سقق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of defecating, particularly by birds. It also extends to the sound a bird makes and, metaphorically, to speaking ill of someone or being a backbiter.

Derived headwords

سَقَverb

1.
to defecate (bird)both
The act of a bird excreting its droppings.

سَقْسَقَverb

1.
to defecate (bird)both
To excrete droppings, specifically used for birds.
2.
to make a weak soundboth
To emit a faint or weak sound, often associated with birds.

كم قرية سقسقتها وبعرتها — How many a village I have defecated upon and scattered its dung

السُّقُّnoun

1.
backbitersclassical
Individuals who engage in gossip or speak ill of others behind their backs.

Parallel reading

سق العصفور وسقسق الطائر: ذرق

The sparrow defecated and the bird made a sound: it excreted droppings.

السقق المغتابون

The backbiters are the gossips.

أنه كان يجالسه إذ سقسق على رأسه عصفور ثم قذف خرء بطنه عليه

He was sitting with him when a sparrow defecated on his head, then threw its droppings on him.

فنكته بيده ؛ قوله سقسق أي ذرق

So he wiped it with his hand; his saying 'saqsaqa' means 'he defecated'.

ويقال: سق وزق وزخ وتر وهك إذا حذف به

And it is said: 'saq', 'zaq', 'zakh', 'tar', and 'hak' if used in the sense of deletion.

وسقسق العصفور: صوت بصوت ضعيف

And the sparrow made a weak sound: a sound with a weak voice.

كم قرية سقسقتها وبعرتها، ... فجعلتها لك كلها إقطاعا

How many a village I have defecated upon and scattered its dung, ... and made it all a grant for you.

وذكره الجوهري شقشق، بالشين

And Al-Jawhari mentioned it as 'shaqshaqa', with the letter 'shin'.