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الحقط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to lightness of body and quickness of movement. It also extends to descriptions of short or light individuals, and specifically refers to a type of bird, the partridge.

Derived headwords

الحقطnoun
  1. 1.
    lightness of bodyboth

    Refers to a state of being physically light or unburdened.

  2. 2.
    quickness of movementboth

    Describes a characteristic of being agile and moving with speed.

الحقطةnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    A descriptive term for a woman who is physically short in stature.

  2. 2.
    light-bodied womanclassical

    A woman characterized by her physical lightness or agility.

الحَيْقَطnoun
  1. 1.
    partridgeboth

    A type of game bird, specifically the partridge.

الحَيْقَطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    male partridgeboth

    The male of the partridge bird.

حَيْقَطَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female partridgeboth

    The female of the partridge bird.

حَقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge (a horse)classical

    To use a specific vocalization or sound to incite a horse to move faster or in a certain direction.

الحُقُطnoun
  1. 1.
    urging sound for a horseclassical

    The specific sound or utterance used to urge a horse forward.

الحُقْطَانadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Describing someone who is short in stature.

الحُقْطَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Describing someone who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الحقط، محركة: خفة الجسم، وكثرة الحركة.
Al-haqt, with vowel movement: lightness of body, and abundance of movement.
والحقطة، بالفتح: المرأة القصيرة، أو الخفيفة الجسم.
And al-haqtah, with fatha: the short woman, or the light-bodied one.
والحيقط والحيقطان، بضم قافهما: الدراج، أو الذكر منه.
And al-hayqat and al-hayqatan, with damma on their qaf: the partridge, or the male thereof.
وهي حيقطانة.
And she is a hayqatana (female partridge).
وحقط، بكسرتين: زجر للفرس.
And haqt, with two kasras: an urging sound for a horse.
والحقطان والحقطانة: القصير.
And al-huqtan and al-huqtana: the short one.