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ورق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of leaves, paper, and by extension, things that are thin, flat, or numerous like leaves. It extends to meanings related to money, young men, and even specific plants and places.

Derived headwords

وَرَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    leavesboth

    The foliage of a plant or tree.

  2. 2.
    paperboth

    Material made from pulp, used for writing or printing.

  3. 3.
    moneyboth

    Currency, especially silver coins.

  4. 4.
    young menclassical

    Adolescent males.

  5. 5.
    living beingsclassical

    Those who are alive, contrasted with the dead.

زَيْفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeitboth

    False or imitation money; not genuine.

زَوَائِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeit coinsclassical

    Plural of counterfeit money, specifically coins.

وَرَقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mean personclassical

    A base or ignoble man.

  2. 2.
    noble personclassical

    An honorable or distinguished man.

  3. 3.
    small amount of bloodclassical

    A quantity of blood equivalent to a dirham.

وَرِقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    moneyclassical

    Wealth or currency, particularly silver coins.

  2. 2.
    young menclassical

    Adolescent boys.

وَرَقَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    shrubclassical

    A specific type of shrub with broad, soft leaves that is palatable to livestock.

  2. 2.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

مُورِقٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual, derived from the root.

وَرِيقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A geographical location.

وَرَّاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A geographical location.

  2. 2.
    paper sellerclassical

    A merchant who deals in paper.

  3. 3.
    collectors of namesclassical

    Individuals who gather or record names.

وَرَقَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    A known mountain.

مُورِقname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual, with an unusual formation.

وَرَقَاوِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    attributed to Warqa'classical

    An adjective derived from the name Warqa', indicating relation or origin.

Parallel reading

دراهم، منها جائزات وزيف ورواه يعقوب: وزائف، وهو خطأ
Dirhams, some of which are genuine and some counterfeit; Ya'qub narrated it as 'za'a'if', which is an error.
وهو خطأ، وهم الخساس، وقيل: هم الأحداث
And it is an error; they are the base ones, and it was said: they are the young men.
يظل بها الهادي يقلب طرفه، ... يعض على إبهامه، وهو واقف
The guide remains with them, turning his gaze, ... biting his thumb, while he stands.
لأن القصيدة مؤسسة وأولها: أتنكر رسم الدار أم أنت عارف
Because the poem is foundational and its beginning is: Do you deny the traces of the dwelling, or are you aware?
والذي في شعره: منها راكبات وزائف.
And what is in his poetry: among them are riders and counterfeit ones.
لنا ورق أي طريف وفتيان ورق
We have 'waraq' meaning young and 'fityan waraq' meaning young men.
طال الثواء عليه بالمدينة لا ... ترعى، وبيع له البيضاء والورق
His stay in the city was long, not ... grazing, and he was sold the white (jewelry) and the 'waraq' (money/chaff).
أراد بالبيضاء الحلي، وبالورق الخبط، وبيع اشتري.
He meant by 'al-bayda'' the jewelry, and by 'al-waraq' the chaff, and he sold and bought.
الورقة الخسيس من الرجال، والورقة الكريم من الرجال، والورقة مقدار الدرهم من الدم.
Al-waraqah is the base one among men, and al-waraqah is the noble one among men, and al-waraqah is the measure of a dirham of blood.
والورق: المال الناطق كله.
And 'al-waraq': all the speaking wealth (money).
والورق: الأحداث من الغلمان.
And 'al-waraq': the adolescents among the boys.
يقال رأيته ورقا أي حيا، وكل حي ورق، لأنهم يقولون يموت كما يموت الورق وييبس كما ييبس الورق
It is said, 'I saw him 'waraq' meaning alive,' and every living being is 'waraq', because they say he dies as the leaves die and dries up as the leaves dry up.
ولو خبرته ورقا، جليد أي ولو خبرته حيا فإنه جليد.
And if you informed him about me being alive, he would be steadfast, meaning if you informed him about me being alive, he would be steadfast.
وهي غبراء الساق خضراء الورق لها زمع شعر فيه حب أغبر مثل الشهدانج، ترعاه الطير، وهو سهلي ينبت في الأودية وفي جنباتها وفي القيعان، وهي مرعى.
It has a dusty stem, green leaves, and a hairy stalk with dusty seeds like coriander; birds graze on it. It is a lowland plant that grows in valleys, their sides, and plains, and it is a pasture.
مورق: اسم رجل؛ حكاه سيبويه، شاذ عن القياس على حسب ما يجيء للأسماء الأعلام في كثير من أبواب العربية، وكان القياس مورقا، بكسر الراء.
'Mawriq': the name of a man; Sibawayh narrated it, which is irregular according to the rule, as is common for proper names in many Arabic contexts; the regular form would be 'Mawriqa', with a kasra on the ra'.
والوريقة ووراق: موضعان؛ قال الزبرقان: وعبد من ذوي قيس أتاني، ... وأهلي بالتهائم فالوراق
And 'al-Warīqah' and 'al-Warrāq': two places; Al-Zibriqān said: And a slave from the Banu Qays came to me, ... and my family in the lowlands, so al-Warrāq.
ورقان: جبل معروف.
'Warqān': a known mountain.
سن الكافر في النار كورقان، هو بوزن قطران، جبل أسود بين العرج والرويثة على يمين المار من المدينة إلى مكة.
The infidel's sin in the fire is like 'Warqān'; it is on the pattern of 'qiṭrān', a black mountain between al-'Arj and al-Ruwaythah, to the right of one passing from Medina to Mecca.
رجلان من مزينة ينزلان جبلا من جبال العرب يقال له ورقان فيحشر الناس ولا يعلمان.
Two men from Muzaynah descend a mountain among the mountains of Arabia called 'Warqān', and people will be gathered while they are unaware.
ورقاء: اسم رجل، والجمع وراق ووراقى مثل صحار وصحارى، ونسبوا إليه ورقاوي فأبدلوا من همزة التأنيث واوا.
'Warqā': the name of a man, and its plural is 'warrāq' and 'warāqā' like 'ṣaḥār' and 'ṣaḥārā'. They attributed to him 'warqāwī', changing the feminine hamza to a waw.
وفلان بن مورق، بالفتح، وهو شاذ مثل موحد.
And so-and-so, son of 'Mawraq', with a fatha, which is irregular like 'muwaḥḥad'.