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دلق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root 'دلق' primarily relates to the concept of rapid, forceful, or uninhibited emergence, protrusion, or movement. This can apply to physical objects like swords or bodily contents, as well as abstract concepts like advances, raids, or floods.

Derived headwords

اِنْدَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to emerge rapidlyboth

    To come out or emerge quickly and forcefully from a confined space or position.

  2. 2.
    to advance rapidlyboth

    To move forward quickly, especially in a group or ahead of others.

  3. 3.
    to protrudeboth

    To extend outward or become prominent, often due to relaxation or being pushed out.

  4. 4.
    to burst forthboth

    Used for natural phenomena like floods or armies suddenly appearing and overwhelming.

اندلق السيف من غمده — The sword emerged rapidly from its sheath.
اندلق بين أصحابه — He advanced rapidly among his companions.
اندلق بطنه — His belly protruded.
اندلق السيل على القوم — The flood burst forth upon the people.
دَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to emerge quicklyclassical

    To come out of a place swiftly, often with a sense of being expelled or released.

  2. 2.
    to open forcefullyclassical

    To open a door with a strong, sudden motion.

  3. 3.
    to launch a raidclassical

    To initiate or carry out a swift and forceful military raid.

دلق السيف من غمده — The sword emerged rapidly from its sheath.
دلق بابه دلقا — He opened his door forcefully.
أَدْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to emergeboth

    To make something come out or emerge, often by pushing or expelling it.

  2. 2.
    to expelboth

    To force something out of its place, such as the cold expelling someone.

أدلقه هو ودلقته أنا دلقا — He made it emerge, and I made it emerge.
وقد أدلقني البرد أي أخرجني — And the cold had expelled me, meaning it had forced me out.
دَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid emergenceclassical

    The act of emerging or coming out quickly from a place.

  2. 2.
    forceful openingclassical

    A strong and sudden opening, especially of a door.

  3. 3.
    a small creatureclassical

    A small, Persian-derived creature.

دلق السيف من غمده — The sword's rapid emergence from its sheath.
دلق بابه دلقا — He opened his door forcefully.
دَلَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    emergingclassical

    Describing something that is emerging or coming out rapidly.

  2. 2.
    advancingclassical

    Describing something that is moving forward quickly.

كالسيف، من جفن السلاح، الدالق — Like a sword, from the sheath of arms, emerging.
دَلُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothly exitingclassical

    Describing a sword that easily and quickly slides out of its sheath without being drawn.

  2. 2.
    forceful raidclassical

    Describing a raid that is intense and has a strong impact.

  3. 3.
    rapidly movingclassical

    Describing horses that move quickly and in succession.

سيف دلوق — A sword that exits smoothly.
غارة دلوق — A forceful raid.
دَلِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothly exitingclassical

    Similar to 'دلوق', describing a sword that easily slides out of its sheath.

دَلْقَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    toothless from ageclassical

    Describing an old female camel whose teeth have fallen out due to age, causing her to spill water when drinking.

معها شارف دلقاء — She had with her an old female camel with broken teeth.
دَلْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    toothless old camelclassical

    An old female camel whose teeth have fallen out from extreme age.

  2. 2.
    toothless old animalclassical

    Can also refer to a male animal that has lost its teeth due to old age.

لا دلقم الأسنان بل جلد فتج — Not toothless from age, but with loose skin.
دَلْقَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    toothless from ageclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that has lost its teeth due to extreme old age.

اِنْدِلاقnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid emergenceboth

    The act of emerging or coming out quickly from a place, especially the intestines from the body.

  2. 2.
    advancementboth

    The act of moving forward rapidly or preceding others.

  3. 3.
    sudden onsetboth

    The sudden and overwhelming appearance of something, like a flood or an army.

الاندلاق: التقدم — The rapid emergence: advancing.
فتندلق أقتاب بطنه — So the contents of his belly would emerge.
دَلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful openingclassical

    A strong and sudden opening, particularly of a door.

دلق بابه دلقة — He opened his door with a forceful opening.
دَلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid emergenceclassical

    The act of emerging or coming out quickly.

  2. 2.
    forceful raidclassical

    A swift and intense raid.

دلقت الخيل دلوقا — The horses emerged rapidly.
دَالِقadjective
  1. 1.
    emergingclassical

    Something that is emerging or coming out quickly.

  2. 2.
    advancingclassical

    Something that is moving forward rapidly.

واحدها دالق ودلوق — Its singular is 'daliq' and 'duluq'.
دَلْقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a small creatureclassical

    A small creature, of Persian origin.

دَلْقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    exhaustionclassical

    A state of being exhausted from thirst and fatigue.

جاء وقد دلق لجامه — He came, and his harness was loose (meaning he was exhausted).

Parallel reading

الاندلاق: التقدم.
The rapid emergence: advancing.
وكل ما ندر خارجا، فقد اندلق.
And anything that came out unusually, has emerged rapidly.
الدلق، مجزوم، خروج الشيء من مخرجه سريعا.
Al-dalk, with a sukoon, is the rapid exit of a thing from its exit point.
يقال: دلق السيف من غمده إذا سقط وخرج من غير أن يسل؛
It is said: the sword emerged from its sheath if it fell out and came out without being drawn;
كالسيف، من جفن السلاح، الدالق
Like a sword, from the sheath of arms, the emerging one
دلق السيف من غمده دلقا ودلوقا واندلق، كلاهما: استرخى وخرج سريعا من غير استلال،
The sword emerged from its sheath 'dalkan' and 'dulūkan' and 'indallaqa', both meaning: it relaxed and came out quickly without being drawn,
وكذلك إذا انشق جفنه وخرج منه.
And likewise if its sheath split and it came out of it.
وأدلقه هو ودلقته أنا دلقا إذا أزلقته من غمده.
And he made it emerge, and I made it emerge 'dalkan' if I slid it from its sheath.
وسيف دالق ودلوق إذا كان سلس الخروج من غمده يخرج من غير سل، وهو أجود السيوف وأخلصها؛
And a 'daliq' and 'duluq' sword is one that is smooth to exit from its sheath, coming out without being drawn, and it is the finest and purest of swords;
وكل سابق متقدم، فهو دالق.
And every forerunner that advances, it is 'daliq'.
واندلق بين أصحابه: سبق فمضى.
And he emerged among his companions: he preceded and went forth.
واندلق بطنه: استرخى وخرج متقدما.
And his belly protruded: it relaxed and came out forward.
وطعنه فاندلقت أقتاب بطنه: خرجت أمعاؤه.
And I stabbed him, and the contents of his belly emerged: his intestines came out.
يؤتى بالرجل يوم القيامة فيلقى في النار فتندلق أقتاب بطنه ؛
A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into the Fire, and the contents of his belly will emerge;
الاندلاق خروج الشيء من مكانه، يريد خروج أمعائه من جوفه؛
Al-indilāq is the emergence of a thing from its place, meaning the emergence of his intestines from his gut;
ومننه الحديث: جئت وقد أدلقني البرد أي أخرجني.
And from it is the Hadith: I came, and the cold had expelled me, meaning it had forced me out.
واندلق السيل على القوم أي هجم، واندلقت الخيل.
And the flood emerged upon the people, meaning it attacked, and the horses emerged.
وخيل دلق أي مندلقة شديدة الدفعة؛
And 'daliq' horses, meaning emerging, with a strong push;
قال طرفة يصف خيلا: دلق في غارة مسفوحة، ... كرعال الطير أسرابا تمر
Tarafah said, describing horses: 'Daliq' in a widespread raid, ... like flocks of birds passing in groups
واندلق الباب إذا كان ينصفق إذا فتح لا يثبت مفتوحا.
And the door emerged/opened suddenly if it swung open when opened and did not stay open.
ودلق بابه دلقا: فتحه فتحا شديدا.
And he opened his door 'dalkan': he opened it with a strong opening.
وغارة دلق ودلوق: شديدة الدفع؛
And a 'daliq' and 'duluq' raid: with a strong push;
والغارة: الخيل المغيرة، وقد دلقوا عليهم الغارة أي شنوها.
And the raid: the raiding horses, and they launched the raid upon them, meaning they carried it out.
ويقال للخيل: وقد اندلقت إذا خرجت فأسرعت السير.
And it is said of horses: they have emerged ('indallaqat') if they went out and hastened their pace.
ويقال: دلقت الخيل دلوقا إذا خرجت متتابعة، فهي خيل دلق، واحدها دالق ودلوق؛
And it is said: the horses emerged 'dulūkan' if they went out in succession, so they are 'daliq' horses, their singular is 'daliq' and 'duluq';
وكان يقال لعمارة بن زيد العبسي أخي الربيع بن زياد دالق لكثرة غاراته.
And Amarah ibn Zayd al-Absi, brother of al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad, was called 'Daliq' due to the frequency of his raids.
ودلق الغارة إذا قدمها وبثها.
And he launched the raid if he advanced it and spread it.
ويقال: وبيناهم آمنون إذ دلق عليهم السيل.
And it is said: While they were secure, the flood suddenly emerged upon them.
ويقال: أدلقت المخة من قصبة العظم فاندلقت.
And it is said: The marrow was expelled from the bone's shaft, and it emerged.
ويقال: دلق البعير شقشقته يدلقها دلقا إذا أخرجها فاندلقت؛
And it is said: The camel expelled its dewlap, expelling it 'dalkan' if it brought it out and it emerged;
يدلق مثل الحرمي الوافر، ... من شدقمي سبط المشافر
It expels like a full waterskin, ... from the sides of its broad lips
والدلوق والدلقاء: الناقة التي تتكسر أسنانها من الكبر فتمج الماء؛
And 'al-duluq' and 'al-dalkā'' are the she-camel whose teeth break from old age, so she spills water;
تَحْمِلُ الأَعْبَاءَ مِنْ عَهْدِ إِرَمٍ
Carrying burdens from the time of Iram.
معها شارف دلقاء أي متكسرة الأسنان لكبرها، فإذا شربت الماء سقط من فيها،
With her was an old she-camel with broken teeth due to her age, so when she drank water, it fell from her mouth,
وهي الدلقم والدلقم؛
And she is 'al-dalkam' and 'al-dalkam';
لاهم إن كنت قبلت حجتج، فلا يزال شاحج يأتيك بج أقمر نهاز ينزي وفرتج، لا دلقم الأسنان بل جلد فتج
O Allah, if you have accepted my argument, then may a neighing, bright-faced, vigorous, and strong stallion continually come to you, not toothless from age but with loose skin.
يقال للناقة بعد البزول شارف ثم عوزم ثم لطلط ثم جحمرش ثم جعماء ثم دلقم إذا سقطت أضراسها هرما؛
It is said of a she-camel after she has calved: 'sharif', then 'awāzim', then 'latlāṭ', then 'jaḥmarsh', then 'ja'mā', then 'dalkam' when her molars fall out from old age;
والدلقم، بالكسر، والميم زائدة، كما قالوا للدقعاء دقعم وللدرداء دردم.
And 'al-dalkam', with a kasra, and the 'm' is extra, as they said 'dak'am' for 'daq'ā'' and 'dardam' for 'dardā''.
وجاء وقد دلق لجامه أي وهو مجهود من العطش والإعياء.
And he came, and his harness was loose ('daliqa'), meaning he was exhausted from thirst and fatigue.
والدلق، بالتحريك: دويبة، فارسي معرب.
And 'al-dalk', with harakah, is a small creature, an Arabized Persian word.