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الهقعة

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to marks, blemishes, or specific physical characteristics, often associated with animals like horses and camels. It also extends to actions of branding, striking, and metaphorical states of being affected by illness or hardship, as well as negative personal attributes like greed or arrogance.

Derived headwords

الهَقْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mark on a horseclassical

    A circular mark on the chest of a horse, or a mark that reaches the rider's leg, which was considered an omen of bad luck.

  2. 2.
    White patchclassical

    A patch of white on the left side of an animal.

  3. 3.
    Starsclassical

    Three stars above the shoulders of Orion (the Twins), which, when rising with the dawn, indicated the intensification of summer heat.

وَهَقَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To brandclassical

    To brand an animal, specifically a horse.

الهَقْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Negligenceclassical

    Negligence or heedlessness stemming from worry or illness.

الهَقْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    One who leans excessivelyclassical

    A person who leans or reclines excessively among people.

الهَيْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of strikingclassical

    The sound of a sword striking, or the sound of striking dry things against each other, or striking iron from above.

الهَقْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedy personclassical

    A greedy or covetous person.

هَقَعَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    To crouch for matingclassical

    A she-camel crouches when she desires the male due to intense desire.

هَقْعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Crouching she-camelclassical

    Describing a she-camel that crouches when she desires the male.

تَهَقَّعَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To crouch for matingclassical

    A she-camel crouches when she desires the male due to intense desire (used for the she-camel).

اهْتَقَعَهُ عِرْقُ سُوءٍverb
  1. 1.
    To prevent from achievingclassical

    A bad lineage or trait prevented someone from reaching honor and goodness.

اهْتَقَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To deterclassical

    To deter or prevent someone from something.

اهْتَقَعَ الفَحْلُ النَّاقَةَverb
  1. 1.
    To mount a she-camelclassical

    A male camel mounts and covers a she-camel.

اهْتَقَعَتِ الْحُمَّى فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    To afflict and returnclassical

    Fever afflicted someone, left for a day, and then returned, worsening the condition.

اهْتَقَعَكَverb
  1. 1.
    To afflict repeatedlyclassical

    Anything that afflicts you repeatedly.

اهْتَقَعَ لَوْنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To change colorclassical

    His color changed (passive voice).

تَسَفَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    To act foolishlyclassical

    To act foolishly, arrogantly, or to bring forth an ugly matter.

تَهَقَّعَ الْقَوْمُ وِرْدًاverb
  1. 1.
    To arrive at a watering placeclassical

    The people arrived at the watering place, all of them.

تَهَقَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    To relapseclassical

    To relapse or become weak (passive voice).

انْهَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be hungryclassical

    To be hungry and have an empty stomach.

Parallel reading

دائرة تكون بعرض زور الفرس، أو بحيث تصيب رجل الفارس، يتشاءم بها
A circle that is across the chest of a horse, or such that it reaches the leg of the rider, which was considered an omen of bad luck.
أو لمعة بياض في جنبه الأيسر
Or a patch of white on its left side.
وثلاث كواكب فوق منكبي الجوزاء كالأثافي، إذا طلعت مع الفجر اشتد حر الصيف
And three stars above the shoulders of Orion like tripods; when they rose with the dawn, the summer heat intensified.
وهقعه، كمنعه: كواه
And he branded it, like preventing it: he cauterized it.
وكغراب: الغفلة من هم أو مرض
And like 'ghurab': negligence from worry or illness.
وكهمزة: المكثر من الاتكاء والاضطجاع بين القوم
And like 'hamzah': one who leans and lies down excessively among people.
والهيقعة، كهينمة: حكاية وقع السيف، أو ضربك الشيء اليابس على اليابس لتسمع صوته، أو أن تضرب بالحديد من فوق
And the 'haiqa'ah', like 'hainamah': the sound of a sword striking, or striking a dry thing on a dry thing to hear its sound, or striking iron from above.
وككتف: الحريص
And like 'katif': the greedy one.
وهقعت الناقة، كفرح، فهي هقعة: وهي التي إذا أرادت الفحل وقعت من شدة الضبعة، كتهقعت
And the she-camel crouched, like 'fariha', so she is 'haq'ah': she is the one that when she desires the male, she crouches from the intensity of her desire, like 'tahaqqa'at'.
واهتقعه عرق سوء: أقعده عن بلوغ الشرف والخير
And a bad lineage afflicted him: it prevented him from reaching honor and goodness.
وفلانا: صده ومنعه
And him: he deterred and prevented him.
والفحل الناقة: أبركها وتسداها
And the male camel the she-camel: he made her kneel and covered her.
والحمى فلانا: تركته يوما فعاودته وأثخنته
And the fever afflicted him: it left him for a day then returned and worsened his condition.
وكل ما عاودك فقد اهتقعك
And everything that returns to you has afflicted you.
واهتقع لونه، مجهولا: تغير
And his color changed, passively: it changed.
وتسفه، وتكبر، وجاء بأمر قبيح
And he acted foolishly, and became arrogant, and brought forth an ugly matter.
والقوم وردا: وردوا كلهم
And the people to water: they all arrived at the water.
وتهقع، مجهولا: نكس
And it relapsed, passively: it relapsed.
وانهقع: جاع وخمص
And he was hungry: he was hungry and his stomach was empty.