عتق

عِتْقٌ ذ [mentioned above as an inf. n. and also as a simple subst. (see 1)] i. q. نَجَابَةٌ [app. as a quality of a horse and the like, meaning Generousness, excellence, or swiftness: see 1, first and second sentences]. (K.) ― -b2- And i. q. كَرَمٌ [ Generousness, generosity, or nobility ]; (S, Mgh, O, K;) as in the saying, مَا أَبْيَنَ العِتْقَ فِى وَجْهِ فُلَانٍ [ How manifest is generousness, &c., in the face of such a one! ]. (S, O.) ― -b3- And i. q. شَرَفٌ [ Highness, or eminence, of rank or condition ]. (K.) ― -b4- Also Beauty, or comeliness. (S, O, K.) ― -b5- And The state, or condition, of freedom; contr. of slavery. (S, O, K.) ― -b6- [And Oldness: in which sense,] accord. to some, عِتْقٌ and ↓ عُتْقٌ relate to inanimate things, as wine and dates; and قِدَمٌ relates to inanimate things and also to animals. (L, K.) -A2- Also, and ↓ عُتُقٌ, A species of trees from which Arabian bows are made: (AHn, K: *) the name being meant to imply the excellence of the bow [made therefrom]. (AHn.)