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الءوق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of heaviness, misfortune, and burden. It extends to meanings of approaching, falling upon, and causing ill fortune. Derived terms also describe groups of people, water sources, and specific tools or days associated with these concepts.

Derived headwords

الأَوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavinessboth

    A state of being heavy or burdensome.

  2. 2.
    Misfortuneboth

    Bad luck, ill omen, or a calamitous event.

آقَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To loom overclassical

    To approach or stand over something, often with a sense of impending doom or significance.

آقَ عَلَيْنَاverb
  1. 1.
    To incline towardsclassical

    To lean or fall towards someone or something.

آقَ عَلَيْهِمْverb
  1. 1.
    To bring misfortuneclassical

    To come to them with bad luck or ill omen.

الأَوْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Groupclassical

    A gathering or assembly of people.

الأَوْقَة (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    Water pitclassical

    A deep hole in the ground for water, like a well or cistern.

  2. 2.
    Bird's nestclassical

    A nest for birds, situated on mountaintops.

الأُوقِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    A unit of weightclassical

    A specific measure or weight, derived from the verb 'awqa' in speech.

يوم الأَوَاقname
  1. 1.
    The Day of Awāqclassical

    A specific day, referred to as 'the day that causes distress'.

الأَوَاقِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Weaver's reedsclassical

    The reeds used by a weaver, which hold the warp threads of a fabric.

أَوْقَه تَأْوِيقًاverb
  1. 1.
    To reduce foodclassical

    To lessen someone's food intake.

  2. 2.
    To burdenclassical

    To impose hardship or something disliked upon someone.

  3. 3.
    To hinderclassical

    To obstruct or impede someone.

  4. 4.
    To humbleclassical

    To make someone submissive or lowly.

المَأْوِقnoun
  1. 1.
    One who delays foodclassical

    A person who habitually postpones or delays their meals.

تَأَوَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be hinderedclassical

    To be obstructed or delayed.

Parallel reading

الأوق: الثقل، والشؤم، وع.
Al-awq: heaviness, misfortune, and...
وآق عليه: أشرف، و علينا: مال، و عليهم: أتاهم بالشؤم.
And 'āqa 'alayhi: to loom over, and 'alaynā: to incline towards, and 'alayhim: to bring them misfortune.
والأوقة: الجماعة، وبالضم: الركية مثل البالوعة في الأرض، ومحضن الطير على رؤوس الجبال.
And al-awqah (with fathah): a group, and (with dammah): a water pit like a cistern in the ground, and a bird's nest on mountaintops.
والأوقية: فعلية من أوق في قول، ويأتي في: وق ي.
And al-ūqiyyah: is a derived form from 'awqa' in speech, and it appears in: w-q-y.
ويوم الأواق، كغراب: م، وهو يوم يؤيؤ.
And Yawm al-Awāq, like ghurāb: a name, and it is a day that causes distress.
والأواقي، بالفتح: قصب الحائك، يكون فيها لحمة الثوب.
And al-awāqī, with fathah: the weaver's reeds, in which is the weft of the cloth.
وأوقه تأويقا: قلل طعامه، وحمله على المشقة والمكروه، وعوقه، وذلله.
And 'awaqahu ta'wīqan: to reduce his food, and to burden him with hardship and dislike, and to hinder him, and to humble him.
والمأوق، كمحدث: من يؤخر طعامه.
And al-ma'wiq, like muhdith: one who delays his food.
وتأوق: تعوق.
And ta'awwaqa: to be hindered.