نهق

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the braying sound of a donkey. It extends to describe the anatomical parts associated with this sound, specific types of donkeys and horses, a type of wild plant, and a geographical location. It also includes a verb form related to filling something up.

Derived headwords

نَهَقَverb

1.
to brayboth
The characteristic sound made by a donkey.

نَهيقnoun

1.
brayingboth
The sound of a donkey's bray.
2.
a brayboth
A single instance of a donkey's braying sound.

نَهيقnoun

1.
the brayingboth
The act or sound of a donkey braying.

نُهاقnoun

1.
brayingboth
The sound of a donkey.

تَنْهاقnoun

1.
brayingboth
The sound of a donkey.

النِّهاقnoun

1.
the brayingboth
The sound of a donkey, especially when it is repeated and intense.

النَّاهِقانnoun

1.
two prominent bonesclassical
Two prominent bones protruding from the side of a hoofed animal near the tear duct.

النَّواهقnoun

1.
prominent bonesclassical
Prominent bones on the side of a hoofed animal, also called 'al-nahiqan'.
2.
part of the faceclassical
The area on the face of horses and donkeys where the braying sound originates.

النَّاهِقnoun

1.
prominent boneclassical
A prominent bone on the side of a hoofed animal.
2.
origin of brayingclassical
The place on a donkey's throat from which the braying sound emerges.

النَّواهقnoun

1.
origin of brayingclassical
The part of the throat in horses and donkeys from which the braying sound comes out.

النَّاهِقانnoun

1.
prominent bonesclassical
Prominent bones on the face of a horse, located below the eyes.

النَّواهقnoun

1.
part of the noseclassical
The area below the forehead on the nasal bone.
2.
veins near nostrilsclassical
Veins that surround the nostrils of an animal, from which the braying sound originates.

النَّاهِقةnoun

1.
veinclassical
A vein near the nostrils of an animal, related to the origin of the braying sound.

النَّاهِقnoun

1.
origin of brayingclassical
The part of a donkey's throat from which the braying sound emerges.

النَّهْقَةnoun

1.
birdclassical
A long-beaked, long-legged, and long-necked bird, typically greyish in color.

النَّهْقnoun

1.
wild plantboth
A wild plant resembling arugula (jirjir), belonging to the free-growing vegetables, with a pungent and hot taste.

النَّهْقnoun

1.
arugulaboth
Wild arugula, known for its peppery taste that tingles the tongue.

الأَيْهَقَانnoun

1.
wild arugulaclassical
Another name for wild arugula, which grows in abundance near springs.

ذات النَّهْقname

1.
place nameclassical
A known geographical location.

ذو نَهيقname

1.
place nameclassical
A geographical location.

أَنْهَقَverb

1.
to fill upclassical
To fill something, such as a basin, completely.

Parallel reading

نهاق الحمار: صوته.

The braying of the donkey: its sound.

والنهيق: صوت الحمار، فإذا كرر نهيقه واشتد قيل: أخذه النهاق.

And the braying: the sound of the donkey; when its braying was repeated and intensified, it was said: the braying overcame him.

ونهق الحمار ينهق وينهق وينهق؛ الضم عن اللحياني، نهقا ونهيقا ونهاقا وتنهاقا: صوت.

And the donkey brayed, it brays, it brays, and it brays; the dammah is according to Al-Lihyani, with a bray, braying, braying, and braying: a sound.

والناهقان: عظمان شاخصان يندران من ذي الحافر في مجرى الدمع يخرج منهما النهاق، ويقال لهما أيضا النواهق؛

And the nahigan: two prominent bones protruding from the hoofed animal in the tear duct from which the braying emerges, and they are also called the nawaheq;

قال النابغة الجعدي يصف فرسا: بعاري النواهق صلت الجبين، ... يستن كالتيس ذي الحلب والناهق والنواهق من الحمير: حيث يخرج النهاق من حلوقها، وهي من الخيل العظام الناتئة في خدودها،

Al-Nabigha Al-Ja'di said, describing a horse: With prominent nawaheq, broad of forehead, ... it urinates like a goat with milk, and the nahq and nawaheq from donkeys: where the braying emerges from their throats, and from horses, they are the large bones protruding from their cheeks,

وفي التهذيب: النواهق من الخيل والحمر حيث يخرج النهاق من حلقه؛

And in Al-Tahdhib: The nawaheq from horses and donkeys are where the braying emerges from their throats;

وأنشد للنمر بن تولب: فأرسل سهما له أهزعا، ... فشك نواهقه والفما

And he recited for Al-Nimr bin Tulab: So he sent an arrow, swift and strong, ... it pierced its nawaheq and its mouth.

أبو عبيدة في كتاب الخيل: الناهقان عظمان شاخصان في وجه الفرس أسفل من عينيه،

Abu Ubaidah in the Book of Horses: The nahigan are two prominent bones on the face of a horse, below its eyes,

وقيل: النواهق ما أسفل من الجبهة في قصبة الأنف،

And it was said: The nawaheq are what is below the forehead on the nasal bone,

وقيل: نواهق الدابة عروق اكتنفت خياشيمها لأن النهاق منها، الواحدة ناهقة.

And it was said: The nawaheq of the animal are veins that surround its nostrils because the braying comes from them, the singular is nahqah.

والنهقة: طائرة طويلة المنقار والرجلين والرقبة، غبراء.

And the nahqah: a bird with a long beak, legs, and neck, of a greyish color.

والنهق والنهق: نبات شبه الجرجير من أحرار البقول يؤكل، وقيل: هو الجرجير،

And al-nahq and al-nahq: a plant resembling arugula from the free-growing vegetables, eaten; and it was said: it is arugula,

قال أبو منصور: وسماعي من العرب النهق الجرجير البري، قال: رأيته في رياض الصمان وكنا نأكله مع التمر، وفي مذاقه حمزة وحرارة، وهو الجرجير بعينه إلا أنه بري يلذع اللسان ويسمى الأيهقان، وأكثر ما ينبت في قربان الرياض؛

Abu Mansur said: And my hearing from the Arabs is that al-nahq is wild arugula. He said: I saw it in the meadows of Al-Saman, and we used to eat it with dates. It has pungency and heat in its taste, and it is arugula itself, except that it is wild and stings the tongue, and it is called al-ayhaqan, and it grows most abundantly near springs;

وقال أبو حنيفة: هو من العشب؛ قال رؤبة ووصف عيرا وأتنه: شذب أولاهن من ذات النهق

And Abu Hanifa said: It is from the grasses; Ru'bah said, describing a wild ass and its she-ass: She trimmed the first of them from Dhat Al-Nahq.

وقيل: ذات النهق أرض معروفة.

And it was said: Dhat Al-Nahq is a known land.

وذو نهيق: موضع؛ قال:

And Dhu Nahīq: a place; he said:

ألا يا لهف نفسي بعد عيش ... لنا بجنوب در، فذي نهيق

Oh, how I regret my soul after a life ... we had in the south of Dar, then Dhi Nahīq.

وفي حديث جابر: فنزعنا فيه حتى أنهقناه ، يعني الحوض، هكذا جاء في رواية بالنون، قال: وهو غلط والصواب بالفاء.

And in the hadith of Jabir: So we drew water into it until we أنْهَقْنَاه (filled it up), meaning the basin. This is how it came in the narration with a noon, he said: And this is a mistake, and the correct is with a faa'.