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حذق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root حذق primarily relates to skill, mastery, and proficiency, particularly in learning or performing tasks. It also extends to meanings of cutting, sharpness, and acidity, especially concerning food and tools.

Derived headwords

حَذَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to masterboth

    To learn something completely and become skilled in it, such as the Quran or a craft.

  2. 2.
    to cutboth

    To cut something, or to stretch it out in order to cut it with a scythe or similar tool.

  3. 3.
    to be sourboth

    Vinegar becomes sour or acidic.

  4. 4.
    to affectclassical

    A rope affects the leg of a sheep, leaving a mark.

  5. 5.
    to gripclassical

    To grip the mouth of the vinegar, making it pungent.

حَذْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    masteryboth

    The state of having learned something completely and becoming skilled in it.

  2. 2.
    cuttingboth

    The act of cutting something.

  3. 3.
    acidityboth

    The sourness or acidity of vinegar.

حِذْقَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    masteryboth

    The state of having learned something completely and becoming skilled in it.

حَذَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    masteryboth

    The state of having learned something completely and becoming skilled in it.

  2. 2.
    skillboth

    Proficiency and expertise in a particular area.

حِذَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    masteryboth

    The state of having learned something completely and becoming skilled in it.

يوم حِذَاقِهnoun
  1. 1.
    day of completionclassical

    The day of completing the memorization or recitation of the Quran.

حَذِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    skilledboth

    One who has mastered something or is skilled in it.

مَحْذُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    cutboth

    Something that has been cut.

حَذُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    acidityboth

    The sourness or acidity of vinegar.

حَذَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingboth

    The act of cutting something.

حَذَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pungencyclassical

    The pungency or sharpness of vinegar.

حَذَاقِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpboth

    A sharp knife.

  2. 2.
    eloquentclassical

    An eloquent man.

  3. 3.
    youngclassical

    A young donkey (colt).

حَذَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pieceboth

    A piece or fragment of a rope that has been cut.

حِبَالٌ أَحْذَاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cut ropesboth

    Ropes that have been cut into pieces.

انْحَذَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cutboth

    A rope becomes cut into pieces.

Parallel reading

حذق الصبي القرآن أو العمل
The boy mastered the Quran or the work.
حذق الشيء حذاقة وحذقا: قطعه
He cut the thing, with mastery and cutting.
الخل حذوقا وحذقا: حمض
The vinegar became sour and acidic.
الرباط يد الشاة: أثر فيها
The rope marked the sheep's leg.
الخل فاه: حمزه وقبضه
The vinegar made its mouth pungent and astringent.
وما عنده حذاقة: شيء من طعام
And he has no food at all.
والرجل الفصيح
And the eloquent man.
والسكين المحدد
And the sharp knife.
وتركت الحبل حذاقا، أي: قطعا
And I left the rope cut into pieces.
والواحدة: حذقة، بالكسر
And the single piece is a 'hithqah', with kasr.
وحبل أحذاق
And ropes cut into pieces.
وقد انحذق
And it has been cut.