قلق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root قلق (q-l-q) primarily denotes a state of unease, restlessness, and agitation. It extends to the physical act of moving or shaking something, and also refers to specific items like a type of jewelry or water birds.

Derived headwords

القَلَقnoun

1.
uneaseboth
A feeling of anxiety or agitation; restlessness.
2.
inability to stay stillboth
The state of not being able to remain in one place due to agitation.

قَلِقَverb

1.
to be restlessboth
To experience unease or agitation, to be unable to stay still.

أَقْلَقَverb

1.
to make restlessboth
To cause someone or something to become agitated or restless.
2.
to moveboth
To cause something to move from its place; to shake.

قَلِقٌadjective

1.
restlessboth
Characterized by unease or agitation; unable to remain still.

مِقْلَاقadjective

1.
restlessboth
Very restless or agitated; prone to moving.
2.
loose-fittingclassical
Describing a woman whose sash (وشاح) does not stay fixed on her waist due to its thinness.

مُقْلَقadjective

1.
disturbingmodern
Causing unease, agitation, or worry.

قَلْقِيّnoun

1.
type of jewelryclassical
A kind of adornment or necklace, often made with pearls, possibly named for its perceived instability or movement.

القَلَقِيّnoun

1.
water birdclassical
A type of water bird.

تَقَلُّقnoun

1.
water birdclassical
A type of water bird.

Parallel reading

بات قلقا

He spent the night restless.

وأقلقه غيره

And others made him restless.

إليك تعدو قلقا وضينها

Towards you she runs, her saddle-girth restless.

قلق الشيء قلقا

A thing became restless, restlessness.

فهو قلق ومقلاق

So he is restless and very restless.

وامرأة مقلاق الوشاح

And a woman with a restless sash.

لا يثبت على خصرها من رقته

It does not stay on her waist due to its thinness.

وأقلق الشيء من مكانه وقلقه: حركه

And to move something from its place and to make it restless: to move it.

القلق: أن لا يستقر في مكان واحد

Restlessness: not being able to stay in one place.

وقد أقلقه فقلق

And he agitated him, so he became restless.

أقلقوا السيوف في الغمد

Move the swords in their scabbards.

أي حركوها في أغمادها قبل أن تحتاجوا إلى سلها

Meaning, move them in their sheaths before you need to draw them.

محال كأجواز الجراد، ولؤلؤ ... من القلقي والكبيس الملوب

Gems like the middles of locusts, and pearls... from the Qalqiyy and the interwoven Kabis.

لضرب من الحلي

For a type of jewelry.

لضرب من القلائد المنظومة باللؤلؤ قلقي

For a type of necklaces strung with pearls, Qalqiyy.

والقلق والتقلق: من طير الماء

And al-Qalaq and al-Taqalluq: are types of water birds.