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طلق

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root طلق (ṭ-l-q) primarily relates to release, freedom, and unhindered movement. It extends to concepts of pleasantness, ease, eloquence, and speed, as well as specific applications in horse racing, animal behavior, and even medicine.

Derived headwords

طَلْقadjective
  1. 1.
    pleasant, mildboth

    Describing weather that is neither too hot nor too cold, making it pleasant and comfortable.

  2. 2.
    eloquent, fluentboth

    Describing a person with a fluent and eloquent tongue, quick to speak.

  3. 3.
    free, unhinderedclassical

    Describing something or someone that is free or unhindered.

  4. 4.
    straight, strongclassical

    Describing a rope that is tightly twisted and strong.

  5. 5.
    lawful, permissibleclassical

    Describing something that is permissible or lawful.

يوم طلق و ليلة طلق — a pleasant day and a pleasant night
طَلْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pleasant nightclassical

    A night that is pleasant, characterized by mild temperatures and possibly brightness.

  2. 2.
    a single stride/courseclassical

    A single course or stride, particularly in the context of a horse's race.

ليلة طلقة — a pleasant night
طَالِقadjective
  1. 1.
    pleasant, brightclassical

    Describing a night that is pleasant, calm, and luminous.

  2. 2.
    released, divorcedclassical

    Describing a woman who is released from her marriage or divorced.

ليلة طالقة ساكنة مضيئة — a calm, bright, pleasant night
الطَّوَالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    pleasant timesclassical

    Pleasant periods or nights characterized by mild weather.

والطوالق الطيبة التي لا حر فيها ولا برد — and the pleasant ones which have no heat or cold
طَلِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    eloquent, fluentboth

    Describing someone who is eloquent and fluent in speech.

  2. 2.
    free, releasedboth

    Describing someone who is free, released from bondage or obligation.

  3. 3.
    pleasant-facedclassical

    Describing someone with a pleasant or cheerful countenance.

ورجل طليق اللسان — and a man eloquent of tongue
طَلُقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be eloquentboth

    To be fluent, eloquent, and quick in speech.

  2. 2.
    to be freeclassical

    To be free or released.

وقد طلق طلوقة وطلوقا — and he was eloquent with eloquence
طُلُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    eloquenceboth

    The quality of being eloquent, fluent, and articulate.

وطلقت طلوقة وطلوقا — and he was eloquent with eloquence
طُلُوقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eloquenceboth

    The quality of being eloquent, fluent, and articulate.

وقد طلق طلوقة وطلوقا — and he was eloquent with eloquence
طَلِيقًاadjective
  1. 1.
    free, releasedclassical

    Describing someone who is free or released from restraint.

ويقال هو طليق وطلق وطالق ومطلق إذا خلي عنه — and it is said he is free, released, divorced, or let go if he is let go of
مُطَلَّقadjective
  1. 1.
    released, let goclassical

    Describing someone or something that has been released or let go.

  2. 2.
    divorcedclassical

    Describing a woman who has been divorced.

  3. 3.
    fertilized (of date palms)classical

    Describing a male date palm that has been used to fertilize female palms.

ويقال هو طليق وطلق وطالق ومطلق إذا خلي عنه — and it is said he is free, released, divorced, or let go if he is let go of
تَطْلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    release, liberationclassical

    The act of releasing, setting free, or letting go.

  2. 2.
    divorceclassical

    The act of divorcing a wife.

  3. 3.
    looseningclassical

    The act of loosening knots or bonds.

والتطليق التخلية والإرسال وحل العقد — And التطليق is letting go, sending, and loosening of knots
إِطْلَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    release, setting freeboth

    The act of releasing, setting free, or letting go.

  2. 2.
    launching, sending offboth

    The act of launching or sending something or someone off.

  3. 3.
    speed, swiftnessclassical

    Speed or swiftness in going or moving.

والانطلاق سرعة الذهاب في أصل المحنة — And الانطلاق is the speed of going in the origin of the trial
أَطْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to release, set freeboth

    To let go, set free, or liberate someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to launchboth

    To send something off, such as a horse in a race or a weapon.

  3. 3.
    to allow to moveclassical

    To allow an animal, like a horse, to move freely.

  4. 4.
    to fertilize (date palms)classical

    To fertilize date palms.

وأطلق رجله — and he let his leg go
اِسْتَطْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To move swiftly or to run fast, especially of an animal.

  2. 2.
    to have diarrheaclassical

    To experience loose bowels or diarrhea.

  3. 3.
    to hastenclassical

    To hasten or urge something forward.

واستطلق الظبي وتطلق: استن في عدوه — And the gazelle moved swiftly and ran fast: it ran in its course
اِسْتِطْلَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    diarrheaclassical

    The condition of having loose bowels or diarrhea.

  2. 2.
    swift movementclassical

    The act of moving swiftly or running fast.

واستطلاق البطن: مشيه — And استطلاق the belly: its movement
تَطَلَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    To move swiftly and unhindered, especially of an animal running.

  2. 2.
    to be releasedclassical

    To be released or to move freely.

واستطلق الظبي وتطلق: استن في عدوه — And the gazelle moved swiftly and ran fast: it ran in its course
مُطِيلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    small, diminutiveclassical

    A diminutive form, used for emphasis or to denote smallness.

وتصغير منطلق مطيلق — And the diminutive of منطلق is مطيلق
مُطَيْلِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    small, diminutiveclassical

    A diminutive form, used for emphasis or to denote smallness.

وإن شئت عوضت من النون وقلت مطيليق — and if you wish, you may substitute for the noon and say مطيليق
نِطْلَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftnessclassical

    Swiftness in movement or going.

فبقي نطلاق — so نطلاق remained
نُطَيْلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    small, diminutiveclassical

    A diminutive form, used for emphasis or to denote smallness.

وتصغير الانطلاق نطيليق — and the diminutive of الانطلاق is نطيليق
طَلْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a course, a strideclassical

    A single course or stride, especially in a race.

عدا الفرس طلقا أو طلقين — the horse ran a course or two courses
طَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    a course, a strideclassical

    A single course or stride, especially in a race.

  2. 2.
    a leather tetherclassical

    A tether or rope made of leather.

  3. 3.
    a strong ropeclassical

    A rope that is tightly twisted and strong.

والطلق، بالتحريك: قيد من أدم — And الطَّلْق, with vowelization: a tether of leather
تَطَلُّقnoun
  1. 1.
    urination (of a horse)classical

    The act of a horse urinating after running.

والتطلق أن يبول الفرس بعد الجري — And التَّطَلُّق is the horse urinating after running
طَلْقname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A proper name.

وطلق وطلق: اسمان — and طلق and طلق are two names
طَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of medicine/plantclassical

    A type of medicine or a plant whose juice is used for burns.

والطلق: ضرب من الأدوية — And الطَّلْق: a type of medicine
أَطْلَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    layers of the stomachclassical

    The layers or folds within the stomach.

وفي البطن أطلاق، واحدها طلق — And in the stomach are أطلاق, the singular of which is طلق
مُطْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    healed, recoveredclassical

    Describing someone whose pain or illness has subsided, especially after being poisoned.

فهو مطلق — so he is recovered

Parallel reading

يوم طلق وليلة طلق وطلقة إذا لم يكن فيها حر ولا برد يؤذيان
A pleasant day and a pleasant night and a pleasant [night] if there was no heat or cold that harms.
وقيل: ليلة طلق وطلقة وطالقة ساكنة مضيئة
And it was said: a pleasant, calm, bright night, and a pleasant [night], and a pleasant, calm, bright night.
ورجل طلق اللسان وطلق وطلق وطليق: فصيح
And a man eloquent of tongue, and eloquent, and eloquent, and free: is eloquent.
وقد طلق طلوقة وطلوقا
And he was eloquent with eloquence.
لسان طلق ذلق
an eloquent, sharp tongue
وهو طليق اللسان وطلق وطلق
and he is eloquent of tongue, and eloquent, and eloquent.
وهو طليق الوجه وطلق الوجه
and he is pleasant-faced and pleasant-faced.
وهو طلق الكف وطليق الكف قريبان من السواء
and he is generous of hand and free of hand are close to being equal.
قال: والتطليق التخلية والإرسال وحل العقد
He said: And التطليق is letting go, sending, and loosening of knots.
والتطليق التخلية والإرسال وحل العقد
And التطليق is letting go, sending, and loosening of knots.
والإطلاق بمعنى الترك والإرسال
And الإطلاق in the meaning of leaving and sending.
وقد أطلق رجله
and he let his leg go.
واستطلق بطنه: مشى
And استطلق his belly: it moved.
أن رجلا استطلق بطنه أي كثر خروج ما فيه
that a man's stomach moved a lot, meaning the exit of what was in it increased.
واستطلق الظبي وتطلق: استن في عدوه فمضى ومر لا يلوي على شيء
And the gazelle moved swiftly and ran fast: it ran in its course and passed without looking back at anything.
وهو طليق الوجه وطلق الوجه
and he is pleasant-faced and pleasant-faced.
والانطلاق سرعة الذهاب في أصل المحنة
And الانطلاق is the speed of going in the origin of the trial.
ما تطلق نفسي لهذا الأمر أي لا تنشرح ولا تستمر
My soul does not feel inclined towards this matter, meaning it is not pleased nor does it continue.
وتصغير الاطلاق طتيليق، بقلب الطاء تاء لتحرك الطاء الأولى كما تقول في تصغير اضطراب ضتيريب
And the diminutive of الإطلاق is طُتَيْلِيق, by changing the ṭāʼ to a tāʼ because the first ṭāʼ is mobile, as you say in the diminutive of اِضْطِرَاب is ضُتَيْرِيب.
فبقي نطلاق ووقعت الألف رابعة فلذلك وجب فيه التعويض
so نطلاق remained and the alif occurred fourth, therefore compensation was necessary.
عدا الفرس طلقا أو طلقين أي شوطا أو شوطين
the horse ran a course or two courses, meaning a stage or two stages.
تطلقت الخيل إذا مضت طلقا لم تحتبس إلى الغاية
The horses ran freely if they went a course without being held back to the finish.
والطلق الشوط الواحد في جري الخيل
And الطَّلْق is the single course in horse racing.
والتطلق أن يبول الفرس بعد الجري
And التَّطَلُّق is the horse urinating after running.
فرفعت فرسي طلقا أو طلقين
So I urged my horse forward a course or two courses.
هو، بالتحريك، الشوط والغاية التي يجري إليها الفرس
It is, with vowelization, the course and the finish line to which the horse runs.
والطلق، بالتحريك: قيد من أدم
And الطَّلْق, with vowelization: a tether of leather.
كأنها، والليل يرمي بالغسق، مشاجب وفلق سقب وطلق
as if they were, and the night was casting darkness, pegs, and a split of a young camel, and a tether.
ثم انتزع طلقا من حقبه فقيد به الجمل
Then he took a tether from its halter and tied the camel with it.
والطلق: الحبل الشديد الفتل حتى يقوم
And الطَّلْق: the rope that is tightly twisted until it stands firm.
الحياء والإيمان مقرونان في طلق
Modesty and faith are bound together in a strong rope.
وفي البطن أطلاق، واحدها طلق، متحرك، وهو طرائق البطن
And in the stomach are أطلاق, the singular of which is طلق, with vowelization, and it is the layers of the stomach.
وقد أطلق نخله وطلقها إذا كانت طوالا فألقحها
And he fertilized his date palms and fertilized them if they were tall, so he fertilized them.
وأطلق خيله في الحلبة وأطلق عدوه إذا سقاه سما
And he let his horses loose in the race and poisoned his enemy if he gave him poison.
وهو لك طلقا طلق أي حلال
And it is for you, permissible, permissible, meaning lawful.
الخيل طلق
Horses are permissible.
أعطيته من طلق مالي أي صفوه وطيبه
I gave him from the best of my wealth, meaning its pure and good part.
وأنت طلق من هذا الأمر أي خارج منه
And you are free from this matter, meaning out of it.
طلق السليم، على ما لم يسم فاعله: رجعت إليه نفسه وسكن وجعه بعد العداد، فهو مطلق
The poisoned one was healed, meaning his soul returned to him and his pain subsided after the counting, so he is recovered.
تبيت الهموم الطارقات يعدنني، ... كما تعتري الأهوال رأس المطلق
The visiting worries spend the night visiting me, ... just as terrors befall the head of the recovered.
تناذرها الراقون من سوء سمها، ... تطلقه طورا، وطورا تراجعه
The enchanters warned them of the evil of its venom, ... sometimes releasing it, and sometimes returning it.
والطلق: ضرب من الأدوية، وقيل: هو نبت تستخرج عصارته فيتطلى به الذين يدخلون في النار
And الطَّلْق: a type of medicine, and it was said: it is a plant whose juice is extracted and applied by those who enter the fire.
يقال لضرب من الدواء أو نبت طلق، متحرك
A type of medicine or a plant is called طلق, with vowelization.