عرق
Root entry · 27 derived lemmasThe root عرق (ʿaraqa) primarily relates to edges, borders, and shores, extending to geographical regions and the act of moving along them. It also encompasses physical attributes like the edge of the ear, and metaphorically, the edge of a courtyard or a difficult situation. Additionally, it denotes specific types of terrain and objects associated with water and travel.
Derived headwords
- 1.ear's edgeboth
The edge or rim of the ear.
- 1.river's edgeclassical
The edge of a river or stream, from its beginning to its end.
- 1.edgesboth
Plural of عِرَاق (ʿirāq), referring to edges, shores, or courtyards.
- 1.shoreboth
The edge of water, specifically the shore of a river or sea.
- 2.Iraq (region)both
A geographical region in Persia, named for its location on the Tigris river or its proximity to the sea.
- 3.courtyardclassical
The open space in front of a house or dwelling.
- 4.dried grapesclassical
Raisins.
- 1.The Two Iraqsclassical
The two major cities of Kufa and Basra.
- 1.to enter Iraqboth
To enter or arrive in the region of Iraq.
- 2.to take to the roadclassical
To set out on a path or journey.
- 1.to move throughclassical
To move through a place, especially a land or area.
- 2.to seizeclassical
To seize or take hold of something, like a reins.
- 1.entering Iraqclassical
Describing someone who has entered the land of Iraq.
- 1.roadclassical
A road or path, specifically one taken by Quraysh to the Levant along the coast.
- 1.doorway's courtyardboth
The open space or courtyard in front of a door.
- 1.at full speedclassical
Referring to a horse running at full speed or in two bursts.
- 1.whipclassical
A whip or a stick used for striking.
- 1.crossbar of a bucketboth
A horizontal wooden piece attached to a bucket, often forming a cross shape.
- 2.low hillboth
A long, low hill or ridge extending across the land.
- 1.crossbar of a bucketboth
Same as عَرْقُوَةٌ (ʿarqūwah), a wooden crossbar for a bucket.
- 1.to equip with a crossbarboth
To attach a crossbar (عَرْقُوَةٌ) to a bucket.
- 1.crossbars of a bucketboth
Plural of عَرْقُوَةٌ (ʿarqūwah), the wooden pieces of a bucket.
- 2.connected hillsboth
A series of connected hills forming a long ridge.
- 3.collarbonesclassical
The collarbones (clavicles), specifically in Yemen.
- 1.calamityclassical
A great disaster or difficult situation, metaphorically named after the heavy crossbars of a bucket.
- 1.saddle partsclassical
The two wooden pieces of a saddle that connect the front and back parts.
- 1.elongated moundboth
A long, low mound or hill extending across the land.
- 1.small hillclassical
A small, isolated hill.
- 2.salt marshclassical
A salty area of land that grows salt-tolerant plants like tamarisk.
- 1.mountainsclassical
Plural of عِرْق (ʿirq), referring to mountains.
- 1.to goboth
To go or move through the land.
- 2.to eatclassical
To eat.
- 3.to be lazyclassical
To be lazy or inactive.
- 1.to walk in the shadeclassical
To walk within the shade of something, like a camel's shadow.
- 1.place nameboth
A known stopping place for pilgrims from Iraq, named after a small mountain or a salt marsh.
- 1.place nameclassical
A place name associated with the Bahila tribe.
- 1.poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet from the Tayy tribe.
- 1.man's nameclassical
The name of a man from the Arab tribes.