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سعفق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, rare tribal or place name, possibly derived from a pattern indicating something unusual or rare. It is primarily associated with a specific lineage or location mentioned in classical poetry.

Derived headwords

سَعْفُوقname
  1. 1.
    tribal name/lineageclassical

    A name referring to a specific lineage or tribe, possibly derived from a rare pattern.

سُعْفُوقname
  1. 1.
    tribal name/lineage (variant)classical

    A variant pronunciation of the name referring to a specific lineage or tribe.

سَعْفُوقname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to a location in Yamama.

خَوْقَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A term used to describe a foolish or simple-minded woman.

Parallel reading

كل ما جاء على فعلول فهو مضموم الأول مثل زنبور وبهلول وعمروس وما أشبه ذلك، إلا حرفا جاء نادرا وهو بنو سعفوق لخول باليمامة
Everything that comes in the pattern 'fa'alool' has the first letter pronounced with dammah, like 'zanboor', 'bahlool', and 'amroos', and what resembles them, except for one rare word, which is 'Banu Sa'fūq' for Khawl in Yamama.
وبعضهم يقول سعفوق، بالضم
And some of them say 'Su'fūq', with dammah.
لا تأمنن سليمى أن أفارقها، ... صرمي ظعائن هند، يوم سعفوق
Do not trust Sulayma that I will leave her, ... my severing the riding-camels of Hind, on the day of Sa'fūq.
لقد صرمت خليلا كان يألفني، ... والآمنات فراقي بعده خوق
She has indeed severed a companion who used to be familiar with me, ... and those who feel secure from my parting after him are foolish.
وقال: سعفوق ابنه
And he said: Sa'fūq is his son.
والخوقاء: الحمقاء من النساء
And 'al-khawqā' means: the foolish woman.