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قرطق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of garment, specifically a tunic or cloak. It also encompasses the diminutive form of this garment and discusses the linguistic phenomenon of Persian loanwords being Arabicized.

Derived headwords

قُرْطُقnoun
  1. 1.
    tunic, cloakclassical

    A type of garment, specifically a tunic or cloak, often worn over other clothing. It is noted as an Arabicized Persian word.

قُرْطُقnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian loanwordclassical

    A term used to describe a Persian word that has been adopted into Arabic. The entry discusses the linguistic process of Arabicization.

قُرَيْطِقnoun
  1. 1.
    small tunicclassical

    The diminutive form of 'qirṭaq', referring to a small tunic or cloak.

Parallel reading

جاء الغلام وعليه قرطق أبيض
The boy came wearing a white qirṭaq (tunic/cloak).
أي قباء
Meaning a jubbah (a type of cloak or robe).
وهو تعريب كرته
And it is an Arabicized form of the Persian word 'kurta'.
وقد تضم طاؤه
And its 'ta' (ط) may be doubled.
وإبدال القاف من الهاء في الأسماء المعربة كثير
And the substitution of 'qaf' (ق) for 'ha' (ه) in Arabicized names is common.
كالبرق والباشق والمستق
Such as 'al-barq' (lightning) and 'al-bashiq' (a type of falcon) and 'al-mustaq' (a type of plant).
كأني أنظر إليه حبشي عليه قريطق
It is as if I am looking at an Abyssinian wearing a qurayṭiq (small tunic).
هو تصغير قرطق
It is the diminutive of 'qirṭaq'.