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هقي

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of speaking incoherently, rambling, or uttering nonsense, often due to illness, delirium, or emotional distress. It can also extend to speaking ill of someone or corrupting something.

Derived headwords

هَقَىverb
  1. 1.
    to ramble incoherentlyboth

    To speak confusedly and excessively, often like someone delirious or talking nonsense.

هَقْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    incoherent speechboth

    The act or state of rambling incoherently; confused or nonsensical talk.

هَرْفverb
  1. 1.
    to ramble incoherentlyclassical

    To speak confusedly and excessively, similar to 'هقى'. It implies talking nonsense.

يهرفverb
  1. 1.
    to ramble incoherentlyclassical

    Present tense form of 'هرف', meaning to speak confusedly and excessively.

يهقيverb
  1. 1.
    to ramble incoherentlyboth

    Present tense form of 'هقى', meaning to speak confusedly and excessively.

هَقَى بفلانverb
  1. 1.
    to speak ill of someoneboth

    To talk about someone in a negative or disparaging way, often with malicious intent.

أَهْقَىverb
  1. 1.
    to corruptclassical

    To spoil, damage, or make something corrupt or unsound.

هَقَى قلبهverb
  1. 1.
    to be chokedclassical

    Literally, for the heart or chest to be choked, implying a feeling of suffocation or distress.

هَقِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be chokedclassical

    Passive form indicating the state of being choked or suffocated, particularly in the chest or heart.

Parallel reading

هقى الرجل يهقي هقيا وهرف يهرف: هذى فأكثر
The man rambled incoherently, speaking excessively and nonsensically.
أيترك عير قاعد وسط ثلة، وعالاتها تهقي بأم حبيب؟
Would you leave a male camel sitting amidst a flock, while its female companions ramble about Umm Habib?
لو أن شيخا رغيب العين ذا أبل يرتاده لمعد كلها لهقى
If an elder, keen-eyed and skilled in managing affairs, visited him, all his needs would be met.
وفلان يهقي بفلان: يهذي؛ عن ثعلب
And so-and-so rambles about so-and-so: he talks nonsense; according to Tha'lab.
وهقى فلان فلانا يهقيه هقيا: تناوله بمكروه وبقبيح
And so-and-so spoke ill of so-and-so, attacking him with something disliked and ugly.
وأهقى: أفسد
And he corrupted: he spoiled.
وهقى قلبه: كهفا؛ عن الهجري
And his heart was choked: as if suffocated; according to Al-Hajari.
فغص بريقه وهقى حشاه
So his saliva choked him, and his insides felt constricted.