هكع

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of stillness, settling, and quietude, often in relation to animals or the night. It also encompasses meanings related to sickness, weakness, and foolishness, as well as specific physical actions like coughing or bowing the head.

Derived headwords

هَكَعَverb

1.
to settle downboth
To become still, calm, and settled, especially when referring to cattle under trees.
2.
to stayboth
To remain in a place or settle down.
3.
to coughclassical
To experience a cough, specifically used for a camel.
4.
to descendclassical
To lower or let down, used for the night.
5.
to lodgeclassical
To arrive and stay with people after nightfall.
6.
to bow downboth
To bend down or stoop, particularly towards the ground.
7.
to breakclassical
To break after having healed, referring to a bone.

هَكْعnoun

1.
stillnessclassical
A state of stillness and tranquility.

هَكُوعًاnoun

1.
stillnessclassical
The state of being still and settled.

هَكُوعَةnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
A state of being foolish or simple-minded.

هَمْزَةadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Describing someone as foolish or simple-minded.

فَرِحَةadjective

1.
sluggish she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is sluggish or relaxed due to intense mating desire.

فَرِحَverb

1.
to be disheartenedclassical
To be discouraged, disheartened, or fearful.
2.
to be humbledclassical
To be submissive, humble, or meek.

كَاهْتَكَعَverb

1.
to be disheartenedclassical
To be disheartened or fearful, similar to 'kahata'a'.
2.
to be humbledclassical
To be submissive or humble.

غُرَابnoun

1.
coughclassical
The act or sound of coughing.
2.
sleepclassical
Sleep that comes after exhaustion or fatigue.
3.
sexual desireclassical
A strong desire for sexual intercourse.

الهِكاعِيnoun

1.
coughclassical
A cough, derived from the root's meaning of 'ghurab'.

اهْتَكَعَهُverb

1.
to coverclassical
To cover or envelop something, similar to 'ihtaq'a'.

Parallel reading

هكع البقر تحت الشجر، كمنع، هكوعا: سكن واطمأن، وأقام

Cattle settled under the trees, like 'mana'a', meaning they became still and tranquil, and stayed.

والبعير: سعل

And the camel: coughed.

والليل: أرخى سدوله

And the night: lowered its curtains.

وبالقوم: نزل بهم بعدما يمسي

And with the people: he lodged with them after nightfall.

وإلى الأرض: أكب

And towards the ground: he bowed down.

وعظمه: انكسر بعدما انجبر

And his bone: broke after it had healed.

وكهمزة: الأحمق

And like 'hamza': the foolish one.

وكفرحة: الناقة المسترخية من شدة الضبعة

And like 'farha': the sluggish she-camel from intense mating desire.

وكفرح: جزع وخشع، كاهتكع

And like 'faraha': he was disheartened and humbled, like 'kahtaka'a'.

وكغراب: السعال، والنوم بعد التعب، وشهوة الجماع، ومنه: الهكاعي

And like 'ghurab': the cough, sleep after fatigue, and sexual desire; and from it: 'al-hikā'ī' (cough).

واهتكعه: اهتقعه

And 'ihtaka'ahu': means 'ihtaq'ahu' (he covered it).