سهق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense wind and dust storms, and by extension, things that are abundant, overflowing, or excessively long and tall. It also extends to describe a person who is tall and stout, and metaphorically, a liar.

Derived headwords

السُّهُوقnoun

1.
strong windclassical
A severe wind that raises dust and sand, creating a dust storm.
2.
overflowingclassical
Anything that is wet and has drunk its fill, especially referring to trees that are well-watered before growth.
3.
tall personclassical
A tall man, and can be used for other things that are tall.
4.
liarclassical
A person who tells lies.

السَّوْهَقnoun

1.
strong windclassical
A severe wind that raises dust and sand, creating a dust storm.
2.
tall personclassical
A tall man, and can be used for other things that are tall.

سهوقadjective

1.
overflowingclassical
Describing something that is wet and has drunk its fill, particularly plants or trees.
2.
tallclassical
Describing a tall man, or something that is long-legged.

سَاهُوقname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

السهوق والسوهق: الريح الشديدة التي تنسج العجاج أي تسفي

As-suhūq and as-sawhaq: the severe wind that raises dust, meaning it blows it away.

والسهوق: الريان من كل شيء قبل النماء

And as-suhūq: that which is well-watered from everything before growth.

السهوق كل شيء تر وارتوى من سوق الشجر

As-suhūq is everything that is wet and has drunk its fill from the watering of trees.

وظيف أزج الخطو ريان سهوق

A steed with a wide stride, well-watered and abundant.

أزج الخطو: بعيد ما بين الطرفين مقوس

Azajj al-khaṭw: far between the extremities and arched.

والسهوق: الطويل من الرجال ويستعمل في غيرهم

And as-suhūq: the tall one among men, and it is used for others.

كأنني فوق أقب سهوق

As if I were upon a tall, broad-backed camel...

فهي تباري كل سار سهوق

So she (a camel) keeps pace with every tall traveler.

وشجرة سهوق: طويلة الساق

And a tall tree: one with a long trunk.

ورجل قهوس: طويل ضخم، والألفاظ الثلاثة بمعنى واحد في الطول والضخم

And a qahwas man: tall and stout, and the three terms have one meaning in tallness and stoutness.

والسوهق: الطويل كالسهوق

And as-sawhaq: the tall one, like as-suhūq.

والسهوق: الكذاب

And as-suhūq: the liar.