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توكء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of leaning on something for support, whether physically or metaphorically. It extends to the act of resting, supporting oneself, and the objects used for such purposes. It also includes the idea of being overcome by labor or pain, leading to a state of collapse or distress.

Derived headwords

تَوَكَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean onboth

    To rest one's weight upon something or someone for support.

  2. 2.
    to rely onboth

    To depend on or trust in someone or something.

اِتَّكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to reclineboth

    To lean back or rest in a reclining position, often for comfort or support.

  2. 2.
    to lean onboth

    To support oneself by leaning on something.

اِتَّكَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make someone reclineclassical

    To cause someone to lean back or recline.

أَوْكَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to set up a supportclassical

    To establish or provide a place or object for someone to lean on.

التَّكْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    staffboth

    A stick or staff used for support when walking or standing.

  2. 2.
    supportboth

    Anything that one leans on for support.

  3. 3.
    person who leans a lotclassical

    A man who frequently leans on things or people.

كَأَوْكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean heavilyclassical

    To lean or rest heavily on something.

التَّكْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    supportboth

    That which one leans upon.

اِتَّكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be thrown downclassical

    To be cast down or thrown onto one's side, particularly the left side.

أَتْكَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To strike someone and cause them to fall onto their side, especially their left side.

أَتْكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to provide a supportclassical

    To make a support available for someone.

مُتَّكِئًاparticiple
  1. 1.
    recliningboth

    One who is reclining or leaning back, especially while eating.

Parallel reading

توكأ عليه: تحمل، واعتمد
To lean on it: to bear, and to rely on.
والناقة: أخذها الطلق فصرخت
And the she-camel: labor pains seized her and she cried out.
والتكأة، كهمزة: العصا، وما يتكأ عليه
And al-tak'ah, like humzah: the staff, and that which one leans on.
والرجل الكثير الاتكاء
And the man who leans a lot.
وأوكأه: نصب له متكأ
And he provided him with a support: he set up a place for him to lean on.
وضربه فأتكأه، كأخرجه: ألقاه على هيئة المتكئ، أو على جانبه الأيسر
And he struck him and made him recline, like 'akhrajahu: he threw him down in the manner of one reclining, or on his left side.
وأتكأ: جعل له متكأ
And he made a support: he made a place for him to lean on.
أما أنا فلا آكل متكئا
As for me, I do not eat reclining.
أي: جالسا على هيئة المتمكن المتربع ونحوها من الهيئات المستدعية لكثرة الأكل
Meaning: sitting in the manner of one who is settled and cross-legged, and similar postures that invite excessive eating.
بل كان جلوسه للأكل مقعيا مستوفزا، غير متربع ولا متمكن
Rather, his way of sitting to eat was squatting, alert, not cross-legged or settled.
وليس المراد الميل على شق كما يظنه عوام الطلبة
And what is not meant is leaning on one's side, as the common students think.