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رصق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being stuck, adhering, or clinging to something. It can describe a physical state of being difficult to separate or a metaphorical state of being inseparable.

Derived headwords

مَرْصَقadjective
  1. 1.
    stuckclassical

    Describing something, like the kernel of a fruit, that is difficult to extract or separate.

مُرْتَصِقadjective
  1. 1.
    stuckclassical

    Similar to 'marṣaq', referring to something that is stuck or adheres firmly.

اِلْتَصَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to stickboth

    To adhere to, cling to, or become attached to something.

اِرْتَصَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to stickboth

    To adhere to, cling to, or become attached to something; synonymous with 'iltasaqa'.

اِلْتَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to stickboth

    To adhere to, cling to, or become attached to something; synonymous with 'iltasaqa' and 'irtasaqa'.

Parallel reading

قالوا جوز مرصق إذا تعذر خروج لبه
They say a walnut is 'marṣaq' if its kernel is difficult to extract.
وجوز مرتصق
And a walnut is 'murtasáq'.
والتصق الشيء
And the thing stuck.
وارتصق
And it stuck.
والتزق بمعنى واحد
And 'iltazaqa' means the same thing.