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المقع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense drinking and consuming, extending to the idea of thoroughness and reaching a goal. It also encompasses a sense of color change due to distress and a specific animal ailment.

Derived headwords

أَمْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink intenselyboth

    To drink something to the utmost, to consume it completely.

المَقْعnoun
  1. 1.
    intense drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking intensely or to excess.

أَمْقَعَadjective
  1. 1.
    persistentclassical

    One who is persistent in matters, pursuing them until their ultimate goal is reached.

مَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something.

امْتَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink completelyclassical

    To drink all that is in something, such as a udder.

  2. 2.
    to change colorboth

    To have one's color change, typically due to sadness or fear.

المِيْقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    animal ailmentclassical

    A disease affecting a young animal (specifically a camel calf), causing it to fall and be unable to stand until it is slaughtered.

Parallel reading

كالمنع: أشد الشرب.
Like 'man'a': the most intense drinking.
وهو شراب بأمقع، أي: معاود للأمور، يأتيها حتى يبلغ إلى أقصى مراده.
And he is a persistent drinker, meaning: one who repeatedly attends to matters, pursuing them until he reaches his ultimate goal.
ومقع بشيء، كعني: رمي به.
And 'mqa'a' with something, like 'ani': to throw it.
وامتقع ما في ضرعه: شربه أجمع.
And 'imtaqa'a' what was in its udder: he drank it all.
وامتقع، مجهولا: تغير لونه من حزن أو فزع.
And 'umtuqi'a', passively: his color changed from sadness or fear.
والميقع، كحيدر: مثل الحصبة يأخذ الفصيل، يقع فلا يقوم حتى ينحر.
And 'al-mayqa', like 'haydar': it is like measles that affects a young camel, causing it to fall and not stand until it is slaughtered.