زقق

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root زقق primarily relates to the act of feeding young birds by regurgitation, but extends to concepts of removal, preparation of skins, and narrow passages. It also encompasses sounds made by birds and children, and a type of water bird.

Derived headwords

زَقَّverb

1.
to feed young birdboth
To feed a young bird by regurgitating food into its mouth.
2.
to removeclassical
To remove or discard something, often hair from a skin.

زَقْزَقَverb

1.
to feed young birdboth
To feed a young bird, often with regurgitation.
2.
to make chirping soundsboth
To make the characteristic chirping or twittering sound of a bird.

زَقٌّnoun

1.
feeding young birdboth
The act of feeding a young bird by regurgitation.
2.
leather waterskinboth
A waterskin or container made from animal hide, especially one prepared in a specific way.
3.
throwing droppingsclassical
The act of a bird throwing its droppings.

زَقٌّnoun

1.
waterskinboth
A waterskin or container made from animal hide, used for liquids like wine or honey.

أَزِقَّةٌnoun

1.
waterskinsboth
Plural of زق (waterskin), referring to a small number of such containers.

زِقَاقٌnoun

1.
narrow streetboth
A narrow street or alleyway, sometimes distinguished from a wider سكة (sikka).
2.
streetboth
A street or passage, which can be either a dead end or a thoroughfare.

زِقَّانٌnoun

1.
waterskinsclassical
A large number of waterskins.
2.
narrow streetsboth
Plural of زقاق (narrow street), referring to a large number of such passages.

تَزْقِيقٌnoun

1.
preparing skinclassical
The process of preparing an animal hide by skinning it from the head downwards.
2.
shaving headclassical
The act of shaving one's head completely, likened to the preparation of a skin.

مَزْقُوقٌadjective

1.
skinned from headclassical
An animal (specifically a ram) that has been skinned from its head to its feet.

مُزَقَّقٌadjective

1.
skinned from headclassical
An animal hide prepared by skinning from the head downwards.
2.
shaved headclassical
A person whose head hair has been completely removed or shaved.
3.
fattened camelclassical
A camel whose skin is full of fat after having gained weight.

زَقَقَةٌnoun

1.
leaning childrenclassical
Children who are inclined towards their relatives with affection.
2.
young dovesclassical
The young of doves (فواخت), referring to their chirping sounds.

زَقَّةٌnoun

1.
water birdclassical
A small water bird that is easily approached but then dives away.

زَقْزَقَةٌnoun

1.
chirping soundboth
The sound made by birds, a chirping or twittering noise.
2.
rocking a childclassical
The act of rocking or lulling a child.

زَقْزَاقٌnoun

1.
rocking a childclassical
The act of rocking or lulling a child.

زَقَّفَverb

1.
to roofclassical
To construct a roof over something.

زَقْفٌnoun

1.
roofclassical
A roof or ceiling.

زَقِيفٌnoun

1.
roofclassical
A roof or ceiling.

زَقِيفَةٌnoun

1.
roofclassical
A roof or ceiling.

زَقَّاقٌnoun

1.
narrow streetboth
A narrow street or alleyway.

زَقِيَّةٌnoun

1.
shavingclassical
A shaving or haircut, specifically referring to the complete removal of head hair.

Parallel reading

زق الطائر الفرخ يزقه زقا وزقزقه غره

The bird fed the chick, feeding it with its mouth and regurgitating food for it.

والزق: رمي الطائر بذرقه

And 'al-zaqq' is the bird throwing its droppings.

والزق الذي يسوى سقاء أو وطبا أو حميتا

And 'al-zaqq' is what is made into a waterskin, a curdled milk container, or preserved meat.

والزق: السقاء، وجمع القلة أزقاق، والكثير زقاق وزقان

And 'al-zaqq' is the waterskin; the plural for a small number is 'azqāq', and for a large number is 'ziqāq' and 'ziqān'.

والزق من الأهب: كل وعاء اتخذ لشراب ونحوه

And 'al-zaqq' from hides is every container made for drinking and the like.

وتزقيقه سلخه من قبل رأسه على خلاف ما يسلخ الناس اليوم

And its 'tazqīquhu' is skinning it from its head, contrary to how people skin today.

والزق هو الذي تنقل فيه الخمر

And 'al-zaqq' is that in which wine is transported.

وزققت الإهاب إذا سلخته من قبل رأسه لتجعل منه زقا

And you 'zaqqaqta' the hide if you skin it from its head to make a waterskin from it.

كبش مزقوق ومزقق للذي يسلخ من رأسه إلى رجله

A ram that is 'mazqūq' and 'muzazzaq' is one that is skinned from its head to its feet.

من الإبل المزققة وهي التي امتلأ جلدها بعد لحمها شحما

Among camels are the 'muzazzaqah', which are those whose skin is filled with fat after gaining flesh.

ما لي أراك مزققا؟ أي محذوف شعر الرأس كله

Why do I see you 'muzazzaqan'? Meaning, with all the hair of your head removed.

رجل مزقق طم رأسه طم الزق

A 'muzazzaq' man, his head is smoothed like a waterskin is smoothed.

المعنى أنه حذف شعره كله من رأسه كما يزقق الجلد إذا سلخ من الرأس كله

The meaning is that he removed all his hair from his head, just as a skin is prepared ('yuzazzaqu') when it is skinned entirely from the head.

أنه رؤي مطموم الرأس مزققا

That he was seen with a smoothed head, 'muzazzaqan'.

حلق رأسه زقية أي حلقة منسوبة إلى التزقيق

He shaved his head a 'zaqiyyah', meaning a shaving attributed to 'tazqīq'.

والزقاق: السكة، يذكر ويؤنث

And 'al-ziqāq' is the street, it is used as masculine and feminine.

الزقاق الطريق الضيق دون السكة

'Al-ziqāq' is the narrow path, less than a 'sikka'.

خرجت علينا من زقاق ابن واقف

They emerged upon us from the alley of Ibn Wāqif.

من دل الضال أو الأعمى على طريقه

Who guides the lost or the blind to their path.

الزقة: طائر صغير من طير الماء يمكن حتى يكاد يقبض عليه ثم يغوص فيخرج بعيدا، وهي الزق

'Al-zaqqah' is a small water bird that can be almost caught, then dives and emerges far away; it is also called 'al-zaqq'.

والزقزقة: حكاية صوت الطائر

And 'al-zaqzaqah' is the imitation of the bird's sound.

والزقزقة والزقزاق: ترقيص الصبي

And 'al-zaqzaqah' and 'al-zaqzāq' are the rocking of a child.