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الدرقع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of covering, cowardice, and rapid movement or escape. It also extends to descriptions of greedy or intrusive behavior, particularly concerning food and social interaction.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water skinclassical

    A large water skin or container, often used for carrying water.

دَرْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To fleemodern

    To run away or escape, especially with great speed.

  2. 2.
    To graze intenselyclassical

    Said of livestock, to graze intensely and thoroughly, finding abundant pasture.

تَدَرْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To fleemodern

    To flee or escape rapidly, similar to the verb 'darqaʿa'.

المُدَرْقِعadjective
  1. 1.
    Cowardlyclassical

    Describing someone who is cowardly or timid.

المُدَرْقِنِعadjective
  1. 1.
    Intrusive food seekerclassical

    One who follows people to get their food and insults them.

Parallel reading

الدرقع، كبرقع: الراوية.
Al-darqaʿ, like burqaʿ: the water skin.
وكعصفور: الجبان.
And like ʿuṣfūr: the coward.
ودرقع: فر، وأسرع من الشديدة، كادرنقع،
And darqaʿa: he fled, and moved faster than the strong one, like tadarnaqa,
والمال: جد في الرعي.
And the wealth: it was abundant in grazing.
والمدرنقع: من يتتبع طعام الناس ويشتمهم، كالمدرقع.
And al-madranaqiʿ: one who follows people's food and insults them, like al-madrāqiʿ.