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تقق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes falling, descending, or rapid movement downwards. It also encompasses the idea of intense or violent motion, and in a figurative sense, can refer to a sunken appearance.

Derived headwords

التقتقةnoun
  1. 1.
    falling downwardsclassical

    The act of falling from a high place to a low place in an irregular manner.

  2. 2.
    rapid movementclassical

    Swiftness and intensity of travel or movement.

  3. 3.
    agitationclassical

    General movement or commotion.

تتقتقverb
  1. 1.
    to fall downclassical

    To fall from a high place to a low place, often in an irregular or uncontrolled manner.

  2. 2.
    to descendclassical

    To move downwards, especially from a mountain or elevated terrain.

تقتقverb
  1. 1.
    to fallclassical

    To descend or fall, particularly in a rapid or uncontrolled manner.

  2. 2.
    to sink inclassical

    To become sunken or hollowed, referring to the eye.

الذوحnoun
  1. 1.
    violent travelclassical

    A description of travel that is violent and forceful.

الطملnoun
  1. 1.
    violent travelclassical

    Similar to 'al-dhuḥ', it describes a violent and intense manner of travel.

نقنقتverb
  1. 1.
    to sink inclassical

    To become sunken or hollowed, specifically used for the eye.

نقانقadjective
  1. 1.
    sunkenclassical

    Describing eyes that are sunken or hollowed.

Parallel reading

الهوي من فوق إلى أسفل على غير طريق
To fall from above to below in an irregular manner.
وقد تتقتق
And it may fall irregularly.
وتتقتق من الجبل وفي الجبل: انحدر
And to descend from the mountain and within the mountain: to go down.
والتقتقة: سرعة السير وشدته
And 'al-taqtqah' means swiftness and intensity of travel.
الذوح سير عنيف؛ وكذلك الطمل والتقتقة
'Al-dhuḥ' is violent travel; likewise 'al-ṭaml' and 'al-taqtqah'.
التقتقة الحركة
'Al-taqtqah' means movement.
تقتق هبط
'Taqtaqa' means to descend.
وتتقتقت عينه غارت
And his eye became sunken.
خوص ذوات أعين نقانق
Palm leaves with sunken eyes.
جبت بها مجهولة السمالق
I traversed with them unknown high lands.