ودك

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of fat, grease, or richness, particularly in meat. It extends to describe things that are fatty or have been made fatty, and by extension, can refer to plumpness or abundance. It also encompasses derived terms for specific dishes and even metaphorical uses related to hardship or importance.

Derived headwords

الْوَدَكnoun

1.
Fat, greaseboth
The fat or grease of meat, a well-known substance. It can also refer specifically to the fat of meat or the rendered fat.
2.
Richnessclassical
Figuratively, it can refer to richness or abundance.

وَدَكَverb

1.
To be fattyclassical
To be fatty or greasy, referring to meat or other substances.

ودكت يده ودكا — His hand was fatty.

وَدَكَverb

1.
To add fat toclassical
To add fat or grease to something.

وودك الشيء: جعل فيه الودك — And he made the thing fatty: he put fat in it.

وَدِكadjective

1.
Fatty, greasyboth
Describing meat that is fatty or greasy.

ولحم ودك، على النسب: ذو ودك — And fatty meat, by analogy: possessing fat.

وَدَّكَهُverb

1.
To make fattyclassical
To make something fatty, often by adding fat or rendering it.

وودكته توديكا، وذلك إذا جعلته في شيء هو والشحم، أو حلابة السمن — And he made it fatty, that is, if you put it with fat, or rendered ghee.

وَدِيكadjective

1.
Fatty, plumpboth
Describing something that is fatty or plump, often used for animals like chickens.

ودجاجة وديكة أي سمينة — And a fatty hen, meaning plump.

وَدْكَةnoun

1.
Fat, greaseclassical
A name for fat or grease.
2.
Desire for fatty foodclassical
A craving for fatty food.

وكنت وحمى للدكة أي كنت مشتهية للودك — And I was craving fatty food, meaning I desired fat.

وَدُوكadjective

1.
Fatty, plumpboth
Describing something that is fatty or plump, similar to 'wadik'.

ودجاجة وديك وودوك: ذات ودك — And a hen that is fatty and plump: possessing fat.

وَادِكadjective

1.
Fatty, plumpboth
Describing a person who is fat and possesses fat, i.e., plump.

ورجل وادك: سمين ذو ودك — And a fatty man: fat and possessing fat.

الْوَدِيكَةnoun

1.
Porridge-like dishclassical
A dish made from flour mixed with fat, resembling a thin porridge or gruel.

بَنَاتُ أَوْدَكnoun

1.
Great hardshipsclassical
Metaphorically refers to severe difficulties or calamities.

لقيت منه بنات أودك وبنات برح وبنات بئس؛ يعني الدواهي — I encountered from him 'daughters of fatness' and 'daughters of relief' and 'daughters of despair'; meaning calamities.

أَيْ أَوْدَك هُوَphrase

1.
What kind of person is heclassical
An idiomatic expression meaning 'what sort of person is he?' or 'what is his standing?'.

ما كنت أدري أي أودك هو — I did not know what kind of person he was.

وَادَكname

1.
Proper nameclassical
A proper name, possibly of a person or place.

وَدُوكname

1.
Proper nameclassical
A proper name, possibly of a person or place.

وَدَاكname

1.
Proper nameclassical
A proper name, possibly of a person or place.

الْوَدْكَاءnoun

1.
Sandy area or placeclassical
A name for a sandy tract of land or a specific location.

بالْوَدْكَاء، تعتذر — in Al-Wadqā', apologizing.

Parallel reading

الدسم معروف

The fat is known.

وقيل: دسم اللحم

And it was said: the fat of meat.

ودكت يده ودكا

And his hand was fatty.

وودك الشيء: جعل فيه الودك

And he made the thing fatty: he put fat in it.

ولحم ودك، على النسب: ذو ودك

And fatty meat, by analogy: possessing fat.

وهو دسم اللحم ودهنه الذي يستخرج منه

And it is the fat of the meat and its rendered oil.

وودكته توديكا، وذلك إذا جعلته في شيء هو والشحم، أو حلابة السمن

And he made it fatty, that is, if you put it with fat, or rendered ghee.

وشيء وديك وودك

And something fatty and greasy.

والدكة: اسم من الودك

And Al-Dakkah: a name for fat.

كنت وحمى للدكة أي كنت مشتهية للودك

I was craving fatty food, meaning I desired fat.

ودجاجة وديكة أي سمينة

And a fatty hen, meaning plump.

ودجاجة وديك وودوك: ذات ودك

And a hen that is fatty and plump: possessing fat.

ورجل وادك: سمين ذو ودك

And a fatty man: fat and possessing fat.

والوديكة: دقيق يساط بشحم شبه الخزيرة

And Al-Wadīkah: flour mixed with fat, resembling a thin porridge.

لقيت منه بنات أودك وبنات برح وبنات بئس؛ يعني الدواهي

I encountered from him 'daughters of fatness' and 'daughters of relief' and 'daughters of despair'; meaning calamities.

ما كنت أدري أي أودك هو أي أي الناس هو

I did not know what kind of person he was, meaning what sort of person he was.

بان الشباب وأفنى ضعفه العمر، ... لله درك أي العيش تنتظر؟

Youth has passed and its weakness has consumed life, ... May God reward you, what life do you await?

أم هل لقلبك عن ألافه وطر؟

Or does your heart have no desire for its companions?

أم كنت تعرف آيات؟ فقد جعلت ... أطلال إلفك، بالودكاء، تعتذر

Or did you know signs? For the ruins of your beloved have become, in Al-Wadqā', apologetic.

قوله تعتذر أي تدرس

His saying 'apologetic' means 'faded'.