همق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants, specifically a type of herb, and also describes a particular gait or manner of walking. It extends to describe a seed-like substance and a type of finely ground flour.

Derived headwords

همقnoun

1.
herbclassical
A type of herb, described as soft and tender.
2.
flourclassical
Finely ground flour, specifically from sūwīq.

همقnoun

1.
abundanceclassical
Meaning 'abundance' or 'plenty'.

همقnoun

1.
plantclassical
A general term for a plant.

همقnoun

1.
seedclassical
A seed resembling cotton seeds but harder and branched, used in a specific region.

همقnoun

1.
walking styleclassical
A type of walking characterized by swaying or moving from side to side.

همقnoun

1.
fast walkingclassical
A fast pace or quick gait.

همقnoun

1.
seedclassical
A seed, specifically one that is hard and branched, with edible seeds that increase sexual potency.

همقاقnoun

1.
seedclassical
A seed resembling cotton seeds, hard, branched, and edible, known to increase sexual potency.

همقاقةnoun

1.
seedclassical
A single unit of the 'hamqāqah' seed.

همقاقةnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly of foreign origin.

همقاقnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly of foreign origin.

همقىnoun

1.
walking styleclassical
A swaying or side-to-side gait.

همقىnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

همقىnoun

1.
fast walkingclassical
A quick or rapid pace of walking.

همقيقnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant, according to some accounts.

مهمقnoun

1.
flourclassical
Finely ground flour, specifically from sūwīq.

Parallel reading

باتت تعشى الحمض بالقصيم، ... لباية من همق عيشوم

She spent the night eating the desert plants in Al-Qaseem, ... a choice portion of tender 'ayšūm herb.

وقال بعضهم: الهمق من الحمض، والهمق: نبت، والعيشوم اليابس.

Some said: 'Al-hamq' is from the desert plants, and 'al-hamq' is a plant, and 'al-'ayšūm' is dry.

الهمقى نبت

Al-hamqā is a plant.

لباية من همق هيشوم

A choice portion of tender 'hayšūm' herb.

والهمق الكثير

And 'al-hamq' meaning abundance.

والقصيم منابت الغضا جمع قصيمة

And Al-Qaseem are places where the 'ghaḍā' tree grows, which is the plural of 'qaṣīmah'.

والهمقى والهمقى: ضرب من المشي

And 'al-hamqā' and 'al-hamqā': a type of walking.

هو سير سريع

It is a fast pace.

والهمقاق والهمقاق: حب يشبه حب القطن في جماحة مثل الخشخاش

And 'al-hamqāq' and 'al-hamqāq': seeds resembling cotton seeds in their fluffiness, like poppy seeds.

وهي مثل الخشخاش إلا أنها صلبة ذات شعب يقلى حبه

And they are like poppy seeds except they are hard, branched, and their seeds are fried.

وأكله يزيد في الجماع

And eating them increases sexual potency.

يكون في بلاد بلعم، واحدته همقاقة، وهمقاقة بوزن فعلانة من كلام العجم أو كلام بلعم خاصة لأنه يكون بجبال بلعم؛ قال ابن سيده: وأحسبها دخيلة.

It grows in the lands of Balam, its singular is 'hamqāqah', and 'hamqāqah' is on the pattern of 'fa'lānāh' from the speech of non-Arabs or specifically the speech of Balam because it grows in the mountains of Balam; Ibn Sīdah said: I believe it is an adopted word.

والهمقيق نبت، زعموا.

And 'al-hamqīq' is a plant, they claim.

ومشى الهمقى إذا مشى على جانب مرة وعلى جانب مرة.

And 'walking the hamqā' is when one walks first on one side and then on the other.

الهمقى مشية فيها تمايل

Al-hamqā is a gait with swaying.

فأصبحن يمشين الهمقى، كأنما ... يدافعن بالأفخاذ نهدا مؤربا

So they began walking with the hamqā gait, as if ... they were pushing with their thighs a firm, well-formed breast.

المهمق من السويق المدقق.

Al-muhammaq is from finely ground sūwīq.