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خذق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the droppings of birds and animals, and by extension, to excrement in general. It also extends to specific actions like prodding an animal to hasten its pace, and describes a type of fish.

Derived headwords

خَذَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateboth

    Used for birds, meaning to excrete droppings.

  2. 2.
    to prodclassical

    Used for an animal, meaning to prod it with a sharp object or similar to make it move faster.

يَخْذِقُverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateboth

    The present tense of the verb meaning to excrete droppings, specifically for birds.

  2. 2.
    to prodclassical

    The present tense of the verb meaning to prod an animal to hasten its pace.

خَذْقَادnoun
  1. 1.
    fish with thread-like appendagesclassical

    A type of fish that has trailing appendages resembling threads. It is known to thrash in the water when caught.

خَذْقnoun
  1. 1.
    droppingsboth

    The excrement of birds.

  2. 2.
    anusclassical

    The posterior opening of the digestive tract.

Parallel reading

خَذَقَ الطائرُ يَخْذِقُ ويَخْذُقُ: ذَرَقَ
The bird defecated, it excretes and it excretes: it passed droppings.
أو يخص البازي
Or it specifically refers to a falcon.
والدابة: نخسها بحديدة وغيرها لتجد في سيرها
And the animal: to prod it with an iron rod or other implement to make it hasten its pace.
وكشداد: سمكة لها ذوائب كالخيوط
And as 'shaddad': a fish that has trailing appendages like threads.
إذا صيدت خذقت في الماء
When it is caught, it thrashes in the water.
ووالد يزيد العبدي
And the father of Yazid al-Abdi.
والخذق: الروث
And 'al-khadq': the droppings.
وكمرحلة: الاست
And as 'marhala': the anus.