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هوق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of water-holding depression in the ground, characterized by mud and frequented by birds. It also encompasses the concept of being deep or submerged in such a place.

Derived headwords

الهوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Muddy water pitclassical

    A pit or depression where water collects, becoming very muddy. It is a place that birds frequent.

هوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water pitclassical

    A pit or depression where water collects, characterized by abundant mud and frequented by birds.

هوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of houqaclassical

    The plural form of 'houqa', referring to multiple muddy water pits.

Parallel reading

الهوقة: كالأوقة وهي حفرة يجتمع فيها الماء ويكثر فيه الطين وتألفها الطير
Al-houqa: Like al-awqa, it is a pit where water collects, mud is abundant, and birds frequent it.
والجمع هوق
And the plural is houq.