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ذرق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the excrement of birds, but extends to the act of defecation itself. It also encompasses a specific type of plant and its properties, and metaphorically, the act of speaking ill or defecating upon someone.

Derived headwords

ذَرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecate (bird)both

    The excrement of a bird, specifically its droppings.

  2. 2.
    to defecate (animal/person)classical

    Used metaphorically for animals like lions and foxes, and by extension, for humans.

ذَرْقnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementboth

    The droppings or excrement of a bird.

  2. 2.
    excrement (specific)classical

    Specifically, the droppings of the Houbara bustard.

  3. 3.
    plantboth

    A plant resembling purslane or mustard, also known as 'handaqooq'.

ذَرَقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    act of defecatingboth

    The act or process of defecating, particularly by a bird.

أَذْرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateboth

    To defecate, used for birds and sometimes metaphorically for other animals.

  2. 2.
    to apply kohlclassical

    To apply kohl to the eyes, as in 'tadharaqat fulanah bil-kuhl'.

ذُرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementclassical

    The substance of bird droppings.

ذَرَقَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to speak ill ofclassical

    To speak ill of someone or to insult them, implying a metaphorical defecation upon them.

خَذَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecate (intensely)classical

    To defecate, with the implication of intensity, considered stronger than 'dharq'.

تَذَرَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to apply kohlclassical

    To apply kohl to the eyes, used for women.

حَنْدَقُوقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameboth

    A plant known as 'handaqooq', identified with 'dharq'. It has a pleasant fragrance and grows in low-lying, wet areas.

ذَرْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single plantclassical

    A single unit or plant of the 'dharq' or 'handaqooq' plant.

مُذَرَّقadjective
  1. 1.
    mixed with excrementclassical

    Said of milk that has been mixed with or contaminated by excrement.

مُذْرِقadjective
  1. 1.
    mixed with excrementclassical

    An alternative form for milk mixed with excrement.

Parallel reading

ذرق الطائر: خرؤه.
The bird's 'dharq': its excrement.
وذرق الطائر يذرق ويذرق ذرقا، وأذرق: خذق بسلحه وذرق
And the bird defecates, it defecates and defecates a defecation, and it has defecated; it passed its droppings and defecated.
وقد يستعار في السبع والثعلب؛ أنشد اللحياني: إلا تلك الثعالب قد توالت ... علي، وحالفت عرجا ضباعا لتأكلني، فمر لهن لحمي، ... فأذرق من حذاري أو أتاعا
And it may be used metaphorically for a lion and a fox; Al-Lihyani recited: 'Indeed, those foxes have followed me... and allied with limping hyenas to eat me, so my flesh passed for them... and he defecated out of fear or to be given a young one.'
واسم ذلك الشيء الذراق؛ عن أبي زيد.
And the name of that thing is 'dharāq'; from Abu Zayd.
فقال حسان بن ثابت لما سأله عمر، رضي الله عنه، عن هجاء الحطيئة للزبرقان بقوله: دع المكارم لا ترحل لبغيتها، ... واقعد فإنك أنت الطاعم الكاسي ما هجاه بل ذرق عليه.
So Hassan bin Thabit said when Al-Hutay'ah insulted Al-Zibriqan by saying: 'Leave noble deeds, do not travel for their pursuit... sit down, for you are the one who eats and is clothed.' [Hassan said] He did not insult him, but rather he 'dharq' upon him.
والذرق: ذرق الحبارى بسلحه، والخذق أشد من الذرق.
And 'al-dharq': the droppings of the Houbara bustard with its excrement, and 'al-khadhq' is more intense than 'al-dharq'.
وفي نوادر الأعراب: تذرقت فلانة بالكحل وأذرقت إذا اكتحلت.
And in the 'Nawadir al-A'rab': 'So-and-so applied kohl to her eyes, and she applied kohl when she put kohl on her eyes.'
والذرق: نبات كالفسفسة تسميه الحاضرة الحندقوقى.
And 'al-dharq': a plant like purslane, which city dwellers call 'al-handaqooq'.
وقال أبو عمرو: الذرق الحندقوقي؛ غيره: واحدتها ذرقة، ويقال لها: حندقوقى وحندقوقى وحندقوقى؛
And Abu Amr said: 'Al-dharq' is 'al-handaqooq'; others said: its singular is 'dharqah', and it is called 'handaqooqah', 'handaqooqah', and 'handaqooqah'.
وهو ينبت في القيعان ومناقع الماء.
And it grows in low-lying areas and water pools.
والذرق نبات مثل الكراث الجبلي الدقاق له في رأسه قماعل صغار فيها حب أغبر حلو، يؤكل رطبا تحبه الرعاء ويأتون به أهليهم فإذا جف لم تعرض له، وله نصال صغار لها قشرة سوداء فإذا قشرت قشرت عن بياض، قال: وهي صادقة الحلاوة كثيرة الماء يأكلها الناس؛
And 'al-dharq' is a plant like fine mountain leeks, it has small pods on its head containing sweet, dusty seeds; it is eaten fresh by shepherds who bring it to their families. When it dries, it is not touched. It has small blades with a black peel, and when peeled, they reveal a white interior. He said: It is truly sweet and watery, and people eat it.
حتى إذا ما هاج حيران الذرق ... وأهيج الخلصاء من ذات البرق
Until when the 'hayran al-dharq' became agitated... and the 'khalsā'' from 'dhāt al-barq' was agitated.
وأذرق الأرض: أنبتت الذرق.
And the land 'adhraqat': it produced 'al-dharq'.
وفي الحديث: قاع كثير الذرق ، بضم الذال وفتح الراء، الحندقوق وهو نبت معروف.
And in the Hadith: 'A plain with much 'dharq' (with dammah on the dhal and fatha on the ra), which is 'al-handaqooq', a known plant.
لبن مذرق أي مذيق.
Milk 'madhriq', meaning mixed with excrement.