دلق

دَلُوقٌ دلوق A sword that comes forth easily from its scabbard; as also ↓ دَالِقٌ (S, K) and ↓ دَلِقٌ (IDrd, K) and ↓ دَلْقَاآءُ: (K:) [which last is strange, and requires consideration; being fem., whereas سَيْفٌ (a sword) is masc.:] all, applied to a sword, signify that comes forth from its scabbard without being drawn; and that which does so is the best of swords. (TA.) [For the pl., see what follows.] ― -b2- غَارَةٌ دَلُوقٌ (S, K) and دُلُقٌ, (TA,) and خَيْلٌ دُلُقٌ and ↓ مُنْدَلِقَةٌ, (S,) [ Horsemen making a sudden attack and engaging in conflict, or horsemen urging their horses, and simply horsemen, or horses, ] rushing vehemently: (S, K, TA:) دُلُقٌ is pl. of دَلُوقٌ and of ↓ دَالِقٌ having the same signification. (TA.) -A2- Also, and ↓ دَلْقَاآءُ and ↓ دِلْقِمٌ, with an augmentative م, (S, K,) like as one says دَقْعَاآءُ and دِقْعِمٌ, and دَرْدَاآءُ and دِرْدِمٌ, (S,) and ↓ دِلْقَمٌ, (TA,) A she-camel having her teeth broken by old age (S, K) so that she spirts out water [ after drinking ]. (S, TA.) A poet, cited by Yaakoob, says, لَا سِنَّ لَهَا ↓ شَارِفٌ دَلْقَاآءُ تَحْمِلُ الأَعْبَاآءَ مِنْ عَهْدِ اـِرَمْ [ Old and decrepit, having her teeth broken by old age so that water falls from her mouth when she drinks, having no tooth left, carrying burdens from the time of Irem, i. e. Aram the son of Shem the son of Noah]: and ↓ شَارِفٌ دَلْقَاآءُ occurs in a trad. as meaning having the teeth broken so that water falls from her mouth when she drinks: (TA:) [but] AZ says that one applies to the she-camel, after what is termed بُزُولٌ, the epithet شَارِفٌ; then, عَوْزَمْ; then, لِطْلِطٌ then, جَحْمَرِشٌ; then, جَعْمَاآءُ; and then, ↓دِلْقِمٌ, when having her teeth (أَضْرَاس) fallen out by reason of extreme old age. (S, TA.) [See also art. دلقم.]