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يقظ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

يَقِظٌ ذ and ↓ يَقْظٌ and ↓ يَقْظَانٌ A man waking, or awake: not sleeping: (K:) or the last has this signification; (S, Msb;) and its fem. is يَقْظَى: (O, Msb, K:) the pl. (K, &c.) of the first (IB, Msb) and second, (IB,) or of the first only, for the second has no broken pl., because of the rareness of فَعُلٌ as the measure of an epithet, (Sb, TA,) is أَيْقَاظٌ, (Sb, IB, Msb, K,) which is applied to women as well as to men; (O;) and the pl. of يقظان is يِقَاظٌ; (IB;) and the pl. of يقظى is يَقَاظَى. (K.) ― -b2- And the first (ISk, S, Msb) and ↓ second (ISk, S) (tropical:) A man vigilant, wary, cautious, or in a state of preparation; (S, Msb;) having his attention roused: (S:) and intelligent: (Msb:) or a man having his attention much roused, very vigilant, and possessing knowledge and intelligence. (ISk.) [In the TA, each of these two epithets is said to be after the manner of the rel. n.; but they are both part. ns. from يَقِظَ as syn. with تيقّظ.] You say also, الفِكْرِ ↓ رَجُلٌ يَقْظَانُ and ↓ مُتَيَقِّظُهُ and يَقِظُهُ and ↓ يَقُظُهُ (tropical:) [ A man vigilant in mind ]. (TA.) And اـِنَّ فُلَانٌ لَيَقِظٌ (assumed tropical:) [ Verily such a one is vigilant; not dull, heavy, or listless; lit.] light in head. (AA.)

Derived headwords

يَقِظٌ
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اـِنَّ فُلَانٌ لَيَقِظٌ