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حندق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

حَنْدَقُوقٌ حندقوق , (S, K, &c.,) mentioned by J and Sgh in art. حدق; but IB says that it belongs to the present art., the ن being a radical letter; and thus Sb mentions it as an epithet, in a sense explained below; (TA;) and حِنْدَقُوقٌ (Sh, K) and حَنْدَقُوقٌ (TA) and ↓ حَنْدَقُوقَى, (K,) allowed by Sh, but disallowed by J, (TA,) and ↓ حَنْدَقَوْقَى and ↓ حِنْدَ قُوقَى and ↓ حِنْدَ قَوْقَى (K) and ↓ حَنْدُ قُوقَى; (TA;) [The herb lotus, melilot, sweet trefoil, or bird's-foot-trefoil; so in the present day;] a certain plant; (S;) a certain herb, or leguminous plant, (K,) resembling fresh, or green, فَثّ [q. v.]; (TA;) i. q. ذُرَقٌ: (S, K:) a Nabathæan name, arabicized. (S.) -A2- Also the first, A tall man, incompact, or incongruous, in make, (Ibn-Es-Serráj, K,) like him who is مَجْنُون [or insane ]; (Ibn-Es-Serráj, TA;) or, as some say, like the أَحْمَق [or foolish, or stupid, &c.]: (TA:) or it signifies also i. q. حدق. (K.) And One who turns about the eyes; or who does so much, or frequently. (AO, Az, K.) [But in this sense it belongs to art. حَنْدَقُوقَى.]

Derived headwords

حَنْدَقُوقٌ
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