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جوق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to groups of people or animals acting together, often with a sense of being mixed or unruly. It also extends to describe physical characteristics like a thick neck or a facial inclination.

Derived headwords

الجَوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixed group of shepherdsclassical

    A mixed group of shepherds whose affairs are unified.

  2. 2.
    Flock of shepherdsclassical

    A flock of shepherds whose affairs are unified.

  3. 3.
    Group of peopleboth

    A group or crowd of people.

الجَوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Inclination of the faceclassical

    A slant or inclination in the face.

الأَجْوَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick-neckedclassical

    Having a thick or stout neck.

  2. 2.
    Inclined faceclassical

    Having a facial inclination or slant.

  3. 3.
    Inclined jawclassical

    Describing a jaw that is inclined or crooked.

جَوَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be inclinedclassical

    To have an inclination or slant, referring to the face or jaw.

أَجْوَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Inclinedclassical

    Describing something that is inclined or slanted, particularly the face or jaw.

جَوْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of أجوقclassical

    The plural form of 'ajwaq', referring to those with inclined jaws.

Parallel reading

كل خليط من الرعاء أمرهم واحد
Every mixed group of shepherds whose affairs are unified.
الجوق كل قطيع من الرعاة أمرهم واحد
The jawq is every flock of shepherds whose affairs are unified.
الجوق القطيع من الرعاء
The jawq is the flock of shepherds.
الجوق أيضا: الجماعة من الناس
The jawq is also: the group of people.
والأجوق: الغليظ العنق
And al-ajwaq: the thick-necked.
الجوق ميل في الوجه
The jawq is an inclination in the face.
يقال في وجهه شدف وجوق أي ميل
It is said of his face: 'shadf' and 'jawq', meaning an inclination.
وقد جوق يجوق، فهو أجوق وجوق
And he has inclined, he inclines, so he is ajwaq and jawq.
عدو أجوق الفك أي مائل الشق
An enemy with an ajwaq jaw, meaning an inclined side.
وجمعه جوقة
And its plural is jawqah.