ق و ض

see 2: and see also 1 in art. قيض.

, (S, A, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَقْوِيضٌ, (Msb, K,) He demolished it; destroyed it; threw it down; namely a building; as also ↓ قَاضَهُ, (K,) aor. يَقُوضُ, inf. n. قَوْضٌ: (TA:) or he took it to pieces, without demolishing or destroying or throwing down; (S, A, Msb, K;) namely a building, (S, A, Msb,) and a tent. (A:) or he pulled up, or out, its poles, or pieces of wood, and its tentropes: (IDrd, K:) or he pulled it up, and removed it; namely a tent. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] قوّض الصُّفُوفَ, and المَجَالِسَ, (A, TA,) (tropical:) He separated, or dispersed, the ranks, and the assemblies. (TA.) ― -b3- [Hence also,] بَنَى فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ قَوَّضَ [lit. Such a one built, then demolished, or took to pieces]; i. e. (tropical:) did well, then did ill. (A, TA.)

It (a house, and a tent, TA) became demolished, destroyed, or thrown down; (S * in art. قيض; and K;) and in like manner تقوّز; (TA;) as also ↓ انقاض [which see also in art. قيض]: (K; and in a copy of the S in art. قيض:) or it was, or became, taken to pieces, without being demolished or destroyed or thrown down: (A, TA:) and ↓ انقاضت, said of a well (بيأْر), it fell; fell in ruins, or to pieces; or collapsed. (Msb: see also art. قيض.) ― -b2- [Hence,] تقوّض المَجْلِسُ, (A,) and تقوّضت الحِلَقُ, (S, TA,) and الصَّفُوفُ, (S, Msb, TA,) (tropical:) [The assembly, and] the rings of men, (S, TA,) and the ranks, became separated, or dispersed. (S, Msb, * TA.) ― -b3- Also, (assumed tropical:) He (a man, K, and a bird, Az, TA) came and went, (Az, K, TA,) and would not be still, or remain at rest. (Az, TA.)

see 5, in two places.

This is for that, as a substitute for a substitute. (K.) And هُمَا قَوْضَانِ [They two are substitutes, each for the other]: mentioned by Sgh: but Z says, هما قَيْضَانِ [q. v. in art. قيض]: (TA:) or both signify they are exchangers, each with the other. (JK.)

Anything demolished, destroyed, or thrown down: [&c.: see 2.] (TA.)