عنق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the neck, and by extension, to embracing or holding someone close. It also extends to concepts of leading, advancing, and significant events or dangers, often metaphorically linked to the neck or a prominent feature.

Derived headwords

عَنَقَverb

1.
to embraceboth
To put one's arms around someone's neck and hold them close.
2.
to leadclassical
To lead or guide something, often by taking it by the neck.

عُنُقnoun

1.
neckboth
The part of the body connecting the head to the torso.
2.
prominent featureclassical
A prominent or leading part of something, metaphorically.

عَنَاقnoun

1.
danger, misfortuneclassical
A great danger, calamity, or misfortune.
2.
a type of animalclassical
A creature of the earth, like a cheetah; a small wild animal larger than a cat but smaller than a dog.
3.
a starclassical
The middle star of Ursa Major (the Great Bear).

عُنَاقnoun

1.
a female animal giving birthclassical
A female animal, especially a sheep, that is giving birth.

مِعْنَاقadjective

1.
giving birthclassical
Describing a female animal that is giving birth.

عَنَقَاءnoun

1.
a mythical birdclassical
A large, mythical bird, not an eagle; sometimes associated with the west or sunset.
2.
calamityclassical
A great calamity or disaster.
3.
a man's nicknameclassical
A nickname for a man named Tha'labah ibn 'Amr.
4.
a king's nameclassical
The name of a king.

عَنْقَفِيرnoun

1.
a type of birdclassical
A type of bird, possibly related to the 'Anqa'.

تَعَانِيقnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a location in the desert.

أَعْنَقnoun

1.
a famous stallionclassical
The name of a famous stallion of Arab horses, to which mares are attributed.
2.
a wealthy landownerclassical
A wealthy Persian landowner (dehqan).

أَعْنَقَتْverb

1.
to setclassical
Used for the Pleiades (Thurayya) when it sets.
2.
to advance towards settingclassical
Used for stars when they begin to set.

مُعْنِقadjective

1.
leadingclassical
Leading or preceding, especially of a horse.

عَانَقَverb

1.
to embraceboth
To embrace someone by putting one's arms around their neck.

تَعَانَقَاverb

1.
to embrace each otherboth
To embrace one another.

اعْتَنَقَverb

1.
to embraceboth
To embrace someone closely.
2.
to adoptboth
To adopt a belief, opinion, or religion.

عَنِيقnoun

1.
embraced oneclassical
One who is embraced.

Parallel reading

أنصح ثوبي إذا هو انخرقا

I mend my garment when it tears.

أبوك الذي يكوي أنوف عنوقه ... بأظفاره حتى أنس وأمحقا

Your father is the one who cauterizes the noses of his camels with his fingernails until they become accustomed and withered.

وشاة معناق: تلد العنوق

A sheep that is 'ma'naq': it gives birth to a lamb.

لهفي على شاة أبي السباق ... عتيقة من غنم عتاق، مرغوسة مأمورة معناق

My regret is for the ewe of Abu al-Sibaq, an old one from noble sheep, well-fed and ordered, giving birth.

والعناق: شيء من دواب الأرض كالفهد

And the 'anaq: it is a creature of the earth, like a cheetah.

عناق الأرض دابة فوق الكلب الصيني يصيد كما يصيد الفهد

The 'anaq al-ard is a beast larger than a Chinese dog, hunting like a cheetah.

يقال: إنه ليس شيء من الدواب يؤبر أي يعقي أثره إذا عدا غيره وغير الأرنب

It is said: there is no creature among the beasts that leaves a track that can be followed, except for it and the rabbit.

وفي حديث قتادة: عناق الأرض من الجوارح

And in the hadith of Qatadah: the 'anaq al-ard is among the predators.

ويقال في المثل: لقي عناق الأرض، وأذني عناق أي داهية

And it is said in the proverb: 'He met the 'anaq al-ard,' and 'the ears of an 'anaq,' meaning a calamity.

والعناق: الداهية والخيبة

And 'al-'anaq: the calamity and the failure.

أمن ترجيع قارية تركتم ... سباياكم، وأبتم بالعناق؟

Did you leave your captives because of the cry of a qariyah, and return with failure?

قال علي بن حمزة: العناق في البيت المنكر أي وأبتم بأمر منكر.

Ali ibn Hamzah said: 'al-'anaq in the verse means 'and you returned with a reprehensible matter.'

وجاء بأذني عناق الأرض أي بالكذب الفاحش أو بالخيبة

And he came with the ears of the 'anaq al-ard, meaning with gross falsehood or with failure.

إذا تمطين على القياقي، ... لاقين منه أذني عناق

When you stretch out on the plains, you will meet from him the ears of an 'anaq (meaning hardship).

ويقال: رجع فلان بالعناق إذا رجع خائبا، يوضع العناق موضع الخيبة.

And it is said: 'So-and-so returned with 'al-'anaq' if he returned defeated; 'al-'anaq' is used in place of failure.

والعناق: النجم الأوسط من بنات نعش الكبرى

And 'al-'anaq: the middle star of Ursa Major.

والعنقاء: الداهية

And 'al-'anqa': the calamity.

يحملن عنقاء وعنقفيرا، ... وأم خشاف وخنشفيرا، والدلو والديلم والزفيرا وكلهن دواه

They carry 'anqa' and 'unqafira, and Umm Khushaf and Khunshafira, and the Dipper, and al-Daylam, and al-Zafir, and all of them are calamities.

والعنقاء: طائر ضخم ليس بالعقاب

And 'al-'anqa': a huge bird, not an eagle.

يقال: إنها طائر عظيم لا ترى إلا في الدهور ثم كثر ذلك حتى سموا الداهية عنقاء مغربا ومغربة

It is said: it is a great bird seen only in ages, then it became common to call a calamity 'anqa' mughriban and mughribatan.

ولولا سليمان الخليفة، حلقت ... به، من يد الحجاج، عنقاء مغرب

And were it not for Sulayman the Caliph, an 'anqa' mughrib would have carried him off from the hand of al-Hajjaj.

وقيل: سميت عنقاء لأنه كان في عنقها بياض كالطوق

And it is said: it was named 'anqa' because it had a white mark on its neck like a collar.

وقال كراع: العنقاء فيما يزعمون طائر يكون عند مغرب الشمس

And Kura' said: 'al-'anqa', according to their claims, is a bird found near the sunset.

وقيل في قوله تعالى؛ طيرا أبابيل؛ هي عنقاء مغربة.

And it is said regarding the Almighty's saying: 'birds in flocks' - they are 'anqa' mughrabah.

طارت بهم العنقاء المغرب

The 'anqa' al-maghrib carried them off.

فسميت عنقاء مغربا، لأنها تغرب بكل ما أخذته

So it was named 'anqa' mughriban, because it disappeared with everything it took.

ويقال: ألوت به العنقاء المغرب، وطارت به العنقاء.

And it is said: 'The 'anqa' al-maghrib exhausted him,' and 'the 'anqa' carried him off.'

والعنقاء: العقاب

And 'al-'anqa': the eagle.

والعنقاء: لقب رجل من العرب، واسمه ثعلبة بن عمرو.

And 'al-'anqa': a nickname for a man from the Arabs, whose name is Tha'labah ibn 'Amr.

والتعانيق: موضع

And 'al-Ta'aniq: a place.

وأقفر، من سلمى، التعانيق فالثقل

And 'al-Ta'aniq became desolate, from Salma, and then al-Thaqal.

ورأيت بالدهناء شبه منارة عادية مبنية بالحجارة، وكان القوم الذين كنت معهم يسمونها عناق ذي الرمة لذكره إياها في شعره

And I saw in al-Dahna' something like an ancient minaret built of stones, and the people with whom I was called it 'Inaq Dhi al-Rummah because he mentioned it in his poetry.

مراعاتك الأحلال ما بين شارع، ... إلى حيث حادت عن عناق الأواعس

Your consideration of the sacred places between Shari', ... to where it turned away from the 'inaq of the 'awa'is.

قال الأصمعي: العناق بالحمى وهو لغني وقيل: وادي العناق بالحمى في أرض غني

Al-Asma'i said: 'al-'anaq' is in al-Hima, and it belongs to Ghani; and it is said: 'Wadi al-'anaq' is in al-Hima in the land of Ghani.

تحملن من وادي العناق فثهمد

They moved from Wadi al-'anaq to Thahmad.

والأعنق: فحل من خيل العرب معروف، إليه تنسب بنات أعنق من الخيل

And 'al-A'naq: a known stallion of Arab horses, to whom the mares of A'naq are attributed.

تظل بنات أعنق مسرجات، ... لرؤيتها يرحن ويغتدينا

The mares of A'naq remain saddled, going and returning to see it.

فقال قائل: هم اسم فرس، وقال آخرون: هو دهقان كثير المال من الدهاقين

So one said: it is the name of a horse, and others said: it is a wealthy landowner among the dehqans.

وأعنقت الثريا إذا غابت

And 'a'naqat al-Thurayya when it sets.

كأني، حين أعنقت الثريا، ... سقيت الراح أو سما مدوفا

It is as if I, when the Pleiades set, was given wine or mixed poison.

وأعنقت النجوم إذا تقدمت للمغيب.

And the stars 'a'naqat when they advance towards setting.

والمعنق: السابق، يقال: جاء الفرس معنقا، ودابة معناق وقد أعنق

And 'al-Mu'niq: the leader; it is said: the horse came leading, and a beast 'ma'naq' and it has 'a'naqa.

في رأس خلقاء من عنقاء مشرفة، ... لا يبتغى دونها سهل ولا جبل

On the head of a barren peak, high from the 'anqa', no plain or mountain is sought below it.

وقد عانقه إذا جعل يديه على عنقه وضمه إلى نفسه وتعانقا واعتنقا، فهو عنيقه

And he embraced him when he put his hands around his neck and drew him close to himself, and they embraced and clung to each other, so he is his 'aniq.

وبات خيال طيفك لي عنيقا، ... إلى أن حيعل الداعي الفلاحا

And the image of your specter spent the night embracing me, until the caller of success cried out.