قبض

See also: ق ب ض

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ب ض (q b ḍ)
7 terms

Compare Hebrew קבץ (to collect, to gather).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.ba.dˤa/

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Verb

قَبَضَ • (qabaḍa) I (non-past يَقْبِضُ (yaqbiḍu), verbal noun قَبْض (qabḍ))

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 collect, to gather

   Synonym: جَمَعَ (jamaʕa)

7. to contract, to constrict
8. to constipate
9. to oppress, to deject, to dishearten

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَبَضَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun قَبْض)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَبْض qabḍ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَابِض qābiḍ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْبُوض maqbūḍ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبَضْتُ qabaḍtu	قَبَضْتَ qabaḍta	قَبَضَ qabaḍa		قَبَضْتُمَا qabaḍtumā	قَبَضَا qabaḍā		قَبَضْنَا qabaḍnā	قَبَضْتُمْ qabaḍtum	قَبَضُوا qabaḍū
	f		قَبَضْتِ qabaḍti	قَبَضَتْ qabaḍat			قَبَضَتَا qabaḍatā			قَبَضْتُنَّ qabaḍtunna	قَبَضْنَ qabaḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْبِضُ ʔaqbiḍu	تَقْبِضُ taqbiḍu	يَقْبِضُ yaqbiḍu		تَقْبِضَانِ taqbiḍāni	يَقْبِضَانِ yaqbiḍāni		نَقْبِضُ naqbiḍu	تَقْبِضُونَ taqbiḍūna	يَقْبِضُونَ yaqbiḍūna
	f		تَقْبِضِينَ taqbiḍīna	تَقْبِضُ taqbiḍu			تَقْبِضَانِ taqbiḍāni			تَقْبِضْنَ taqbiḍna	يَقْبِضْنَ yaqbiḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْبِضَ ʔaqbiḍa	تَقْبِضَ taqbiḍa	يَقْبِضَ yaqbiḍa		تَقْبِضَا taqbiḍā	يَقْبِضَا yaqbiḍā		نَقْبِضَ naqbiḍa	تَقْبِضُوا taqbiḍū	يَقْبِضُوا yaqbiḍū
	f		تَقْبِضِي taqbiḍī	تَقْبِضَ taqbiḍa			تَقْبِضَا taqbiḍā			تَقْبِضْنَ taqbiḍna	يَقْبِضْنَ yaqbiḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْبِضْ ʔaqbiḍ	تَقْبِضْ taqbiḍ	يَقْبِضْ yaqbiḍ		تَقْبِضَا taqbiḍā	يَقْبِضَا yaqbiḍā		نَقْبِضْ naqbiḍ	تَقْبِضُوا taqbiḍū	يَقْبِضُوا yaqbiḍū
	f		تَقْبِضِي taqbiḍī	تَقْبِضْ taqbiḍ			تَقْبِضَا taqbiḍā			تَقْبِضْنَ taqbiḍna	يَقْبِضْنَ yaqbiḍna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِقْبِضْ iqbiḍ			اِقْبِضَا iqbiḍā				اِقْبِضُوا iqbiḍū
	f		اِقْبِضِي iqbiḍī							اِقْبِضْنَ iqbiḍna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِضْتُ qubiḍtu	قُبِضْتَ qubiḍta	قُبِضَ qubiḍa		قُبِضْتُمَا qubiḍtumā	قُبِضَا qubiḍā		قُبِضْنَا qubiḍnā	قُبِضْتُمْ qubiḍtum	قُبِضُوا qubiḍū
	f		قُبِضْتِ qubiḍti	قُبِضَتْ qubiḍat			قُبِضَتَا qubiḍatā			قُبِضْتُنَّ qubiḍtunna	قُبِضْنَ qubiḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْبَضُ ʔuqbaḍu	تُقْبَضُ tuqbaḍu	يُقْبَضُ yuqbaḍu		تُقْبَضَانِ tuqbaḍāni	يُقْبَضَانِ yuqbaḍāni		نُقْبَضُ nuqbaḍu	تُقْبَضُونَ tuqbaḍūna	يُقْبَضُونَ yuqbaḍūna
	f		تُقْبَضِينَ tuqbaḍīna	تُقْبَضُ tuqbaḍu			تُقْبَضَانِ tuqbaḍāni			تُقْبَضْنَ tuqbaḍna	يُقْبَضْنَ yuqbaḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْبَضَ ʔuqbaḍa	تُقْبَضَ tuqbaḍa	يُقْبَضَ yuqbaḍa		تُقْبَضَا tuqbaḍā	يُقْبَضَا yuqbaḍā		نُقْبَضَ nuqbaḍa	تُقْبَضُوا tuqbaḍū	يُقْبَضُوا yuqbaḍū
	f		تُقْبَضِي tuqbaḍī	تُقْبَضَ tuqbaḍa			تُقْبَضَا tuqbaḍā			تُقْبَضْنَ tuqbaḍna	يُقْبَضْنَ yuqbaḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْبَضْ ʔuqbaḍ	تُقْبَضْ tuqbaḍ	يُقْبَضْ yuqbaḍ		تُقْبَضَا tuqbaḍā	يُقْبَضَا yuqbaḍā		نُقْبَضْ nuqbaḍ	تُقْبَضُوا tuqbaḍū	يُقْبَضُوا yuqbaḍū
	f		تُقْبَضِي tuqbaḍī	تُقْبَضْ tuqbaḍ			تُقْبَضَا tuqbaḍā			تُقْبَضْنَ tuqbaḍna	يُقْبَضْنَ yuqbaḍna

Antonyms

• بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qab.ba.dˤa/

Verb

قَبَّضَ • (qabbaḍa) II (non-past يُقَبِّضُ (yuqabbiḍu), verbal noun تَقْبِيض (taqbīḍ))

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَبَّضَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَقْبِيض)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَقْبِيض taqbīḍ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُقَبِّض muqabbiḍ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُقَبَّض muqabbaḍ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبَّضْتُ qabbaḍtu	قَبَّضْتَ qabbaḍta	قَبَّضَ qabbaḍa		قَبَّضْتُمَا qabbaḍtumā	قَبَّضَا qabbaḍā		قَبَّضْنَا qabbaḍnā	قَبَّضْتُمْ qabbaḍtum	قَبَّضُوا qabbaḍū
	f		قَبَّضْتِ qabbaḍti	قَبَّضَتْ qabbaḍat			قَبَّضَتَا qabbaḍatā			قَبَّضْتُنَّ qabbaḍtunna	قَبَّضْنَ qabbaḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَبِّضُ ʔuqabbiḍu	تُقَبِّضُ tuqabbiḍu	يُقَبِّضُ yuqabbiḍu		تُقَبِّضَانِ tuqabbiḍāni	يُقَبِّضَانِ yuqabbiḍāni		نُقَبِّضُ nuqabbiḍu	تُقَبِّضُونَ tuqabbiḍūna	يُقَبِّضُونَ yuqabbiḍūna
	f		تُقَبِّضِينَ tuqabbiḍīna	تُقَبِّضُ tuqabbiḍu			تُقَبِّضَانِ tuqabbiḍāni			تُقَبِّضْنَ tuqabbiḍna	يُقَبِّضْنَ yuqabbiḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَبِّضَ ʔuqabbiḍa	تُقَبِّضَ tuqabbiḍa	يُقَبِّضَ yuqabbiḍa		تُقَبِّضَا tuqabbiḍā	يُقَبِّضَا yuqabbiḍā		نُقَبِّضَ nuqabbiḍa	تُقَبِّضُوا tuqabbiḍū	يُقَبِّضُوا yuqabbiḍū
	f		تُقَبِّضِي tuqabbiḍī	تُقَبِّضَ tuqabbiḍa			تُقَبِّضَا tuqabbiḍā			تُقَبِّضْنَ tuqabbiḍna	يُقَبِّضْنَ yuqabbiḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبِّضْ ʔuqabbiḍ	تُقَبِّضْ tuqabbiḍ	يُقَبِّضْ yuqabbiḍ		تُقَبِّضَا tuqabbiḍā	يُقَبِّضَا yuqabbiḍā		نُقَبِّضْ nuqabbiḍ	تُقَبِّضُوا tuqabbiḍū	يُقَبِّضُوا yuqabbiḍū
	f		تُقَبِّضِي tuqabbiḍī	تُقَبِّضْ tuqabbiḍ			تُقَبِّضَا tuqabbiḍā			تُقَبِّضْنَ tuqabbiḍna	يُقَبِّضْنَ yuqabbiḍna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قَبِّضْ qabbiḍ			قَبِّضَا qabbiḍā				قَبِّضُوا qabbiḍū
	f		قَبِّضِي qabbiḍī							قَبِّضْنَ qabbiḍna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِّضْتُ qubbiḍtu	قُبِّضْتَ qubbiḍta	قُبِّضَ qubbiḍa		قُبِّضْتُمَا qubbiḍtumā	قُبِّضَا qubbiḍā		قُبِّضْنَا qubbiḍnā	قُبِّضْتُمْ qubbiḍtum	قُبِّضُوا qubbiḍū
	f		قُبِّضْتِ qubbiḍti	قُبِّضَتْ qubbiḍat			قُبِّضَتَا qubbiḍatā			قُبِّضْتُنَّ qubbiḍtunna	قُبِّضْنَ qubbiḍna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَبَّضُ ʔuqabbaḍu	تُقَبَّضُ tuqabbaḍu	يُقَبَّضُ yuqabbaḍu		تُقَبَّضَانِ tuqabbaḍāni	يُقَبَّضَانِ yuqabbaḍāni		نُقَبَّضُ nuqabbaḍu	تُقَبَّضُونَ tuqabbaḍūna	يُقَبَّضُونَ yuqabbaḍūna
	f		تُقَبَّضِينَ tuqabbaḍīna	تُقَبَّضُ tuqabbaḍu			تُقَبَّضَانِ tuqabbaḍāni			تُقَبَّضْنَ tuqabbaḍna	يُقَبَّضْنَ yuqabbaḍna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَبَّضَ ʔuqabbaḍa	تُقَبَّضَ tuqabbaḍa	يُقَبَّضَ yuqabbaḍa		تُقَبَّضَا tuqabbaḍā	يُقَبَّضَا yuqabbaḍā		نُقَبَّضَ nuqabbaḍa	تُقَبَّضُوا tuqabbaḍū	يُقَبَّضُوا yuqabbaḍū
	f		تُقَبَّضِي tuqabbaḍī	تُقَبَّضَ tuqabbaḍa			تُقَبَّضَا tuqabbaḍā			تُقَبَّضْنَ tuqabbaḍna	يُقَبَّضْنَ yuqabbaḍna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبَّضْ ʔuqabbaḍ	تُقَبَّضْ tuqabbaḍ	يُقَبَّضْ yuqabbaḍ		تُقَبَّضَا tuqabbaḍā	يُقَبَّضَا yuqabbaḍā		نُقَبَّضْ nuqabbaḍ	تُقَبَّضُوا tuqabbaḍū	يُقَبَّضُوا yuqabbaḍū
	f		تُقَبَّضِي tuqabbaḍī	تُقَبَّضْ tuqabbaḍ			تُقَبَّضَا tuqabbaḍā			تُقَبَّضْنَ tuqabbaḍna	يُقَبَّضْنَ yuqabbaḍna

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qabdˤ/

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

Declension of noun قَبْض (qabḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبْض qabḍ	الْقَبْض al-qabḍ	قَبْض qabḍ
Nominative	قَبْضٌ qabḍun	الْقَبْضُ al-qabḍu	قَبْضُ qabḍu
Accusative	قَبْضًا qabḍan	الْقَبْضَ al-qabḍa	قَبْضَ qabḍa
Genitive	قَبْضٍ qabḍin	الْقَبْضِ al-qabḍi	قَبْضِ qabḍi

Descendants

• → Amharic: ቀብድ (ḳäbd)
• → Azerbaijani: qəbz
• → Persian: قبض
  • → Bengali: কবজ (koboj)
  • → Hindi: क़ब्ज़ (qabz)
  • → Urdu: قبض
• → Ottoman Turkish: قبض (kabız)
  • → Turkish: kabız
• → Swahili: kabidhi
• → Uzbek: qabz

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قبض”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قبض”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ض
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَبَضَ (qabaḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.badˤ/

Verb

قَبَض • (gabaḍ) I (non-past يِقْبُض (yigbuḍ))

1. to arrest

   Synonym: مِسِك (misik)

2. to seize, to take, to grab
3. to take hold of, to take possession of
4. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of قبض (gabaḍ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قبضت (gabaḍt)	قبضت (gabaḍt)	قبض (gabaḍ)		قبضنا (gabaḍna)	قبضتوا (gabaḍtu)	قبضوا (gabaḍu)
	f		قبضتي (gabaḍti)	قبضت (gabaḍat)
non-past	m	أقبض (ʔagbuḍ)	تقبض (tigbuḍ)	يقبض (yigbuḍ)		نقبض (nigbuḍ)	تقبضوا (tigbuḍu)	يقبضوا (yigbuḍu)
	f		تقبضي (tigbuḍi)	تقبض (tigbuḍ)
imperative	m		اقبض (agbuḍ)				اقبضوا (agbuḍu)
	f		اقبضي (agbuḍi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَبَّضَ (qabbaḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡab.badˤ/

Verb

قبض • (gabbaḍ) II (non-past يِقَبِّض (yigabbiḍ))

1. (rare) to pay (a price)

Conjugation

Conjugation of قبض (gabbaḍ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قبضت (gabbaḍt)	قبضت (gabbaḍt)	قبض (gabbaḍ)		قبضنا (gabbaḍna)	قبضتوا (gabbaḍtu)	قبضوا (gabbaḍu)
	f		قبضتي (gabbaḍti)	قبضت (gabbaḍat)
non-past	m	أقبض (ʔagabbiḍ)	تقبض (tigabbiḍ)	يقبض (yigabbiḍ)		نقبض (nigabbiḍ)	تقبضوا (tigabbiḍu)	يقبضوا (yigabbiḍu)
	f		تقبضي (tigabbiḍi)	تقبض (tigabbiḍ)
imperative	m		قبض (gabbiḍ)				قبضوا (gabbiḍu)
	f		قبضي (gabbiḍi)

Etymology 3

From Arabic قَبْض (qabḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡabdˤ/

Noun

قبض • (gabḍ) m

1. taking possession, possession
2. confiscation

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبْض (qabḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qaβz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäbz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäbz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäws], [qäwz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäbz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæbz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäbz]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḇz
Dari reading?	qabz
Iranian reading?	ğabz
Tajik reading?	qabz

Noun

قبض • (qabz)

1. bill, receipt
2. (medicine) constipation
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 52—53:

     از قضا سرکنگبین صفرا فزود
     روغن بادام خشکی می‌‌نمود
     از هلیله قبض شد اطلاق رفت
     آب آتش را مدد شد همچو نفت

     az qazā sirkangabin safrā fuzūd
     rōğan-i bādām xuškī mē-nimūd
     az halīla qabz šud itlāq raft
     āb ātaš rā madad šud hamčō naft

     By Divine destiny, oxymel increased the bile,
     and oil of almonds was producing dryness.
     From [giving] myrobalan constipation resulted, relaxation ceased;
     And water fed the flames, like naphtha.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

3. (archaic) seizure, taking possession of

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَبْض (qabz), from Arabic قَبْض (qabḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qəbz/
• Rhymes: -əbz

Noun

قَبْض • (qabz) m (Hindi spelling क़ब्ज़)

1. constipation
2. capture, seizure

Declension

Declension of قبض
	singular	plural
direct	قَبْض (qabz)	قَبْض (qabz)
oblique	قَبْض (qabz)	قَبْضوں (qabzõ)
vocative	قَبْض (qabz)	قَبْضو (qabzo)

References

• “قبض”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قبض”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.