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وقق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly those associated with fear or agitation, and extends to concepts of weakness, cowardice, and excessive talkativeness. It also encompasses geographical and zoological terms.

Derived headwords

وَقْوَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundboth

    To make a sound, often a confused or agitated one, like that of birds or dogs.

وَقْوَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to barkclassical

    Specifically, for a dog to bark out of fear or agitation.

وَقْوَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to babbleclassical

    To speak excessively or nonsensically, like a babbling person.

وَقْوَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenclassical

    To become weak or feeble.

وَقْوَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    confused soundclassical

    A confused or mixed sound, especially of birds.

وَقْوَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    barkingclassical

    The barking of a dog, particularly when driven by fear.

وَقْوَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    cowardlyclassical

    A cowardly person, one who is easily frightened.

وَقْوَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    shrubclassical

    A type of shrub from which musical instruments (like rattles or drums) are made.

وَقْوَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    talkative personclassical

    A person, male or female, who talks excessively.

وَقْوَاقname
  1. 1.
    Wakwakclassical

    A place name, referring to a region located above China.

وَقْوَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird, though its existence or classification is not firmly established.

وَقْوَاقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    very talkative womanclassical

    A woman who is excessively talkative.

Parallel reading

وَقْوَقَ الرَّجُلُ: ضَعُفَ.
The man became weak: he grew feeble.
وَقْوَقَةُ صَوْتِ الطَّيْرِ: اخْتِلاَطُهُ.
The confused sound of birds: their mixture of sounds.
وَقْوَقَتِ الطَّيْرُ: جَلَبَتْ وَأَصْوَاتُهَا فِي السَّحَرِ.
The birds made a confused sound: they brought their noises in the early morning.
وَقْوَقَةُ الْكَلْبِ عِنْدَ الْفَرَقِ: نُبَاحُهُ.
The barking of a dog when afraid: its barking.
حَتَّى ضَغَا نَابِحُهُمْ فَوَقْوَقَا
Until their barking dog made a sound.
وَالْكَلْبُ لاَ يَنْبَحُ إِلاَّ فَرَقًا
And the dog does not bark except out of fear.
وَهُوَ الْجَبَانُ.
And he is the coward.
شَجَرٌ تُتَّخَذُ مِنْهُ الدُّوِيُّ.
A tree from which musical instruments are made.
وَالْوَقْوَاقُ: الْكَثِيرُ الْكَلاَمِ.
And the talkative one: the one who speaks a lot.
وَامْرَأَةٌ وَقْوَاقَةٌ كَذَلِكَ
And a woman who is talkative likewise.
إِنَّ ابْنَ تِرْنَى أُمُّهُ وَقْوَاقَةٌ
Indeed, the son of Tirna, his mother is talkative.
تَأْتِي تَقُولُ الْبُوقَ وَالْحَمَاقَةَ
She comes saying foolishness and nonsense.
بِلاَدُ الْوَقْوَاقِ: فَوْقَ بِلاَدِ الصِّينِ.
The land of Wakwak: above the land of China.
وَالْوَقْوَاقُ: طَائِرٌ، وَلَيْسَ بِثَبْتٍ.
And the Wakwak: a bird, but it is not established.