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وعك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns feelings of illness, pain, and discomfort, often associated with fever. It also extends to meanings of intense physical exertion, struggle, and crowding, particularly in the context of animals.

Derived headwords

وَعَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ill with feverboth

    To suffer from fever or illness.

  2. 2.
    to be crushedclassical

    To be crushed or pounded.

وَعْكnoun
  1. 1.
    feverboth

    Fever, often referring to the heat and discomfort associated with it.

  2. 2.
    pain of illnessboth

    The pain and suffering experienced during an illness.

  3. 3.
    exhaustionboth

    Pain or weariness resulting from extreme fatigue.

  4. 4.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or pounding something.

  5. 5.
    stillness of windclassical

    A period of calm weather with intense heat.

وَعَكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    feverboth

    Fever, often referring to the heat and discomfort associated with it.

  2. 2.
    pain of illnessboth

    The pain and suffering experienced during an illness.

  3. 3.
    exhaustionboth

    Pain or weariness resulting from extreme fatigue.

  4. 4.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or pounding something.

  5. 5.
    stillness of windclassical

    A period of calm weather with intense heat.

وَعَكَهverb
  1. 1.
    to crushclassical

    To crush, pound, or grind something.

  2. 2.
    to cause illnessboth

    To cause someone to become ill, especially with fever.

مَوْعُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    ill with feverboth

    Someone who is suffering from fever or illness.

  2. 2.
    crushedclassical

    Something that has been crushed or pounded.

وَعَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    feverboth

    A bout of fever or illness.

  2. 2.
    battleclassical

    A fierce battle or conflict, especially among heroes.

  3. 3.
    intensity of an affairclassical

    The intensity or difficulty of a matter or situation.

  4. 4.
    sudden rushclassical

    A strong push or surge, such as in running or falling.

  5. 5.
    crowding of camelsclassical

    The crowding of camels at a watering place.

أَوْعَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to crowd togetherclassical

    For camels to crowd together at a watering place, jostling each other.

  2. 2.
    to rollclassical

    For animals, like dogs, to roll or rub prey in the dirt.

مُمَغُوثadjective
  1. 1.
    feverishclassical

    Someone suffering from fever.

مَمْعُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    feverishclassical

    Someone suffering from fever.

رَجُلٌ وَعِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill manboth

    A man who is ill, particularly with fever.

رَجُلٌ وَعْكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill manboth

    A man who is ill, particularly with fever.

Parallel reading

ورد في الحديث ذكر الوعك وهو الحمى
In the Hadith, the mention of 'al-wa'k' occurs, which is fever.
وقيل: ألمها
And it was said: its pain.
وقد وعكه المرض وعكا ووعك، فهو موعوك
And the illness afflicted him with fever, and he became feverish, so he is feverish.
والوعك: مغث المرض
And 'al-wa'k' is the malaise of illness.
وقيل: أذى الحمى ووجعها في البدن
And it was said: the harm and pain of fever in the body.
ووعكته وعكا: دكته
And I crushed it with a crushing.
والوعك: الألم يجده الإنسان من شدة التعب
And 'al-wa'k' is the pain a person finds from extreme fatigue.
ورجل وعك ووعك: موعوك
And a man is ill and ill: feverish.
والموعوك: المحموم، وقد وعكته الحمى تعكه
And 'al-maw'ook' is the feverish one, and the fever afflicted him, it afflicted him.
والممغوث والممعوك: المحموم
And 'al-mumghooth' and 'al-mam'ook' are the feverish.
والوعك والوعكة: سكون الريح وشدة الحر
And 'al-wa'k' and 'al-wa'kah' are the stillness of the wind and the intensity of the heat.
والوعكة: المعركة
And 'al-wa'kah' is the battle.
والوعكة: الوقعة الشديدة في الجري أو السقطة فيه
And 'al-wa'kah' is the severe fall in a race or a stumble in it.
والوعكة: ازدحام الإبل في الورد، وقد أوعكت إذا ازدحمت فركب بعضها بعضا عند الحوض
And 'al-wa'kah' is the crowding of camels at the watering place, and they crowded when they jostled each other at the basin.
ووعكه في التراب: معكه
And he rolled it in the dirt: he ground it.
الكلاب إذا أخذت الصيد أوعكته أي مرغته
When dogs catch prey, they roll it, meaning they rub it.