قُرْطٌ

[An ear-ring, or ear-drop;] i. q. شَنْفٌ: (K:) or the thing that is suspended to the lobe of the ear; (S, Mgh, Msb, K, TA;) such as a silver bead fashioned like a pearl, or a pendant of gold; the شنف being that which is in the upper part of the ear: (TA:) plural [of pauc.] أَقْرِطَةٌ (Mgh, Msb) and أَقْرَاطٌ, (K,) and [of mult.] قِرَطَةٌ (S, Mgh, Msb, K) and قِرَاطٌ (S, K) and قُرُوطٌ. (K.) It is said in a proverb, خُذْهُ وَلَوْ بِقُرْطَى مَارِيَةَ [Take thou it, although by means of giving for it the two earrings of Máriyeh]; (TA, S, K, in article مرى;) i. e., take thou it at all events: (K in article مرى:) this Máriyeh, respecting whom authors differ, was the first Arab woman who wore ear-rings, and her ear-rings are said to have been of great value. (TA.)

القُرْطُ (tropical:) The Pleiades (الثُّرَيَّا): so called by way of comparison. (TA.)

-A2- A certain plant, like the رُطُبَة [or رَطْبَة, a species of trefoil, or clover], except that it is superior in size, or quality, to the latter, (AHn, K,) and larger in the leaves, fed upon by horses and the like; (AHn, TA;) in Persian شَبْذَر [or شَبْدَر]. (AHn, K.) [See بِرْسِيمٌ.]