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قرع

“قرع” is an Arabic word. Its 18 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to cudgel, to driveback with a stick
  2. to beat the drum, to ring, to clink
  3. to reproach, to impugn the character of
  4. to cover (a mare) (of a stallion)
  5. to cast lots
  6. to be the winner in casting lots
  7. to ring, to jingle
  8. to creak, to crunch
  9. to itch, to cause remorse
  10. to accept advice
  11. to conquer in throwing the javelin or spear
  12. to be empty, deserted, bare
  13. to be bald
  14. to cuss, to reprimand
  15. to percuss, to ring, to drum

noun

  1. button, pustule, itch, rash
  2. pumpkin, gourd
  3. chemical retort

Etymology

From ق ر ع (q r ʕ), ranging in semantics from casting lots and sortition with sticks or arrow-shafts to casting the whip and otherwise preceding rough.

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