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جرق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of physical appearance, particularly leanness or emaciation, and potentially to a type of bird.

Derived headwords

الجَوْرَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    A male ostrich.

جَرَّاقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Leanclassical

    Describing a person who is very lean or emaciated.

جَلَّاقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Leanclassical

    Describing a person who is very lean or emaciated.

Parallel reading

الجورق الظليم
The jawraq is the male ostrich.
ومن قاله جورف، بالفاء، فقد صحف
And whoever says it jawraf, with a fa', has made an error.
رجل هزيل جراقة غلق
A lean, ill-tempered, and coarse man.
والجراقة والغلق الخلق
And al-jaraqah and al-ghalaq refer to disposition/character.
رجل جلاقة وجراقة
A lean and emaciated man.
وما عليه جلاقة لحم
And there is no flesh upon him.