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زوق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to adornment, decoration, and embellishment, often with a connotation of artificiality or superficiality. It extends to the concept of beautifying or refining speech and writing, and also has a specific meaning related to mercury, which was used in gilding and decoration.

Derived headwords

الزَّوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    mercuryclassical

    Mercury, a heavy, silvery liquid metal. It was known to be used in gilding and decorative processes.

  2. 2.
    decorationclassical

    The act or result of decorating or embellishing, particularly in the context of gilding or intricate designs.

الزَّاوُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    mercuryclassical

    The liquid metal mercury, as called by the people of Medina. It was used in gilding and decorative arts.

زَوَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to adorn, to decorateboth

    To make something beautiful or ornate, often with artificial embellishments. This can apply to objects, speech, or writing.

  2. 2.
    to gildclassical

    To apply a thin layer of gold or other precious metal, often using mercury in the process.

  3. 3.
    to embellish speechboth

    To make speech or writing more attractive or persuasive through careful wording and refinement.

تَزْوِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    adornment, decorationboth

    The act or process of adorning or decorating, especially with artificial or excessive embellishments.

  2. 2.
    embellishment of speechboth

    The act of making speech or writing more elaborate or attractive.

مُزَوَّقadjective
  1. 1.
    adorned, decoratedboth

    Made beautiful or ornate, often with artificial or excessive decoration. This term was applied to anything embellished, even if mercury was not involved.

  2. 2.
    embellished (speech)both

    Speech or writing that has been made more attractive or persuasive through careful wording.

مُزَوِّقnoun
  1. 1.
    decoratorclassical

    One who adorns or decorates, particularly someone involved in intricate designs or embellishments.

زُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    mercuryclassical

    A variant plural or form of الزوق, referring to mercury.

زُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    decoratorclassical

    A decorator, specifically one who works on the beams or ceilings of houses.

زَوَّاقadjective
  1. 1.
    ornate, decoratedclassical

    Characterized by excessive or artificial adornment.

زَوَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to correct, to refineboth

    To correct, improve, or refine writing or speech, making it more accurate or eloquent.

مُزَوَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    corrected, refinedboth

    Corrected, improved, or refined, especially in the context of writing or speech.

مُزَأْبَقadjective
  1. 1.
    adorned with mercuryclassical

    Decorated or gilded using mercury, implying a specific type of embellishment.

Parallel reading

أهل المدينة يسمون الزئبق الزاووق
The people of Medina call mercury 'al-zāwūq'.
ولذلك قالوا لكل مزين مزوق
And for that reason, they said of every decorator, 'muzawwaq'.
قد يقع في التزاويق لأنه يجعل مع الذهب على الحديدة
It (mercury) may be included in the decorations because it is placed with gold on the iron.
ثم قيل لكل منقش مزوق وإن لم يكن فيه الزئبق
Then it was said of every engraver, 'muzawwaq', even if mercury was not in it.
والمزوق: المزين به ثم كثر حتى سمي كل مزين بشيء مزوقا
And 'al-muzawwaq' is that which is adorned with it; then it became common until everything adorned with something was called 'muzawwaq'.
وكلام مزوق: محسن
And 'kalāmun muzawwaq': beautified speech.
ليس لي ولنبي أن يدخل بيتا مزوقا أي مزينا
It is not for me or for a prophet to enter a decorated house, meaning an adorned one.
أصله من الزاووق وهو الزئبق
Its origin is from 'al-zāwūq', which is mercury.
إذا رأيت قريشا قد هدموا البيت ثم بنوه فزوقوه فإن استطعت أن تموت فمت
If you see Quraysh demolish the Kaaba and then rebuild it and decorate it, then if you can die, die.
كره تزويق المساجد لما فيه من الترغيب في الدنيا وزينتها أو لشغلها المصلي
Decorating mosques was disliked because of the temptation towards worldly life and its adornments, or because it distracts the worshipper.
جمع الزاووق زوق
The plural of 'al-zāwūq' is 'zūq'.
كما يحصل ما في التبرة الزوق
Just as what is obtained from the ore is the 'zūq' (mercury).
وزوقت الكلام والكتاب إذا حسنته وقومته
And you 'zawwaqta' speech and writing if you beautified and corrected it.
هذا كتاب مزور مزوق، وهو المقوم تقويما
This is a forged and embellished book, meaning one that is corrected with correction.
أنت أثقل من الزاووق، يعني الزئبق
You are heavier than 'al-zāwūq', meaning mercury.
درهم مزوق ومزأبق بمعنى واحد
A 'muzawwaq' dirham and a 'muz'ab'aq' dirham mean the same thing.
الزوقة نقاشو سمان الروافد
'Al-zūqah' are the decorators of the beams.
زوقوهم ما شئتم فذاك أغوى لهم
Decorate them as you wish, for that is more misleading for them.