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هقع

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to circular marks or patterns, particularly on animals, and by extension, celestial bodies. It also encompasses concepts of immobility, stubbornness, and a specific type of sound.

Derived headwords

الهقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    circular mark on a horseclassical

    A circular mark in the middle of a horse's chest or its width, considered desirable.

  2. 2.
    ominous mark on an animalclassical

    A circular mark on the side of certain animals, considered unlucky and disliked.

  3. 3.
    constellation (Al-Huq'ah)classical

    Three bright stars close together above the shoulder of Orion, or the head of Orion, resembling tripods. It is a lunar mansion.

  4. 4.
    three divorcesclassical

    Figuratively, three divorces, referencing the three stars of Al-Huq'ah.

هقعverb
  1. 1.
    to be marked (Al-Huq'ah)classical

    To have the mark of Al-Huq'ah, referring to an animal with this specific mark.

مهقوعadjective
  1. 1.
    marked with Al-Huq'ahclassical

    An animal possessing the mark of Al-Huq'ah, which was believed to be unbeatable.

الهقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who leans backclassical

    Someone who leans back or lies down a lot among people, characterized by laziness or idleness.

الهكعةnoun
  1. 1.
    lazy personclassical

    A foolish person who, when seated, hardly moves; also used for a lazy person.

  2. 2.
    sluggish camelclassical

    A camel whose hindquarters have become relaxed, making it sluggish.

هكعتverb
  1. 1.
    to be sluggishclassical

    The camel became sluggish due to relaxation of its hindquarters.

هقعتverb
  1. 1.
    to fall from eagernessclassical

    A female camel falls down from eagerness when she desires the male.

اهتقعهverb
  1. 1.
    to hinder someoneclassical

    To hinder, immobilize, or prevent someone from achieving honor and goodness.

  2. 2.
    to mount a femaleclassical

    A male animal mounts a female animal that has not yet been mounted.

  3. 3.
    to make lie downclassical

    To make a female animal lie down, then mount her.

  4. 4.
    to return toclassical

    To return to a feverish patient, making the fever worse.

  5. 5.
    to affectclassical

    Anything that returns to you or affects you.

تهقعتverb
  1. 1.
    to lie downclassical

    A female animal lies down.

  2. 2.
    to become arousedclassical

    Sheep become sexually aroused.

  3. 3.
    to come all togetherclassical

    To come all together, referring to a group arriving.

  4. 4.
    to become arrogantclassical

    To become arrogant or haughty.

الهيقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of strikingclassical

    The sound of striking a hard object against a similar one, like metal on metal.

  2. 2.
    sound of swordsclassical

    The sound of swords clashing in battle.

  3. 3.
    sound of choppingclassical

    The sound of striking with an axe from above, like chopping wood.

اهتقعverb
  1. 1.
    color changedclassical

    One's color changed due to fear or fright (used in passive voice).

الهقاعnoun
  1. 1.
    stuporclassical

    A state of stupor or daze affecting a person due to worry or illness.

Parallel reading

إذا عرق المهقوع بالمرء أنعظت ... حليلته، وازداد حرا عجانها
When the marked one sweats on a man, his wife becomes aroused... and her private parts grow hotter.
قد يركب المهقوع من لست مثله، ... وقد يركب المهقوع زوج حصان
The marked one, unlike whom you are not, may be mounted... And the marked one may mount a stallion's mate.
يكفيك منها هقعة الجوزاء
Al-Huq'ah of Orion is sufficient for you from it (referring to divorces).
إنه لهكعة نكعة
He is indeed a lazy, stubborn fellow.
اهتكعه عرق سوء واهتقعه واهتنعه واختضعه وارتكسه إذا تعقله وأقعده عن بلوغ الشرف والخير
A bad lineage hindered him, immobilized him, held him back, prevented him, and made him sit down, meaning it tied him up and kept him from reaching honor and goodness.
الهكعة الناقة التي استرخت من الضبعة
Al-Hak'ah is the camel that has become relaxed from the male.
هقعت الناقة هقعا، فهي هقعة، وهي التي إذا أرادت الفحل وقعت من شدة الضبعة
The camel fell down from eagerness, so she is a haqa'ah, and she is the one who, when she desires the male, falls down from the intensity of her desire.
الاهتقاع: مسانة الفحل الناقة التي لم تضبع
Al-Ihtiqa': The male's mounting of a female camel that has not yet been mounted.
سان الفحل الناقة حتى اهتقعها يتقوعها ثم يعيسها
The stallion mounted the she-camel until he mounted her, then he mounted her, then he covered her.
اهتقع لونه: تغير من خوف أو فزع
His color changed: it changed from fear or fright.
الضرب هيقعة
The striking is a hayqa'ah (sound).