قطب

Meaning

Verb

1. to gather, to collect, to bind together, to contract, to concentrate at one point
2. (obsolete) to mix the wine, to fill it into its vessels in a blended state

Noun

1. axis, axle
2. pivot, hub
3. pole
4. (plural-normally) leader, authority, leading personality, celebrity

Noun

verbal noun of قَطَبَ (qaṭaba) (form I)

Noun

puncture-vine (Tribulus spp.)

Concepts

pole

Onobrychis

draw together

frown

gib

grimace

leader

axis

pull a face

scowl

sew

stitch

make a face

concentrate

Synonyms

تجهّم

خيط

رأس

رئيس

زعيم

عبس

قائد

كشر

هادي

كشّر

لوى قسمات وجهه لاضحاك الآخرين

Translations

Pol

polo

πόλος

Onobrychis

pôle

Onobrychis

Onobrychis

Onobrychis

Onobrychis

pivot

leader

grimace

Etymology

From the root ق ط ب (q ṭ b). The plant-name is suspect of an old Aramaic loan, preceding dissimilated Classical Syriac ܩܘܽܪܛܒܳܐ (qurṭəḇā) and ܛܘܽܪܒܳܐ (ṭurṭəḇā) (and ܩܘܽܛܒܳܐ (quṭəḇā), ܩܘܽܛܒܬܳܐ (quṭəḇtā, “puncture-vine”), possibly Arabisms), however already with the meaning specification, but agreeing with Biblical Hebrew קֹטֶב (qōṭəḇ), קֶטֶב (qeṭeḇ, “thorn”). Compare رَتَم (ratam) for a similar constellation.