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ذقط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sexual intercourse of birds and insects, specifically the act of mating. It also extends to the idea of taking something gradually or a type of small fly.

Derived headwords

ذَقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to mate (bird)classical

    The bird mated with its female.

  2. 2.
    to copulate (insect)classical

    Specifically used for flies when they are mating.

ذَقْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    mating (bird)classical

    The act of a bird mating with its female.

  2. 2.
    copulation (insect)classical

    The act of copulation, specifically applied to flies.

الذَّاقِطadjective
  1. 1.
    copulating (fly)classical

    Describing a fly that is frequently mating.

ذُقْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    small fliesclassical

    A collective noun for small flies, particularly those that enter people's eyes.

الذُّقْطnoun
  1. 1.
    small flyclassical

    A small fly, specifically one found in houses.

  2. 2.
    copulationclassical

    The act of copulation, used synonymously with 'nam' for flies.

تَذَقَّطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to take graduallyclassical

    To take something little by little.

تَذَقُّطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    taking graduallyclassical

    The act of taking something little by little.

تَبَقَّطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to take graduallyclassical

    To take something little by little, used synonymously with 'tadhaqtahu'.

تَبَقُّطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    taking graduallyclassical

    The act of taking something little by little, used synonymously with 'tadhaqutan'.

Parallel reading

ذقط الطائر أنثاه يذقطها ذقطا: سفدها
The bird mated with its female, mating it with a mating: it copulated with it.
خص ثعلب به الذباب وقال: هو إذا نكح
Tha'lab specifically mentioned flies for it, saying: it is when they copulate.
ولم أر أحدا استعمل النكاح في غير نوع الإنسان إلا ثعلبا هاهنا
And I have not seen anyone use 'nikah' (copulation) for any species other than humans, except Tha'lab here.
وقال سيبويه: ذقطها ذقطا وهو النكاح فلا أدري ما عنى من الأنواع لأنه لم يخص منها شيئا
And Sibawayh said: 'dhaqataha dhaqatan' which is 'nikah', but I do not know what he meant by the species because he did not specify any of them.
قال أبو عبيد: ونم الذباب وذقط بمعنى واحد
Abu Ubaid said: 'nam' and 'dhaqt' for flies mean the same thing.
الذاقط الذباب الكثير السفاد
The 'dhaqit' is the fly that copulates frequently.
الذقط ذباب صغير يدخل في عيون الناس
The 'dhuqt' is a small fly that enters people's eyes.
جمعه ذقطان
Its plural is 'dhuqtan'.
يقال تذقطته تذقطا وتبقطته تبقطا إذا أخذته قليلا قليلا
It is said 'tadhiqtahtuhu tadhiqutan' and 'tabaqqattahu tabaqqutan' if you took it little by little.
الطائفي: الذقط وهو الذي يكون في البيوت
Al-Ta'ifi said: 'Al-dhuqt' is that which is found in houses.