زرنق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns structures and devices related to wells and water, including wooden or stone supports, beams, and the mechanisms for drawing water. It also extends to meanings related to small streams, financial transactions (specifically a type of sale), and potentially the act of wearing clothes.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْنُوقَانnoun

1.
Well structuresclassical
Two walls or structures built on the sides of a well's opening, often from mud or stones, to support the mechanism for drawing water.
2.
Wooden supportsclassical
If made of wood, they are described as two upright beams supporting a crossbeam.

الزَّرَانِيقnoun

1.
Well supportsclassical
The supports of a well, referring to the structures described under 'الزرنوقان'.
2.
Water-drawing deviceclassical
The entire apparatus for drawing water from a well, including the beams and the pulley.

الزَّرْنُوقnoun

1.
Well supportclassical
A single unit of the well supports described as 'الزرنوقان'.
2.
Small streamclassical
A small river or stream.
3.
Watering channelclassical
A channel through which water flows, possibly related to water drawn by the well mechanism.
4.
Watering bucketclassical
A bucket or container used for drawing water.

تَزَرْنَـقَverb

1.
To serve at the wellsclassical
To work at the well supports, specifically drawing water, possibly for a living.

الزَّرْنَقَةnoun

1.
Sale of debtclassical
A financial transaction involving buying something for more than its price on credit and then selling it for less, a form of usury (related to 'عينة').
2.
To take a loanclassical
To engage in the financial transaction of 'الزرنقة' or 'العينة'.
3.
Fullnessclassical
Completeness or perfection.
4.
Increaseclassical
An addition or surplus.
5.
Wearing clothesclassical
The act of wearing clothes.

مُزَرْنَـقadjective

1.
Wearing clothesclassical
Describing someone who is clothed or dressed.

الزَّرْنِيخnoun

1.
Arsenicclassical
A chemical element, often used in its compound forms.

الزَّرْنِيقnoun

1.
Arsenicclassical
An alternative form for 'الزرنيخ', referring to the substance arsenic.

Parallel reading

الزَّرْنُوقَان: حائطان، وفي المحكم: منارتان تبنيان على رأس البئر من جانبيها فتوضع عليهما النعامة، وهي خشبة تعرض عليهما ثم تعلق فيها البكرة فيستقى بها وهي الزرانيق

The two زرنوقان: two walls, and in Al-Muhkam: two minarets built on the head of the well from its sides, upon which the ostrich is placed, which is a beam laid across them, then the pulley is hung on it, by which water is drawn, and these are the زرانيق.

وقيل: هما خشبتان أو بناءان كالميلين على شفير البئر من طين أو حجارة

And it is said: they are two wooden beams or two structures like pillars on the edge of the well made of mud or stones.

فإن كان الزرنوقان من خشب فهما دعامتان

If the two زرنوقان are made of wood, then they are two supports.

إذا كانا من خشب فهما النعامتان والمعترضة عليهما هي العجلة، والغرب معلق بالعجلة

If they are made of wood, they are the two ostriches (beams), and the crossbeam over them is the wheel, and the bucket is hung on the wheel.

وقيل: الزرانيق دعم البئر، واحدها زرنوق

And it is said: the زرانيق are the supports of the well, the singular of which is زرنوق.

لا أدع الحج ولو تزرنقت أي ولو خدمت زرانيق الآبار فسقيت لأجمع نفقة الحج

I will not abandon the pilgrimage even if I were to serve at the well supports and draw water to gather the expenses for the pilgrimage.

الزرنوق: النهر الصغير

The زرنوق: a small river.

الجنب ينغمس في الزرنوق أيجزئه من غسل الجنابة؟ قال: نعم

If one who is in a state of ritual impurity immerses himself in the زرنوق (small stream), does it suffice for his ritual purification? He said: Yes.

الزرنقة: العينة

The زرنقة: the 'aina (a specific type of sale).

لا أدع الحج ولو تزرنقت أي لو أخذت الزاد بالعينة

I will not abandon the pilgrimage even if I were to engage in 'تزرنقت', meaning if I were to take provisions through the 'aina sale.

والعينة: أن يشتري الشيء بأكثر من ثمنه إلى أجل ثم يبيعه منه أو من غيره بأقل مما اشتراه

And the 'aina: is to buy something for more than its price on credit, then sell it to him or to someone else for less than he bought it for.

أنها كانت تأخذ الزرنقة أي العينة

That she used to take the زرنقة, meaning the 'aina.

ما كان من الأسماء على فعلول فهو مضموم الأول مثل بهلول وقرقور إلا أحرفا جاءت نوادر منها بالضم والفتح، يقال لحي من اليمن صعفوق وصعفوق، ويقال زرنوق وزرنوق لبناءين على شفير البئر

What is from the nouns on the pattern 'fa'alool' has the first letter with a damma, like bahlool and qarqoor, except for a few rare letters that came with both damma and fatha. A tribe from Yemen is called Sa'fūq and Sa'fūq, and two structures on the edge of the well are called Zarnūq and Zarnūq.

ويقال للزرنيخ زرنيق وهما دخيلان

And arsenic is called Zarnīq, and they are loanwords.

سألت ابن الأعرابي عن الزرنقة فقال: الزرنقة الحسن التام، والزرنقة العينة، والزرنقة السقي بالزرنوق، والزرنقة الزيادة

I asked Ibn Al-A'rabi about Al-Zarnaqah, and he said: Al-Zarnaqah is complete beauty, and Al-Zarnaqah is the 'aina, and Al-Zarnaqah is watering with the Zarnūq, and Al-Zarnaqah is increase.

تزرنق في الثياب إذا لبسها

Tazarnaqa in clothes if he wears them.

ويصبح منها اليوم في ثوب حائض، ... كثير به نضح الدماء مزرنقا

And today he becomes from it in the garment of a menstruating woman, ... with much blood staining it, مزرنقا (clothed/stained).

الزرنوق ظرف يستقى به الماء

The Zarnūq is a container by which water is drawn.