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الجورق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of hollowness, leanness, and perhaps a specific type of bird. It describes a lean ostrich and a person lacking flesh, with a phrase indicating a complete absence of meat.

Derived headwords

الجورقnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    Refers to a male ostrich, often characterized by its size and perhaps a certain gauntness.

جوربnoun
  1. 1.
    Sockmodern

    A covering for the foot and ankle, typically made of soft material.

جراقةadjective
  1. 1.
    Leanclassical

    Describes a person who is very thin and lacks flesh.

كجوربother
  1. 1.
    Like a sockclassical

    Used as a simile to describe the appearance or characteristic of something, in this case, the ostrich.

ككناسةother
  1. 1.
    Like a broomclassical

    Used as a simile to describe the leanness of a person, perhaps implying a scattered or sparse appearance.

جراقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lack of fleshclassical

    Refers to the state of being devoid of meat or substantial flesh.

Parallel reading

الجورق، كجورب: الظليم.
Al-jawraq, like a sock: the ostrich.
ورجل جراقة، ككناسة: هزيل.
And a man jaraqah, like a broom: lean.
وما عليه جراقة لحم: شيء منه.
And he has no jaraqah of meat: not a bit of it.