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حدرق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to thinness or a watery consistency, particularly in the context of food or liquids. It describes a type of thin gruel or soup, contrasting it with thicker preparations.

Derived headwords

حَدْرَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thin gruelclassical

    A type of thin gruel or soup, characterized by its watery consistency.

  2. 2.
    thinnessclassical

    A quality of being thin or watery, likened to the droppings of birds.

حَدْرَقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thin gruelclassical

    A specific type of thin gruel or soup, mentioned as being thinner than other preparations like 'khazira' and 'harira'.

Parallel reading

السخينة دقيق يلقى على ماء أو على لبن فيطبخ ثم يؤكل بتمر أو يحسى وهو الحساء
As-sakhina is flour thrown onto water or milk, then cooked, then eaten with dates or sipped, and it is the soup.
وهي السخونة أيضا وهي النفيتة والحدرقة والخزيرة والحريرة أرق منها
It is also as-sukhoonah, and it is an-nafeetah, and al-hadraqah, and al-khazeerah, and al-hareerah is thinner than it.
يا أمياه أنفيتة تتخذ أم حدرقة؟
O my mother, do you make an-nafeetah or al-hadraqah?
والحدرقة: مثل زرق الطير في الرقة
And al-hadraqah: like the droppings of birds in its thinness.