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البزاق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of spitting, but also extends to concepts of sowing seeds, the rising of the sun, and the letting down of milk from a she-camel.

Derived headwords

بَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to spitboth

    To eject saliva from the mouth.

بَزْقnoun
  1. 1.
    spittingboth

    The act or instance of spitting.

بَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to sowclassical

    To scatter seeds upon the earth for cultivation.

بَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to riseclassical

    Said of the sun, to emerge above the horizon.

أَبْزَقَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to let down milkclassical

    Said of a she-camel, to release or let down its milk.

Parallel reading

بزق: بسق
To spit: to ascend.
و الأرض: بذرها
And the earth: to sow it.
و الشمس: بزغت
And the sun: it rose.
وأبزقت الناقة: أنزلت اللبن
And the she-camel let down milk: it released the milk.