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جنق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 جَنَقُوا جنق جنقوا , aor. جَنِقَ , (IAar, K,) inf. n. جَنْقٌ; (IAar, TA;) and ↓ جنّقوا, inf. n. تَجْنِيقٌ; (AZ, K;) They cast stones of [or with ] the مَنْجَنِيق: (K, * TA:) and ↓ مَجْنَقُوا, (K,) or مَجْنَقُوا مَنْجَنِيقًا [app. meaning they constructed a منجنيق], (Lth, TA,) is said by such as hold the م to be radical; (K;) or it may be that the م is augmentative, and that the verb is [denominative,] similar to تَمَسْكَنَ from مِسْكِينٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- جَنَقُونَا بِالمَنْجَنِيقِ They cast at us with the منجنيق: mentioned by El-Fárisee on the authority of AZ. (M.) An Arab of the desert, in describing the wars of his people, said, تَارَةً نُجْنَقْ وَأُخْرَى نُرْشَقْ [ One time we are cast at with the منجنيق, and another we are shot at with arrows ]: (S, * M:) also mentioned by El-Fárisee. (M.)

Derived headwords

جَنَقُواverb
  1. 1.
مَجْنَقُوا مَنْجَنِيقًا
جَنَقُونَا بِالمَنْجَنِيقِ
تَارَةً نُجْنَقْ وَأُخْرَى نُرْشَقْ