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المرغ

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to saliva, moisture, and lush vegetation. It extends to concepts of grazing, rolling, and lingering, often with connotations of excess or indulgence, whether in food, speech, or vice.

Derived headwords

مَرِغَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat grassboth

    To consume grass or herbage.

  2. 2.
    to reside in grassclassical

    To stay or dwell within a grassy area.

  3. 3.
    to droolboth

    For a camel to emit saliva or slobber.

مَرْغnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaboth

    The fluid secreted in the mouth; drool.

  2. 2.
    dung heapclassical

    A collection of sheep droppings.

  3. 3.
    meadowboth

    A grassy field or pasture.

  4. 4.
    lush vegetationboth

    An area characterized by abundant plant growth.

مَرْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lush vegetationboth

    An area with abundant plant growth, similar to 'margh'.

مَرِغَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat grassboth

    To consume grass or herbage.

  2. 2.
    to reside in grassclassical

    To stay or dwell within a grassy area.

  3. 3.
    to droolboth

    For a camel to emit saliva or slobber.

بِكَارُ مَرْغٍnoun
  1. 1.
    drooling camelsclassical

    A term for camels that drool, with no singular form.

مَرَاغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place for rollingclassical

    A place where an animal rolls, similar to 'mutamarrigh'.

مُتَمَرِّغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    rolling animalboth

    An animal that rolls, especially in dust or mud.

مَرَغَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    female camelclassical

    A female camel that does not reject mating attempts.

  2. 2.
    Umm Jarirclassical

    A nickname given by Al-Farazdaq, possibly meaning 'a place for men' or referring to her mother giving birth near camel pens.

  3. 3.
    place for camelsclassical

    A place where camels gather or give birth.

مَرَغَةٌ لِلرِّجَالِnoun
  1. 1.
    place for menclassical

    A place frequented by men, possibly implying promiscuity.

مَرَغَةُ الإِبِلِnoun
  1. 1.
    camel pensclassical

    An enclosure or area for camels.

بَنُو المَرَغَةِname
  1. 1.
    Banu Al-Maraghaclassical

    A tribe or clan.

مَرَغَةُ مَالٍnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of wealthclassical

    A large quantity or surplus of wealth.

المُرَاغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    one who rollsclassical

    Someone who rolls around, especially in dust or mud.

المَرَائِغُname
  1. 1.
    Al-Marayighclassical

    A district or region in Upper Egypt.

المِمْرَغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    cecumboth

    The blind pouch connecting the large and small intestines; the cecum.

المَارِغُadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Lacking sense or judgment; foolish.

الأَمْرَغُadjective
  1. 1.
    immersed in viceclassical

    One who wallows in or is deeply involved in depravity or bad conduct.

مَرُغَ عِرْضُهُverb
  1. 1.
    his honor was tarnishedclassical

    His reputation or honor became corrupted or tainted.

شَعْرٌ مَرِغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    oily hairboth

    Hair that readily absorbs or holds oil or grease.

أَمْرَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to droolboth

    For someone to salivate excessively.

  2. 2.
    to talk excessivelyclassical

    For a person to speak a lot, especially in error or foolishly.

  3. 3.
    to add water to doughclassical

    To make dough more watery or fluid.

مَرَّغَ الدَّابَّةَverb
  1. 1.
    to make an animal rollboth

    To cause an animal to roll in dust or mud.

تَمَرَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    to rollboth

    To turn over and over, especially in dust or mud.

  2. 2.
    to strollboth

    To wander or walk leisurely for pleasure.

  3. 3.
    to writheboth

    To twist or squirm, often from pain.

  4. 4.
    to spray salivaclassical

    For an animal to eject saliva from its mouth.

  5. 5.
    to graze extensivelyclassical

    For livestock to feed for a long time in a pasture.

  6. 6.
    to hesitateclassical

    To pause or be uncertain in an affair or decision.

  7. 7.
    to lingerclassical

    To remain or stay in a place or situation.

  8. 8.
    to anoint oneselfclassical

    To cover oneself with oils and lubricants.

Parallel reading

المرغ: اللعاب، ومجتمع بعر الشاة، والروضة، أو الكثيرة النبات، كالمرغة.
Al-Margh: saliva, a collection of sheep droppings, a meadow, or an area with abundant vegetation, like Al-Margha.
وكمنع: أكل العشب، و في العشب: أقام، و البعير: رمى باللغام.
And as in 'mana'a': to eat grass, and in grass: to reside, and the camel: to drool.
وبكار مرغ، كسكر، ولا واحد لها.
And 'bikaru margh', like 'sukkar', and it has no singular.
وكسحابة: متمرغ الدابة، كالمراغ، و: الأتان لا تمنع الفحولة، وأم جرير، لقبها الفرزدق لا الأخطل ووهم الجوهري، أي: مراغة للرجال، أو لقبت لأن أمه ولدت في مراغة الإبل، ود بأذربيجان، ود لبني يربوع.
And like 'sahaba': the rolling place of the animal, like Al-Maragh, and: the female camel that does not reject mating, and Umm Jarir, a title given by Al-Farazdaq, not Al-Akhtal, and Al-Jauhari was mistaken, meaning: a place for men, or she was titled because her mother gave birth in the camel pens, and a place in Azerbaijan, and a place of Banu Yarbu'.
وهو مراغة مال: إزاؤه، وبالتشديد: المتمرغ.
And 'maraghatu mal': its equivalent, and with emphasis: the one who rolls.
والمرائغ: كورة بصعيد مصر.
And Al-Marayigh: a district in Upper Egypt.
والممرغة، كمكنسة: المعى الأعور، كالكيس لا منفذ له، يرمى به، والمارغ: الأحمق.
And Al-Mimragha, like 'miknasa': the cecum, like a sac with no outlet, it is thrown away, and Al-Marigh: the foolish one.
والأمرغ: المتمرغ في الرذائل.
And Al-Amragh: the one who wallows in depravity.
مرغ عرضه، كفرح.
His honor was tarnished, like 'faraha'.
وشعر مرغ، ككتف: ذو قبول للدهن.
And 'sha'run marigh', like 'katif': receptive to oil.
وأمرغ: سال لعابه، و الرجل: كثر كلامه في خطأ، و العجين: أكثر ماءه.
And 'amragha': his saliva flowed, and the man: his speech was excessive in error, and the dough: its water was increased.
ومرغ الدابة في التراب تمريغا: قلبها.
And 'maragha al-dabbata fi al-turabi tamreeghan': to make it roll.
وتمرغ: تقلب، وتنزه، وتلوى من وجع يجده، و الحيوان: رش اللعاب من فيه، و المال: أطال الرعي في الروضة، و في الأمر: تردد، و على فلان: تلبث وتمكث، و الرجل: صبغ نفسه بالأدهان والتزلق.
And 'tamarragha': to roll over, and to stroll, and to writhe from pain, and the animal: to spray saliva from its mouth, and the wealth: to graze extensively in the meadow, and in the matter: to hesitate, and upon someone: to linger and stay, and the man: to anoint himself with oils and lubricants.