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ذعق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to extreme bitterness, often associated with water. It also encompasses the concept of shouting or crying out, particularly in a way that startles or frightens someone.

Derived headwords

الذَّعَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    extreme bitternessclassical

    A state of intense bitterness, comparable to the bitterness of poison or extremely unpleasant water.

الزَّعَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    extreme bitternessclassical

    A state of intense bitterness, used synonymously with الذعاق.

ذَعَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To shout or cry out loudly, often in a manner that startles or frightens.

ذَعْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a cryclassical

    The act of crying out or shouting.

ذَعَقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to cry out atclassical

    To shout at someone, causing them to be startled or frightened.

زَعَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To shout or cry out loudly, similar to ذعق.

زَعَقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to cry out atclassical

    To shout at someone, causing them to be startled or frightened.

Parallel reading

الذَّعَاق بمنزلة الزَّعَاق: المرّ
Al-dha'āq is like al-za'āq: bitter.
ماءٌ ذَعَاقٌ: كَزَعَاقٍ
Bitter water: like za'āq.
سمعنا ذلك من عربي فلا أدري ألغة أم لثغة
We heard that from an Arab, and I do not know if it is a dialectal variation or a lisp.
وذُعِقَ بهِ ذَعْقًا: صاحَ كَزَعَقَ
And he was cried out at with a cry: he shouted like za'aq.
وذَعَقَهُ وزَعَقَهُ إذا صاحَ بهِ فأفْزَعَهُ
And he cried out at him and shouted at him if he shouted at him and frightened him.