وكع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root 'وكع' primarily relates to concepts of firmness, intensity, and strength, often applied to physical objects like waterskins or to abstract qualities like character. It also extends to actions of striking, biting, or prodding, and can describe negative traits like baseness or foolishness.

Derived headwords

وكَعَverb

1.
to be baseclassical
To be ignoble, mean, or base in character.
2.
to be firmclassical
To be solid, firm, and strong.
3.
to be intenseclassical
To be severe or intense.

وكيعadjective

1.
firm, strongboth
Describing something as strong, solid, and durable.
2.
base, ignobleclassical
Describing a person as base, ignoble, or mean-spirited.

قلب وكيع — A firm heart

فلان وكيع لكيع — So-and-so is base and ignoble

وكيعname

1.
name of a narratorclassical
A name of a traditionist (muhaddith), specifically Waki' ibn al-Jarrah.

ووكيع بن الجراح: روى عن الثوري وطبقته — And Waki' ibn al-Jarrah: he narrated from al-Thawri and his generation

وكيعnoun

1.
a type of sheepclassical
A ewe that is followed by the flock.

والوكيع: الشاة تتبعها الغنم — And the waki': the ewe that the flock follows

وكعverb

1.
to prodboth
To poke or prod someone, especially in the nose.
2.
to stingboth
To sting, as a scorpion or snake.
3.
to submit to matingclassical
For a hen to submit to the rooster's mating.
4.
to fall illclassical
For a camel to fall down due to sickness.
5.
to reproachclassical
To blame or reproach someone for something.
6.
to stimulate udderclassical
For a ewe to stimulate her udder when being milked.

وكع أنفه، كوضع: وكزه — He prodded his nose, like 'wada'a': he poked it

والعقرب: لدغت — And the scorpion: it stung

والدجاجة: خضعت لسفاد الديك — And the hen: she submitted to the rooster's mating

والبعير: سقط وجعا — And the camel: it fell down in pain

وفلانا بالأمر: بكته — And he reproached him with the matter

والشاة: نهز ضرعها عند الحلب — And the ewe: she stimulated her udder at milking

الوكعnoun

1.
foot deformityclassical
A condition where the big toe overlaps the index toe, appearing like a knot.

وهو أوكع، وهي وكعاء — And he is 'awka'', and she is 'awkā''

أوكعadjective

1.
long-necked and foolishclassical
Describing someone as tall, foolish, and perhaps ungainly.

والأوكع: الطويل الأحمق — And the 'awka': the tall, foolish one

وكعاءadjective

1.
foolish and painedclassical
Describing a female as foolish and suffering from pain.

والوكعاء: الحمقاء الوجعاء — And the 'awkā'': the foolish, the pained one

استوكعتverb

1.
to become strongclassical
For the stomach to become strong or its nature to intensify.
2.
to become firmclassical
For a waterskin to become firm and its seams to tighten.

واستوكعت معدته: اشتدت طبيعته — And his stomach became strong: his nature intensified

واستوكعت السقاء: متن، واستدت مخارزه — And the waterskin became firm: it tightened, and its seams became sealed

الميكعةnoun

1.
ploughshareclassical
The blade of a plough used for tilling the soil.

والميكعة، بالكسر: سكة الحراثة، ج: ميكع — And the mīka'ah, with kasra: the ploughshare, pl. mīka'

الميكعnoun

1.
firm waterskinclassical
A waterskin that is firm and strong.

والميكع: السقاء الوكيع — And the mīka': the firm waterskin

ميكعانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a location belonging to the Banu Mazin tribe.

وميكعان: ع لبني مازن — And Mīk'ān: a place of Banu Mazin

واكعverb

1.
to mateclassical
For a rooster to mate with a hen.

وواكع الديك الدجاجة: سفدها — And the rooster mated the hen: he had intercourse with her

أوكعواverb

1.
to become fatclassical
For camels to become fat, robust, and strong.
2.
to have little goodclassical
For someone's good deeds or fortune to diminish.
3.
to bring severe matterclassical
To bring about a difficult or severe situation.

وأوكعوا: سمنت إبلهم، وغلظت واشتدت — And they became robust: their camels grew fat, thick, and strong

وزيد: قل خيره — And Zayd: his good diminished

وجاء بأمر شديد — And he brought a severe matter

الأمر أوكعverb

1.
to become firmclassical
For a matter or situation to become firm, solid, or established.
2.
to become severeclassical
For a matter or situation to become severe or intense.

والأمر: وثق، وتشدد — And the matter: it became firm, and it intensified

اتكعverb

1.
to become firmclassical
To become firm, strong, or intense (originally 'awtaka'a').

واتكع، كافتعل: اشتد، أصله: اوتكع — And he became firm, like 'ifta'ala': he became intense, its origin: 'awtaka'a'

مستوكعadjective

1.
sealed, not leakingclassical
Describing a waterskin from which nothing has leaked.

وسقاء مستوكع: لم يسل منه شيء — And a sealed waterskin: nothing leaked from it

Parallel reading

وكع، ككرم: لؤم، وصلب، واشتد.

Waka'a, like karuma: baseness, firmness, and intensity.

وسقاء، وقلب، وفرو، وفرس وكيع: شديد متين، أو قلب وكيع: فيه عينان تبصران، وأذنان سميعتان.

And a firm waterskin, heart, fur, and horse: strong and solid, or a firm heart: it has two seeing eyes and two hearing ears.

وفلان وكيع لكيع، ووكوع لكوع: لئيم.

And so-and-so is waki' and lakī', and wukū' and lukū': ignoble.

والوكيع: الشاة تتبعها الغنم.

And the waki': the ewe that the flock follows.

ووكيع بن الجراح: روى عن الثوري وطبقته، ومسجده خارج فيد مشهور مات به، وابن محرز، وابن عدس أو حدس: محدثان.

And Waki' ibn al-Jarrah: he narrated from al-Thawri and his generation, and his mosque outside Fayd is famous; he died there, and Ibn Muhriz, and Ibn 'Ads or Hadis: traditionists.

وكع أنفه، كوضع: وكزه، و العقرب: لدغت، و الحية: لسعت، و الدجاجة: خضعت لسفاد الديك، و البعير: سقط وجعا، و فلانا بالأمر: بكته، و الشاة: نهز ضرعها عند الحلب.

He prodded his nose, like 'wada'a': he poked it; and the scorpion: it stung; and the snake: it bit; and the hen: she submitted to the rooster's mating; and the camel: it fell down in pain; and he reproached him with the matter; and the ewe: she stimulated her udder at milking.

والوكع، محركة: إقبال الإبهام على السبابة من الرجل حتى يرى أصله خارجا كالعقدة، وهو أوكع، وهي وكعاء.

And al-waka', with haraka: the big toe overlapping the index toe of the foot until its base is seen protruding like a knot; and he is 'awka', and she is 'awkā'.

والوكعاء: الحمقاء الوجعاء.

And the 'awkā': the foolish, the pained one.

واستوكعت معدته: اشتدت طبيعته، و السقاء: متن، واستدت مخارزه.

And his stomach became strong: his nature intensified; and the waterskin: it tightened, and its seams became sealed.

والميكعة، بالكسر: سكة الحراثة، ج: ميكع.

And the mīka'ah, with kasra: the ploughshare, pl. mīka'.

والميكع: السقاء الوكيع.

And the mīka': the firm waterskin.

وميكعان: ع لبني مازن.

And Mīk'ān: a place of Banu Mazin.

وواكع الديك الدجاجة: سفدها.

And the rooster mated the hen: he had intercourse with her.

والأوكع: الطويل الأحمق.

And the 'awka': the tall, foolish one.

وأوكعوا: سمنت إبلهم، وغلظت واشتدت، و زيد: قل خيره، وجاء بأمر شديد، و الأمر: وثق، وتشدد.

And they became robust: their camels grew fat, thick, and strong; and Zayd: his good diminished; and he brought a severe matter; and the matter: it became firm, and it intensified.

واتكع، كافتعل: اشتد، أصله: اوتكع.

And he became firm, like 'ifta'ala': he became intense, its origin: 'awtaka'a'.

وسقاء مستوكع: لم يسل منه شيء.

And a sealed waterskin: nothing leaked from it.