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ردك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of softness, beauty, youth, and fullness, particularly when describing young women and their physical attributes. It also extends to descriptions of good character and physical substance.

Derived headwords

رودكadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, tenderclassical

    Describing a young person, particularly a girl, as being soft and tender, implying youthfulness and delicate nature.

رودكةadjective
  1. 1.
    beautiful, youthfulclassical

    Used to describe a young woman who is beautiful and in the prime of her youth.

مرودكةadjective
  1. 1.
    beautiful, well-formedclassical

    Describing a woman as beautiful, particularly in her physical form and character.

  2. 2.
    beautiful in characterclassical

    Referring to a woman who possesses good character and disposition.

مرودكadjective
  1. 1.
    beautiful, well-formedclassical

    Used to describe a person (male or female) as beautiful and well-formed.

  2. 2.
    good characterclassical

    Describing someone, particularly a woman, as having good character.

مرودكadjective
  1. 1.
    full of flesh, heavyclassical

    Describing something, like a tree branch, as being full of flesh or heavy.

مردكadjective
  1. 1.
    Arabic (questionable)classical

    Mentioned as a possible word in names, but its authenticity as a correct Arabic word is doubted.

Parallel reading

غلام رودك: ناعم.
A soft young man: tender.
وجارية رودكة ومرودكة: حسناء، في عنفوان شبابهما
And a young woman, rudaka and marudaka: beautiful, in the prime of her youth.
جارية شبت شبابا رودكا
A young woman who grew up with a tender youth.
لم يعد ثديا نحرها أن فلكا
Her breasts no longer protruded like two celestial spheres.
وقيل: المرودكة من النساء الحسنة الخلق.
And it was said: Al-marudaka among women is one of good character.
وقال اللحياني: خلق مرودك وخلق مرودك كلاهما حسن.
And Al-Lihyani said: Marudak character and marudak character, both are good.
ورجل مرودك وامرأة مرودكة أي حسنة.
And a marudak man and a marudaka woman, meaning beautiful.
وعود مرودك: كثير اللحم ثقيل
And a marudak branch: full of flesh, heavy.
مرودك، بفتح الدال
Marudak, with the fathah on the dal.
وإذا كان كذلك كان رباعيا.
And if it was so, it would be quadriliteral.