عقا

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of surrounding, encompassing, and elevation. It extends to digging, holding back, and also to the initial excretions of a newborn. Metaphorically, it can refer to being stubborn or resistant.

Derived headwords

العَقْوَةnoun

1.
Courtyard, surrounding areaboth
The courtyard of a house, or the area around a dwelling or settlement.

نزل بعقوته — He settled in its courtyard.

ما بعقوة هذه الدار مثل فلان — There is no one like so-and-so in the courtyard of this house.

العَقَاةnoun

1.
Courtyard, surrounding areaboth
The courtyard of a house, or the area around a dwelling or settlement. Plural of عقوة.

عَقَاverb

1.
To dig around a wellclassical
To excavate around the sides of a well, especially when water cannot be reached from the bottom.
2.
To rise highboth
To ascend or rise high in the air, used for arrows, banners, or birds.
3.
To be stubborn, unwillingclassical
To be unwilling or resistant to something.

عقا يعقو واعتقى: احتفر البئر فأنبط من جانبها — He dug around the well and found water from its side.

عقا العلم، وهو البند: علا في الهواء — The banner rose high in the air.

عقا يعقو ويعقي إذا كره شيئا — He dislikes something.

اعْتَقَىverb

1.
To dig around a wellclassical
To excavate around the sides of a well, especially when water cannot be reached from the bottom.
2.
To hold back, detainclassical
To detain or hold something back; a reversed form of اعتاق.
3.
To speak aimlesslyclassical
To speak extensively without a clear purpose or intention.

الاعتقاء: أن يأخذ الحافر في البئر يمنة ويسرة إذا لم يمكنه أن ينبط الماء من قعرها — To dig around in the well to the right and left if one cannot reach water from its bottom.

اعتقى الشيء وعقاه: احتبسه، مقلوب عن اعتاقه — He held the thing back, a reversal of اعتاقه.

ويشتق الإنسان الكلام فيعتقي فيه — And a person may delve into speech and speak aimlessly.

العَقِيقَةnoun

1.
Arrow shot highclassical
An arrow that is shot high into the air.

ويسمى ذلك السهم العقيقة — And that arrow is called the 'aqiqah'.

العَقِيقَانnoun

1.
Pure goldclassical
Pure gold, possibly with added 'alif' and 'nun'.

لو أراد الله أن يفتح عليهم معادن العقيان — If God had willed to open to them the mines of 'aqiyan'.

المعْقِيnoun

1.
Hovering creatureclassical
Something that hovers or circles around a high place, like a bird of prey.

المعقي: الحائم على الشيء المرتفع كما ترتفع العقاب — The 'maqiyy' is that which hovers over something high, like an eagle.

عَقِيَverb

1.
To be unwillingclassical
To be unwilling or resistant to something.

عقا يعقو ويعقي إذا كره شيئا — He dislikes something.

العَقِيّnoun

1.
Newborn's first excretionclassical
The first excretion from a newborn's bowels before it has eaten anything.

إذا عقى حرمت عليه المرأة وما ولدت — If the child passes its first excretion, the woman is forbidden to him and what she bore.

عَقِيَverb

1.
To pass first excretionclassical
Used for a newborn passing its first excretion.

وقد عقى المولود يعقي من الإنس والدواب عقيا — And the newborn, human or animal, passes its 'aqiyyan'.

عَقَاهُverb

1.
To give medicine to induce excretionclassical
To give a child medicine to help it pass its first excretion.
2.
To hinder, obstructclassical
To hinder or obstruct someone; a reversed form of عاقه.

عقاه: سقاه دواء يسقط عقيه — He gave him medicine to expel his 'aqiyy'.

عقاه يعقوه إذا عاقه، على القلب — He hindered him, a reversal of 'aqaqahu'.

عَقَّىverb

1.
To rise highboth
To ascend or rise high in the air, used for arrows, banners, or birds.
2.
To hinder, obstructclassical
To hinder or obstruct someone; a reversed form of عاقه.

عقى الطائر إذا ارتفع في طيرانه — The bird rose high in its flight.

عقى الرجل بسهمه إذا رمى به في السماء فارتفع — A man shot his arrow high into the sky.

اعْتَقَىverb

1.
To hold back, detainclassical
To detain or hold something back; a reversed form of اعتاق.

اعتقى الشيء وعقاه: احتبسه، مقلوب عن اعتاقه — He held the thing back, a reversal of اعتاقه.

العَقِيَّانnoun

1.
Pure goldclassical
Pure gold, possibly with added 'alif' and 'nun'.

لو أراد الله أن يفتح عليهم معادن العقيان — If God had willed to open to them the mines of 'aqiyan'.

أعْقَىverb

1.
To become bitterclassical
To become intensely bitter.
2.
To spit out due to bitternessclassical
To spit something out of one's mouth because of its bitterness.

أعقى الشيء يعقي إعقاء: صار مرا — The thing became bitter.

فمن رواه فتعقي على تفعل فمعناه فتشتد مرارتك — And whoever narrates it as 'fata'aqqi' on the pattern 'tafa''al' means 'your bitterness intensifies'.

العُقَاةname

1.
A tribeclassical
A tribal name, possibly derived from the root.

وبنو العقي: قبيلة وهم العقاة — And the Banu al-'Uqiyy: a tribe, and they are the 'Uqah.

عاقَverb

1.
To hinder, obstructboth
To hinder or obstruct someone.

عاقني وعاقاني وعقاني بمعنى واحد — He hindered me, and 'aqani' and 'aqqani' mean the same.

لعاقك عن دعاء الذئب عاق — A hinderer prevented you from calling the wolf.

عاقَهverb

1.
To hinder, obstructboth
To hinder or obstruct someone.

عقاه يعقوه إذا عاقه، على القلب — He hindered him, a reversal of 'aqaqahu'.

عاقانيverb

1.
To hinder, obstructclassical
To hinder or obstruct someone.

عاقني وعاقاني وعقاني بمعنى واحد — He hindered me, and 'aqani' and 'aqqani' mean the same.

عَقَّانِيverb

1.
To hinder, obstructclassical
To hinder or obstruct someone.

عاقني وعاقاني وعقاني بمعنى واحد — He hindered me, and 'aqani' and 'aqqani' mean the same.

العاقيadjective

1.
One who dislikesclassical
One who dislikes or is unwilling towards something.
2.
One who speaks aimlesslyclassical
One who speaks extensively without a clear purpose.

والعاقي كذلك — And the 'aqiyy' is likewise.

والعاقي: الكاره للشيء — And the 'aqiyy': the one who dislikes a thing.

عَفَاقnoun

1.
Stubbornness, resistanceclassical
Stubbornness or resistance; possibly related to the root's meaning of hindering.

فعافقه فإنك ذو عفاق — So deal with him, for you are one with stubbornness.

اعْتَقَىverb

1.
To be lost, disappearclassical
To be lost or to disappear, used in the context of finding one's way.

واعتقيت واطبيت — And I became lost and found my way.

Parallel reading

العقوة والعقاة: الساحة وما حول الدار والمحلة، وجمعهما عقاء.

Al-'aqwah and al-'aqah: the courtyard and what is around the house and settlement, and their plural is 'uqa'.

نزل بعقوته

He settled in its courtyard.

ما بعقوة هذه الدار مثل فلان

There is no one like so-and-so in the courtyard of this house.

تقول: ما يطور أحد بعقوة هذا الأسد

You say: No one approaches the vicinity of this lion.

نزلت الخيل بعقوة العدو

The cavalry descended upon the enemy's surroundings.

المؤمن الذي يأمن من أمسى بعقوته

The believer is he who is safe from one who spends the night in his vicinity.

عقا يعقو واعتقى: احتفر البئر فأنبط من جانبها.

He dug around the well and found water from its side.

والاعتقاء: أن يأخذ الحافر في البئر يمنة ويسرة إذا لم يمكنه أن ينبط الماء من قعرها

And al-i'tiqa': is for the digger to excavate in the well to the right and left if he cannot reach water from its bottom.

ويشتق الإنسان الكلام فيعتقي فيه

And a person may delve into speech and speak aimlessly.

بشيظمي يفهم التفهيما، ... ويعتقي بالعقم التعقيما

With a sharp mind that understands understanding... and he speaks aimlessly with bitterness, causing bitterness.

معنى يعتقي أي يحبس ويمنع بالعقم التعقيم أي بالشر الشر.

The meaning of 'ya'taqi' is to hold back and prevent with bitterness, meaning evil for evil.

عق الرجل بسهمه إذا رمى به في السماء فارتفع

A man shot his arrow high into the sky.

ويسمى ذلك السهم العقيقة.

And that arrow is called the 'aqiqah'.

عقى الرامي بسهمه فجعله من عقق.

The archer shot his arrow high, making it from 'aqaq.

عقوا بسهم فلم يشعر به أحد، ... ثم استفاؤوا وقالوا: حبذا الوضح

They shot an arrow high, and no one noticed it, then they inquired and said: 'How excellent are the camels!'

علا في الهواء؛ وأنشد ابن الأعرابي: وهو، إذا الحرب عقا عقابه، ... كره اللقاء تلتظي حرابه

It rose in the air; Ibn al-A'rabi recited: And he, when war raises its banner, ... hates meeting, his spears blazing.

عقا الطائر إذا ارتفع في طيرانه.

The bird rose high in its flight.

عقت العقاب: ارتفعت، وكذلك النسر.

The eagle rose high, and so did the vulture.

والمعقي: الحائم على الشيء المرتفع كما ترتفع العقاب

And the 'maqiyy': is that which hovers over something high, like an eagle.

عقت الدلو إذا ارتفعت في البئر وهي تستدير

The bucket rose high in the well as it circled.

عقت كما عقت دلوف العقبان

It rose high as the buckets of the eagles rose high.

واعتقى الشيء وعقاه: احتبسه، مقلوب عن اعتاقه

He held the thing back, a reversal of اعتاقه.

صبا تعتقيها تارة وتقيمها

It flows sometimes and sometimes it holds back.

ودون ذلك غول يعتقي الأجلا

And beyond that is a ghoul that delays the appointed time.

عاقني وعاقاني وعقاني بمعنى واحد

He hindered me, and 'aqani' and 'aqqani' mean the same.

لعاقك عن دعاء الذئب عاق

A hinderer prevented you from calling the wolf.

فعافقه فإنك ذو عفاق

So deal with him, for you are one with stubbornness.

عقا يعقو ويعقي إذا كره شيئا.

He dislikes something.

والعاقي: الكاره للشيء.

And the 'aqiyy': the one who dislikes a thing.

والعقي، بالكسر: أول ما يخرج من بطن الصبي يخرؤه حين يولد إذا أحدث أول ما يحدث

And al-'aqiyy, with kasr: is the first thing that comes out of a child's belly when it is born, the first excretion it makes.

أحرص من كلب على عقي صبي

More eager than a dog for a child's first excretion.

إذا عقى حرمت عليه المرأة وما ولدت

If the child passes its first excretion, the woman is forbidden to him and what she bore.

وهو كذلك من المهر والجحش والفصيل والجدي، والجمع أعقاء، وقد عقى المولود يعقي من الإنس والدواب عقيا

And it is likewise from the foal, the young donkey, the young camel, and the young goat, and the plural is 'a'qa', and the newborn, human or animal, passes its 'aqiyyan'.

هل عقيتم صبيكم أي سقيتموه عسلا ليسقط عقيه.

Did you give your child medicine to expel its 'aqiyy'?

لو أراد الله أن يفتح عليهم معادن العقيان

If God had willed to open to them the mines of 'aqiyan'.

لا تكن مرا فتعقي ولا حلوا فتزدرد

Do not be bitter and intensify your bitterness, nor sweet and be swallowed.

فمن رواه فتعقي على تفعل فمعناه فتشتد مرارتك

And whoever narrates it as 'fata'aqqi' on the pattern 'tafa''al' means 'your bitterness intensifies'.

ومن رواه فتعقى فمعناه فتلفظ لمرارتك.

And whoever narrates it as 'fata'aqqa' means 'you spit it out due to your bitterness'.

ما أدري من أين عقيت ولا من أين طبيت، واعتقيت واطبيت، ولا من أين أتيت ولا من أين اغتيلت بمعنى واحد.

I do not know from where I became lost nor from where I was found, and I became lost and found my way, and I do not know from where I came nor from where I was taken, all meaning the same.

وبنو العقي: قبيلة وهم العقاة.

And the Banu al-'Uqiyy: a tribe, and they are the 'Uqah.