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البوق

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly loud or unpleasant ones, and by extension, to falsehood, deception, and sudden, overwhelming events. It also encompasses concepts of gathering, destruction, and corruption.

Derived headwords

البُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    horn, trumpetboth

    A wind instrument into which one blows to make music.

  2. 2.
    falsehood, vanityclassical

    That which is untrue, baseless, or empty.

  3. 3.
    gossip, one who cannot keep a secretclassical

    A person who reveals secrets or spreads rumors.

  4. 4.
    a type of bellowsclassical

    A device, possibly resembling a bellows or a type of mask, used by a blacksmith for blowing air.

بُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden downpourclassical

    A strong or unusual burst of rain.

أصابتنا بوقة — We were struck by a sudden downpour.
البَائِقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamity, disasterboth

    A great misfortune or disaster that befalls someone.

البائقة — calamity
بَاقَverb
  1. 1.
    to bring evilclassical

    To come with or bring about evil, strife, or disputes.

باق بالشر والخصومات — He brought evil and disputes.
بَاقَ القَوْمَverb
  1. 1.
    to afflict a peopleclassical

    To strike or afflict a group of people.

البائقة القوم: أصابتهم — The calamity afflicted the people.
البَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bunch of greensboth

    A bundle or bunch of herbs or vegetables.

الباقة: الحزمة من البقل — A bunch of greens: a bundle of herbs.
بَاقَ بِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to appear after absenceclassical

    To emerge or appear before someone after a period of absence.

باق بك: طلع عليك من غيبة — It appeared to you after an absence.
بَاقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to befall, to happen toclassical

    To happen to someone or befall them.

به: حاق — It befell him.
بَاقَ القَوْمُ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to gather and kill unjustlyclassical

    A group of people gathered together to kill someone unjustly.

القوم عليه: اجتمعوا فقتلوه ظلما — The people gathered against him and killed him unjustly.
بَاقَ المَالُverb
  1. 1.
    to spoil, to become corruptclassical

    For wealth or property to become spoiled, ruined, or worthless.

المال: فسد وبار — The wealth spoiled and became worthless.
بَاقَ فُلانٌverb
  1. 1.
    to transgress, to attackclassical

    To transgress against someone or to attack a group of people without permission.

فلان: تعدى على إنسان، أو هجم على قوم بغير إذنهم — So-and-so transgressed against a person, or attacked a group of people without their permission.
بَاقَ القَوْمَverb
  1. 1.
    to steal fromclassical

    To steal from a group of people.

القوم: سرقهم — He stole from the people.
مَتَاعٌ بَائِقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    worthless goodsclassical

    Possessions or goods that have no value or price.

متاع بائق: لا ثمن له — Worthless goods: having no price.
الخَاقُ بَاقِphrase
  1. 1.
    sound of female genitalia during intercourseclassical

    A specific sound made by the female genitalia during sexual intercourse.

الخاق باق: صوت الفرج عند الجماع — The vulva makes a 'baq' sound during intercourse.
المُبَوِّقnoun
  1. 1.
    false speechclassical

    Speech that is false, empty, or deceitful.

المبوق، كمعظم: الكلام الباطل — The 'mubawwiq', like 'mu'azzam': false speech.
انبَاقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be wrongedclassical

    To be subjected to injustice or oppression.

انباق به: ظلمه — He was wronged by it.
عَلَيْهِ بَائِقَةٌ انْفَتَقَتْphrase
  1. 1.
    a calamity befell himclassical

    A disaster or misfortune has occurred or been revealed concerning him.

عليه بائقة: انفتقت — A calamity befell him: it burst forth.
تَبَوَّقَ في الماشِيَةِverb
  1. 1.
    death to spread among livestockclassical

    For death to occur and spread widely among cattle or livestock.

تبوق في الماشية: وقع فيها الموت وفشا — Death occurred and spread among the livestock.
انْبَاقَverb
  1. 1.
    to attack without permissionclassical

    To attack a group of people without their consent or authorization.

انباق: هجم على قوم بغير إذنهم — He attacked a group of people without their permission.

Parallel reading

البوق، بالضم: الذي ينفخ فيه ويزمر
The buq, with damma: that which is blown into and played.
والباطل، والزور
And falsehood, and lies.
ومن لا يكتم السر
And one who does not keep a secret.
وشبه منقاب ينفخ فيه الطحان
And like a bellows used by a blacksmith for blowing.
وأصابتنا بوقة: دفعة من المطر شديدة أو منكرة، ج: كصرد
And a buqah struck us: a strong or unusual downpour of rain, plural like 'surood'.
والبائقة: الداهية، ج: بوائق
And the ba'iqah: a calamity, plural: bawa'iq.
وباق: جاء بالشر والخصومات
And baqa: he came with evil and disputes.
والباقة: الحزمة من البقل
And the baqah: a bundle of greens.
وباق بك: طلع عليك من غيبة
And baqa bik: it appeared to you after an absence.
وبه: حاق
And bihi: it befell him.
والمال: فسد وبار
And the wealth: it spoiled and became worthless.
وفلان: تعدى على إنسان، أو هجم على قوم بغير إذنهم، كانباق
And so-and-so: he transgressed against a person, or attacked a group of people without their permission, it was an ibaaq.
والقوم: سرقهم
And the people: he stole from them.
ومتاع بائق: لا ثمن له
And worthless goods: having no price.
والخاق باق: صوت الفرج عند الجماع
And the vulva makes a 'baq' sound: the sound of the vulva during intercourse.
والمبوق، كمعظم: الكلام الباطل
And the mubawwiq, like 'mu'azzam': false speech.
وانباق به: ظلمه
And he was wronged by it: he was oppressed.
وتبوق في الماشية: وقع فيها الموت وفشا
And tabawwaqa in the livestock: death occurred and spread among them.