غرق

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of drowning or sinking, whether literally in water or figuratively in debt, overwhelming circumstances, or excessive actions. It extends to meanings of being submerged, overwhelmed, or reaching an extreme limit, and also includes related concepts like being killed or a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

الغَرَقnoun

1.
drowningboth
The act or state of sinking or perishing in water.
2.
overwhelmed by debtclassical
Figuratively, being submerged or overwhelmed by financial obligations.
3.
sourceboth
The infinitive or verbal noun of the verb 'to drown'.

غَرِقَverb

1.
to drownboth
To sink or perish in water.
2.
to be overwhelmedclassical
To be submerged or overcome by circumstances, debt, or excessive action.

غَرِقٌadjective

1.
drownedboth
One who has drowned or is drowning.
2.
overwhelmedclassical
One who is overwhelmed by debt or circumstances.

غَرِيقٌadjective

1.
drowned (dead)both
One who has died by drowning.
2.
drowningboth
One who is in the process of drowning.
3.
overwhelmedclassical
One who is overwhelmed by debt or troubles.

غَرْقَىnoun

1.
drowned peopleboth
The plural of 'ghariq', referring to those who have drowned.

أَغْرَقَverb

1.
to cause to drownboth
To make someone or something drown.
2.
to overwhelmclassical
To cause someone to be overwhelmed by debt or circumstances.
3.
to draw fullyclassical
To draw a bowstring to its extreme limit.
4.
to exceed the limitclassical
To go beyond the proper or intended limit, to be excessive.

مُغْرَقٌadjective

1.
drownedclassical
One who has been drowned by others.
2.
overwhelmedclassical
One who is overwhelmed or submerged.
3.
driven awayclassical
One who has been driven away and is fleeing.

تَغْرِيقٌnoun

1.
killingclassical
The act of killing, often by drowning or causing to drown.
2.
causing to drownclassical
The act of causing someone to drown.

غَرُوقٌnoun

1.
excessive drinkerclassical
One who drinks excessively, metaphorically drowned in drink.

غَارُوقٌnoun

1.
idolclassical
A name for an idol, possibly related to drowning or being submerged in worship.

غَرَقٌnoun

1.
brothclassical
A type of broth or soup.

اِسْتِغْرَاقٌnoun

1.
comprehensivenessboth
The act of encompassing or including everything; totality.
2.
immersionboth
Being deeply involved or absorbed in something.

اِغْتَرَقَverb

1.
to mix and surpassclassical
For a horse to mix with other horses and then surpass them.
2.
to absorbclassical
To absorb or take in, like a horse's breath or a person's gaze.

اِغْرَوْرَقَتْverb

1.
to fill with tearsboth
For eyes to fill up with tears without necessarily overflowing.

الغُرْقَةnoun

1.
small amount of milkclassical
A small quantity of milk, about a cupful.
2.
sipclassical
A drink or sip of milk or other liquids.

الغَرْقَاءnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird.

الغَرْقَاءnoun

1.
membrane of an eggboth
The thin membrane adhering to the white of an egg.

مُغَرَّقٌadjective

1.
adorned with silverclassical
A bridle or bit that is decorated or covered with silver.

Parallel reading

ويشبه الذي ركبه الدين وغمرته البلايا

And it is likened to one who is burdened by debt and overwhelmed by calamities.

فأصبحوا في الماء والخنادق، ... من بين مقتول وطاف غارق

And they became in the water and the trenches, ... among the killed and the drowning.

أغرقه الله إغراقا، فهو غريق

May God drown him completely, so he is drowned.

والنزيف: السكران، وجمعه نزفى

And 'al-nazif': the drunkard, and its plural is 'nazfa'.

وقيل: الغرق الراسب في الماء، والغريق الميت فيه

And it is said: 'al-gharaq' is the one sinking in water, and 'al-ghariq' is the one dead in it.

وفي الحديث الحرق والغرق

And in the Hadith: burning and drowning.

يأتي على الناس زمان لا ينجو فيه إلا من دعا دعاء الغرق

There will come a time for people when none will be saved except he who prays the prayer of the drowning.

الغرق، بكسر الراء، الذي قد غلبه الماء ولما يغرق، فإذا غرق فهو الغريق

'Al-gharaq', with a kasra on the ra, is one who is overcome by water but not yet drowned; when he drowns, he is 'al-ghariq'.

أتبعتهم مقلة إنسانها غرق، ... هل ما أرى تارك للعين إنسانا؟

I followed them with an eye whose pupil was drowning, ... does what I see leave any humanity for the eye?

اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الغرق والحرق

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from drowning and burning.

وفي حديث وحشي: أنه مات غرقا في الخمر أي متناهيا في شربها والإكثار منه

And in the narration of Wahshi: he died 'gharaqan' in wine, meaning reaching the extreme in drinking it and consuming a lot.

وهو الغاروق؛ هو فاعول من الغرق لأن الغرق في زمان نوح، عليه السلام، كان منه.

And it is 'al-gharuq'; it is a fa'ul pattern from 'gharaq' because drowning occurred during the time of Noah, peace be upon him.

والمغرق: الذي قد أغرقه قوم فطردوه وهو هارب عجلان.

And 'al-mughraq': one who has been drowned (overwhelmed) by people, so they chased him away while he was a fleeing, hasty person.

والتغريق: القتل.

And 'al-taghriq': killing.

يقال: غرق في الماء وشرق إذا غمره الماء فملأ منافذه حتى يموت

It is said: 'ghariqa fi al-ma'' and 'shariqa' if water overwhelms him and fills his passages until he dies.

ومن هذا يقال غرقت القابلة الولد، وذلك إذا لم ترفق بالولد حتى تدخل السابياء أنفه فتقتله

And from this, it is said the midwife 'gharraqat' the child, which is when she is not gentle with the child until she inserts the amniotic fluid into its nose and kills it.

ألا ليت قيسا غرقته القوابل

Would that the midwives had drowned Qays!

وأغرق النبل وغرقه: بلغ به غاية المد في القوس.

And 'aghraqa' and 'gharraqa' the arrow: to draw it to the utmost limit in the bow.

وأغرق النازع في القوس أي استوفى مدها.

And 'aghraqa' the archer in the bow means he completed its draw.

والنازعات غرقا

And those pulling out with a drowning pull.

والإغراق في النزع أن ينزع حتى يشرب بالرصاف وينتهي إلى كبد القوس وربما قطع يد الرامي

And 'al-ighraq' in drawing is to draw until it reaches the string-holder and ends at the bow's core, and sometimes cuts the archer's hand.

اغترق الفرس الخيل: خالطها ثم سبقها

The horse 'ightaraqa' the horses: it mixed with them then surpassed them.

يغرق الثعلب، في شرته، ... صائب الخدبة في غير فشل

The fox 'yaghruqu' in its vigor, ... strikes the prey without failure.

تغترق الطرف، وهي لاهية، ... كأنما شف وجهها نزف

She captivates the gaze, while she is heedless, ... as if her face's paleness is from bleeding.

قد اغترق التصدير والبطان واستغرقه.

The girth and the belly-band have been encompassed and fully stretched.

والمغرق من الإبل: التي تلقي ولدها لتمام أو لغيره فلا تظأر ولا تحلب وليست مرية ولا خلفة.

And 'al-mughriq' from camels: is one that drops her young prematurely or otherwise, and does not conceive again, is not milked, and is not pregnant or in calf.

واغرورقت عيناه أي امتلأتا

And his eyes 'ighraurqaat', meaning they filled up.

واغرورقت عيناه أي غرقتا بالدموع

And his eyes 'ighraurqaat', meaning they filled with tears.

تضح، وقد ضمنت ضراتها غرقا، ... من ناصع اللون، حلو الطعم مجهود

She gives milk, and her udders have contained a 'gharqah' (small amount), ... of pure color, sweet taste, and desirable.

فتكون أصول السلق غرقه

So the roots of the chard become 'gharaqah' (a drinkable amount).

حتى أغرق أعماله أي أضاع أعماله الصالحة بما ارتكب من المعاصي.

Until he 'aghraqa' his deeds, meaning he ruined his good deeds by the sins he committed.

لقد أغرق في النزع أي بالغ في الأمر وانتهى فيه

He has certainly 'aghraqa' in the drawing, meaning he exaggerated in the matter and reached its end.

وأغرقته السباع كذلك؛ عن ابن الأعرابي.

And wild beasts 'aghraqathu' him likewise; according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

والغرقئ: القشرة الملتزقة ببياض البيض.

And 'al-gharqaa': the membrane stuck to the egg white.

وغرقأت البيضة: خرجت وعليها قشرة رقيقة

And the egg 'gharqaa'at': it came out with a thin membrane on it.

ولجام مغرق بالفضة أي محلى

And a bridle 'mugharraq' with silver, meaning decorated.