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غبرق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities related to eyes, specifically their size and darkness, and also a state of being extremely beautiful or captivating.

Derived headwords

غَبْرَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wide-eyednessclassical

    A description of a woman who is wide-eyed with intensely dark pupils.

غَبْرَقadjective
  1. 1.
    captivatingly beautifulclassical

    Describing something or someone that has been taken to the extreme of beauty or attractiveness.

Parallel reading

امرأة غبرقة إذا كانت واسعة العينين شديدة سواد سوادهما.
A woman is gharaqa if she is wide-eyed with intensely dark pupils.
والغبارق: الذي ذهب به الجمال كل مذهب؛
And al-ghabraq: that which has been taken to the extreme of beauty in every way;
يبغض كل غزل غبارق
he detests every captivatingly beautiful young woman.