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عسلق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'asalaqa primarily denotes a type of wild, predatory animal, often characterized by boldness and speed. It extends to describe swiftness, long necks, and can also refer to specific animals like foxes and wolves, as well as the phenomenon of mirage.

Derived headwords

العسلقnoun
  1. 1.
    Predatory animalclassical

    Any bold and predatory wild animal known for hunting.

  2. 2.
    Swift creatureclassical

    Describing something or someone that is quick and agile.

  3. 3.
    Long-necked creatureclassical

    Referring to an animal with a long neck.

  4. 4.
    Ostrichclassical

    Specifically used to refer to an ostrich.

  5. 5.
    Foxclassical

    A term for a fox.

  6. 6.
    Wolfclassical

    A term for a wolf.

  7. 7.
    Mirageclassical

    The optical phenomenon of a mirage.

العسلقnoun
  1. 1.
    Male ostrichclassical

    Specifically refers to a male ostrich (a 'dhaleem').

عسالقnoun
  1. 1.
    Predatory animalsclassical

    The plural form of 'al-'aslaq', referring to multiple bold, predatory wild animals.

عسلقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female creatureclassical

    The feminine form, referring to a female of the described swift or predatory animals.

Parallel reading

العسلق والعسلق: كل سبع جريء على الصيد، والأنثى بالهاء، والجمع عسالق.
Al-'aslaq and al-'aslaq: every bold wild animal that hunts, and the female is denoted by the 'taa marbuta', and the plural is 'asaliq'.
والعسلق: الخفيف، وقيل: الطويل العنق.
And al-'aslaq: the swift, and it is said: the long-necked.
والعسلق: الظليم؛ قال الراعي: بحيث يلاقي الآبدات العسلق
And al-'aslaq: the male ostrich; Al-Ra'i said: where the wild creatures meet the male ostrich.
والعسلق: الثعلب.
And al-'aslaq: the fox.
والعسلق: السراب، قال ابن بري: العسلق الذئب، قال: والعسلق والعسالق والعسلق الطويل الخفيف، والأنثى عسلقة؛ قال أوس يصف النعامة: عسلقة ربداء وهو عسلق
And al-'aslaq: the mirage. Ibn Brei said: al-'aslaq is the wolf. He said: and al-'aslaq, and al-'asaliq, and al-'aslaq is the long, swift one, and the female is 'aslaqah'; Aws said describing the ostrich: a swift, speckled female ostrich, and he is 'aslaq'.