده من الوظيفة
- قطَع عليه حبلَ تفكيره : منعه من متابعة تفكيره، حال دون تسلسل أفكاره، شوّش عليه
- قطَع عليه خطّ الرَّجعة : سدّ عليه المسالك، منعه من فرصة التَّراجع
- قطَع عليه كُلَّ حيلة : لم يترك له أيّ مجال للتّصرّف.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- To prevent him from carrying out what he wants to do
- He cut off his livelihood: deprived him of means of living, fired him from his job
- He broke his train of thought: prevented him from continuing his thoughts, disrupted his flow of thoughts
- He cut off his retreat: blocked all paths, prevented him from any chance of backing down
- He left him no recourse: left him no room for action.
اجتازه، عبره
🇬🇧 Translation:
To cross, traverse.
أنجز/ أحرز تقدّمًا كبيرًا.
🇬🇧 Translation:
To accomplish/ make significant progress.
قطَع رَحِمَه
هجرها، عقّها، منع كُلَّ اتّصال بها
🇬🇧 Translation:
To sever ties of kinship, disobey them, cut off all connection with them.
قطَع شعرةَ معاوية : قطَع صلتَه به.
🇬🇧 Translation:
He severed Muawiyah's hair (idiom): Severed his relationship completely with him.
قطَع حديثَه
- سكت? بثٌّ إذاعيّ مقطوع/ بثٌّ تليفزيونيّ مقطوع : انقطاع غير مقصود في البثّ يختفي الصوتُ خلاله
- قطَع فلانًا بالحُجَّة : غلبه وأسكته فلم يُجِبْ
- قطَع لسانَه : أسكته.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- He stopped speaking ? Cut radio broadcast/cut television broadcast: An unintentional interruption in broadcast where sound disappears
- He silenced so-and-so with argument: defeated and silenced him so he could not answer
- He cut his tongue: silenced him.
قطَع تذكرةً
اشتراها.
🇬🇧 Translation:
He bought it.
قطَع النَّخلةَ ونحوَها
اجتنى ثمرَها.
🇬🇧 Translation:
He harvested its fruit.
قطَع دابرَه
أهلكه، استأصله، أفناه
🇬🇧 Translation:
To destroy them, eradicate them completely, exterminate them.
قطَع عهدًا
أبرمه، تعهّد، التزم
🇬🇧 Translation:
To make a pact, promise, commit.
قطعت جهيزةُ قولَ كلِّ خطيب [مثل] : ظهر الحقُّ.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Juhaizah cut short the speech of every orator [proverb]: The truth has become apparent.
قطَع الأملَ/ قطَع الرَّجاءَ
قنَط، يئِس.
🇬🇧 Translation:
To despair, lose hope.
قطَع نَفَسَه
كفّ عن التّنفّس
🇬🇧 Translation:
To stop breathing.
قطَع برأيه في الخلاف
بتّ فيه، حسَم وفصَل? قطَع في القول : جزم، أخذ فيه بثقة.
🇬🇧 Translation:
To decide it, resolve and settle it ? To be definitive in speech: to be certain and confident in it.
Example / Citation:
- " قطَع الثَّوبَ/ اللَّحْمَ/ كوبونًا/ خطَّ الهاتف
- لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا [حديث]
- {فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قُطِعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِنْ نَارٍ} [ق] : أُعدَّت "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- "He cut the cloth/meat/coupon/telephone line
- Had Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, stolen, I would have cut off her hand [Hadith]
- {And those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire} [Q]: Prepared for them"
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