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الرشق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of throwing, particularly with projectiles like arrows. It extends to descriptions of swiftness, grace, and the sound of writing, as well as specific geographical and personal names.

Derived headwords

رَشَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to throwboth

    To throw projectiles, such as arrows or stones.

  2. 2.
    to shootboth

    To shoot arrows or other projectiles.

الرَّشْقnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingboth

    The act of throwing, especially with projectiles like arrows.

  2. 2.
    shootingboth

    The act of shooting arrows or other projectiles.

  3. 3.
    sound of penclassical

    The sound made by a pen when writing.

الرشق: الرمي بالنبل وغيره — Throwing with arrows and other things.
رَشْقnoun
  1. 1.
    act of throwingboth

    The act of throwing, particularly with projectiles.

  2. 2.
    name of throwingclassical

    The name or designation for the act of throwing.

  3. 3.
    type of throwingclassical

    A specific manner or type of throwing.

وبالكسر: الاسم — And with kasra: the name.
رَشَقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    all throwing in one directionclassical

    Used when everyone throws in the same direction, indicating a unified act of throwing.

فإذا رموا كلهم في جهة قالوا: رمينا رشقا — And if they all threw in one direction, they would say: 'We threw in unison.'
رَشِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    gracefulboth

    Having a beautiful and slender form; graceful and elegant.

  2. 2.
    swiftboth

    Quick and agile, especially in movement.

ورجل رشيق: حسن القد لطيفه — And a graceful man: beautiful in stature and delicate.
رُشْقnoun
  1. 1.
    graceful peopleclassical

    Plural of 'rashīq', referring to graceful or slender individuals.

ج: رشق، محركة — Plural: rushq, with vowel movement.
رَشُقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be gracefulclassical

    To possess gracefulness and a slender build.

وقد رشق، ككرم — And he was graceful, like karuma.
الرَّشَقnoun
  1. 1.
    swift bowclassical

    A bow that shoots arrows quickly.

  2. 2.
    swift arrowclassical

    An arrow that flies swiftly.

  3. 3.
    graceful bowclassical

    A bow characterized by its elegance or swiftness.

والرشق، محركة: القوس السريعة السهم الرشيقة — And al-rashq, with vowel movement: the swift bow that shoots a graceful arrow.
أَرْشَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpen gazeclassical

    To direct one's gaze sharply or intently.

  2. 2.
    to aimclassical

    To aim or direct something, especially a projectile.

  3. 3.
    to stretch neckclassical

    Used for a gazelle stretching its neck.

وأرشق: حدد النظر ورمى وجها — And arshaqa: he sharpened his gaze and aimed forward.
وأرشق الظبية: مدت عنقها — And arshaqa the gazelle: it stretched its neck.
ما أرشقهاexpression
  1. 1.
    how swift it isclassical

    An exclamation expressing admiration for the swiftness and lightness of something, often a bow or arrow.

وما أرشقها: ما أخفها وأسرع سهمها — And how swift it is: how light it is and how fast its arrow is.
أَرْشَقname
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    A name of a mountain located in the region of Muqan.

وأرشق، كأحمد: جبل بنواحي موقان — And Arshaq, like Ahmad: a mountain in the vicinity of Muqan.
رَاسَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to keep pace withclassical

    To travel alongside someone or something; to keep pace.

وراشقه: سايره — And rāshaqahu: he kept pace with him.
الحسن بن رشيقname
  1. 1.
    a hadith narratorclassical

    A person named Al-Hasan ibn Rashīq, known as a narrator of hadith.

والحسن بن رشيق، كأمير: محدث — And Al-Hasan ibn Rashīq, like Amīr: a hadith narrator.
رشيقname
  1. 1.
    a devout manclassical

    A person named Rashīq, known as a devout ascetic from Egypt.

وكزبير: زاهد مصري — And like Zubayr: an Egyptian ascetic.
أبي عبد الله بن رشيق المالكيname
  1. 1.
    a juristclassical

    A late jurist named Abī Abdullāh ibn Rashīq al-Mālikī.

وجد أبي عبد الله بن رشيق المالكي الفقيه المتأخر — And the grandfather of Abī Abdullāh ibn Rashīq al-Mālikī, the late jurist.

Parallel reading

الرشق: الرمي بالنبل وغيره
Al-rashq: Throwing with arrows and other things.
وبالكسر: الاسم
And with kasra: the name.
والوجه من الرمي
And the manner of throwing.
فإذا رموا كلهم في جهة قالوا: رمينا رشقا
And if they all threw in one direction, they would say: 'We threw in unison.'
وصوت القلم، ويفتح.
And the sound of the pen, and it is pronounced with fath.
ورجل رشيق: حسن القد لطيفه
And a graceful man: beautiful in stature and delicate.
ج: رشق، محركة.
Plural: rushq, with vowel movement.
وقد رشق، ككرم.
And he was graceful, like karuma.
والرشق، محركة: القوس السريعة السهم الرشيقة.
And al-rashq, with vowel movement: the swift bow that shoots a graceful arrow.
وما أرشقها: ما أخفها وأسرع سهمها.
And how swift it is: how light it is and how fast its arrow is.
وأرشق: حدد النظر ورمى وجها
And arshaqa: he sharpened his gaze and aimed forward.
وأرشق الظبية: مدت عنقها
And arshaqa the gazelle: it stretched its neck.
وأرشق، كأحمد: جبل بنواحي موقان.
And Arshaq, like Ahmad: a mountain in the vicinity of Muqan.
وراشقه: سايره.
And rāshaqahu: he kept pace with him.
والحسن بن رشيق، كأمير: محدث.
And Al-Hasan ibn Rashīq, like Amīr: a hadith narrator.
وكزبير: زاهد مصري
And like Zubayr: an Egyptian ascetic.
وجد أبي عبد الله بن رشيق المالكي الفقيه المتأخر.
And the grandfather of Abī Abdullāh ibn Rashīq al-Mālikī, the late jurist.