قارية

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ر ي (q-r-y)

Noun

قَارِيَة • (qāriya) f

  1. village as opposed to desert
    Antonym: بَادِيَة (bādiya)
Declension
Descendants
  • Catalan: alqueria

Etymology 2

Root
ق ر و (q-r-w)

Noun

قَارِيَة • (qāriya) f (plural قَوَارٍ (qawārin), plural construct state قَوَارِي (qawārī)) (obsolete)

  1. a kind of bird that is observed because it is believed to announce rain
  2. someone who is followed because the follower hopes gain from it
Declension

Adjective

قَارِّيَّة • (qārriyya) f

  1. feminine singular of قَارِّيّ (qārriyy)
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