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الءنق

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns feelings of joy and delight, as well as the concept of liking or admiring something. It also extends to describing something as beautiful and well-crafted, and notably refers to specific types of birds, particularly the vulture or kite.

Derived headwords

الأنقnoun
  1. 1.
    joy, happinessboth

    Refers to a state of happiness, delight, and pleasure.

  2. 2.
    pasture, fodderclassical

    Designates green herbage or fodder, something to graze on.

أنقverb
  1. 1.
    to be joyfulboth

    To experience joy and happiness.

  2. 2.
    to like, to loveboth

    To have affection for something or someone.

  3. 3.
    to admire, to be pleased withboth

    To find something pleasing or admirable.

الأنوقnoun
  1. 1.
    vulture, kiteboth

    A type of bird, often described as a vulture or kite, known for its ferocity and the difficulty of reaching its nest.

  2. 2.
    black bird with a crestclassical

    Specifically, a black bird that has a crest-like feature.

  3. 3.
    bald-headed black birdclassical

    A description of the bird as black, bald on the head, and having a yellow beak.

أنيقadjective
  1. 1.
    beautiful, elegantboth

    Describing something as beautiful, pleasing, and well-formed.

  2. 2.
    admirable, exquisiteboth

    Possessing qualities that inspire admiration and delight.

أناقةnoun
  1. 1.
    beauty, eleganceboth

    The state or quality of being beautiful, elegant, or pleasing.

آنقهverb
  1. 1.
    to seek intenselyclassical

    To pursue something with great eagerness and determination.

آنقنيverb
  1. 1.
    to please me, to delight meboth

    To cause someone to feel pleased or delighted.

إيناقnoun
  1. 1.
    pleasing, delightingboth

    The act of causing pleasure or delight.

نيقnoun
  1. 1.
    pleasure, delightboth

    A feeling of great pleasure or satisfaction.

اصطاد الأنوقverb
  1. 1.
    to hunt the vulture/kiteclassical

    The act of hunting the bird known as 'al-anuq'.

أنقverb
  1. 1.
    to marvel, to be amazedclassical

    To be struck with wonder or surprise.

تأنقverb
  1. 1.
    to work with masteryboth

    To perform an action with skill, precision, and wisdom.

  2. 2.
    to love a placeboth

    To have a strong affection for a particular location.

تنوقverb
  1. 1.
    to work with masteryboth

    To perform an action with skill, precision, and wisdom (synonymous with تأنق).

Parallel reading

الأنق، محركة: الفرح والسرور
Al-anq, with harakah: joy and happiness.
والكلأ
And pasture/fodder.
أنق، كفرح، و الشيء: أحبه
Anq, like fariha, and the thing: he loved it.
و به: أعجب
And by it: he was impressed/admired it.
والأنوق، كصبور: العقاب والرخمة
And al-anuq, like sabur: the eagle and the kite.
أو طائر أسود له كالعرف، أو أسود أصلع الرأس أصفر المنقار
Or a black bird with something like a crest, or a black bird bald-headed with a yellow beak.
وهو أعز من بيض الأنوق
And it is more precious than the eggs of the kite.
لأنها تحرزه فلا يكاد يظفر به لأن أوكارها في القلل الصعبة
Because she guards it and it can hardly be obtained because their nests are on difficult high places.
وما آنقه في كذا: ما أشد طلبه له
And how intensely he sought it: how strong his seeking of it was.
وآنقني إيناقا ونيقا، بالكسر: أعجبني
And it pleased me with iinaq and niq, with kasr: it delighted me.
وشيء أنيق، كأمير: حسن معجب
And a thing is aniyq, like amir: beautiful and admired.
وله أناقة، ويكسر
And he has elegance, and it is pronounced with kasr.
وأنق تأنيقا: عجب
And anqa ta'niqan: he marveled.
وتأنق فيه: عمله بالإتقان والحكمة
And he was meticulous in it: he did it with mastery and wisdom.
كتنوق
Like tanawwuqa.
و المكان: أحبه
And the place: he loved it.