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جنق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the components and actions related to a mangonel or catapult. It describes the stones used, the people operating it, and the act of launching projectiles with such a device.

Derived headwords

الجَنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Mangonel stonesclassical

    The stones used as projectiles for a mangonel or catapult.

الجَنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Operators of mangonelsclassical

    Those who are in charge of operating or managing a mangonel.

جَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To operate a mangonelclassical

    To use a mangonel, specifically to launch stones with it.

جَنَقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Operation of a mangonelclassical

    The act or process of operating a mangonel, particularly launching stones.

يُجَنِّقُونverb
  1. 1.
    They operate mangonelsclassical

    The present tense form indicating the action of operating mangonels.

جَنَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    To launch with a mangonelclassical

    To throw or launch something, specifically using a mangonel.

تَجْنِيقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Launching with a mangonelclassical

    The act of launching projectiles with a mangonel.

مُجَنَّقnoun
  1. 1.
    Mangonelclassical

    A type of siege engine or catapult used for launching projectiles.

جَنَقَnoun
  1. 1.
    Mangonelclassical

    Another term for a mangonel or catapult.

Parallel reading

الجنق، بضم الجيم والنون: حجارة المنجنيق.
Al-janq, with damma on the jim and nun: the stones of the mangonel.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: الجنق أصحاب تدبير المنجنيق.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-janq are the operators of the mangonel.
يقال: جنقوا يجنقون جنقا.
It is said: They operated, they operate, operating.
حكى الفارسي عن أبي زيد: جنقونا بالمنجنيق تجنيقا أي رمونا بأحجارها.
Al-Farisi narrated from Abu Zayd: They launched us with the mangonel, a launching, meaning they threw stones at us with it.
ويقال: مجنق المنجنيق وجنق.
And it is said: The mangonel is majnaq and janq.
وقيل لأعرابي: كيف كانت حروبكم؟
And an Arab was asked: How were your wars?
قال: كانت بيننا حروب عون، تفقأ فيها العيون، فتارة نجنق، وأخرى نرشق.
He said: There were wars between us that blinded the eyes, so sometimes we launched with mangonels, and other times we shot arrows.