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صقغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or dialectal form related to 'صقع' (ṣqʿ), primarily concerning sound, striking, or a specific type of marking or appearance. The provided text is very brief and seems to reference a comparison to a lizard's marking.

Derived headwords

الصقغnoun
  1. 1.
    variant of al-ṣaqʿclassical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling of the word 'al-ṣaqʿ', which itself can refer to a sound, a striking, or a region.

  2. 2.
    lizard's markingclassical

    Specifically, in the context of the provided quote, it refers to a marking or appearance on a lizard, likened to a 'kashyah' (a patch or mark).

الصقعnoun
  1. 1.
    soundboth

    A loud or sharp sound, a cry, or a clap.

  2. 2.
    strikingboth

    The act of striking or hitting.

  3. 3.
    regionboth

    An area, a region, or a territory.

Parallel reading

الصقغ: لغة في الصقع، وقد تقدم
Al-ṣaqgh: A dialectal variant of al-ṣaqʿ, and it has been previously discussed.
قبحت من سالفة ومن صدغ، ... كأنها كشية ضب في صقغ
How ugly is the temple and the side of the head... as if it were a lizard's marking on its flank.
هكذا رواية يونس عن أبي عمرو
This is the narration of Yunus from Abu Amr.
وقال له أبو عمرو: لولا ذلك لم أروهما
And Abu Amr said to him: If it were not for that, I would not have narrated them.
كأنه آنس من يونس توحشا من هذا
As if he sensed from Yunus a reluctance or aversion to this.