الرق

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root الرق (al-riqq) primarily relates to thinness, lightness, and fragility. It extends to concepts of skin, writing material, ownership (slavery), and delicate or watery substances. It also encompasses geographical locations and specific types of movement or states.

Derived headwords

الرِّقّnoun

1.
Thin skin for writingboth
A thin skin, often parchment, used for writing on. It is the opposite of thick or coarse material.
2.
Thinnessboth
The quality of being thin or delicate, as opposed to thick or coarse.
3.
White paperclassical
A blank sheet of paper.
4.
Large turtleclassical
A large species of turtle.
5.
Water creatureclassical
A small aquatic creature.

رَقّverb

1.
To become thinboth
To become thin or delicate, opposite of becoming thick or coarse.
2.
To be owned (slave)classical
To be enslaved or owned as property.
3.
To ripen (grapes)classical
To reach maturity and ripeness, specifically used for white grapes.

رِقّnoun

1.
Slaveryboth
The state of being enslaved or owned; servitude.
2.
Royaltyclassical
Kingship or sovereignty.
3.
Thorny plantclassical
A type of thorny plant.
4.
Leavesclassical
The leaves of a tree.
5.
Edible branchesclassical
Tender branches or twigs that are easy for livestock to eat.

رَقّnoun

1.
Thin waterboth
Thin or shallow water found in the sea or a valley.

الرِّقَّةnoun

1.
Land by a valleyclassical
Land adjacent to a valley that floods during high water and then dries up.
2.
Mercyboth
Compassion, pity, or tenderness towards someone.
3.
Modestyclassical
Shyness or bashfulness.
4.
Finenessboth
The quality of being fine, delicate, or subtle.

رَقِيقadjective

1.
Thinboth
Having little thickness; delicate or fine.
2.
Fragileboth
Easily broken or damaged; delicate.
3.
Tenderboth
Gentle, kind, or compassionate.
4.
Slenderboth
Gracefully thin.
5.
Owned (slave)both
Enslaved or held as property.

رَقَاقnoun

1.
Thin breadboth
Thin bread, like a wafer.
2.
Desertclassical
An open, flat, and level desert plain.
3.
Level groundclassical
Level, soft ground with a hard layer underneath, or land from which water has receded.
4.
Thin waterclassical
Thin or shallow water in the sea or a valley.

رَقَاقَةnoun

1.
Thin sliceboth
A thin slice or piece, especially of bread.

مِرْقَاقnoun

1.
Bread rollerclassical
A tool used to flatten or thin out dough for bread.

الرُّقَىnoun

1.
Melted fatclassical
Rendered or melted fat, particularly from meat.

رَقِيقnoun

1.
Slaveboth
A person who is owned by another; a slave. Used for singular and plural.

الرَّقَاقname

1.
A place nameclassical
A historical place or region, possibly a valley or area known for water.

الرَّقِيقَانnoun

1.
Neck arteriesclassical
The two major arteries in the neck (carotid arteries).
2.
Sides of nostrilsclassical
The sides or flanks of the nostrils.
3.
Flank and armpit areaclassical
The area between the flank and the armpit.

رَقْرَقَverb

1.
To pour thinlyboth
To pour a liquid thinly or to pour something like broth over food.
2.
To rippleboth
To move with a rippling or shimmering motion, like water or light.
3.
To move back and forthboth
To move or sway back and forth; to come and go.
4.
To shimmerboth
To shine with a soft, wavering light.
5.
To well up (tears)both
For tears to gather or well up in the eyes.

أَرَقَّverb

1.
To make thinboth
To make something thin or delicate, opposite of making it thick.
2.
To enslaveclassical
To make someone a slave; to own someone.
3.
To worsen (situation)classical
For a person's condition or situation to deteriorate or become worse.

تَرَقَّقَverb

1.
To become thinboth
To become thin or delicate.
2.
To show tendernessboth
To show compassion or pity towards someone.

اسْتَرَقَّverb

1.
To enslaveclassical
To take someone as a slave; to make someone ownable.
2.
To become scarce (water)classical
For water to become scarce, leaving only a little behind.
3.
To become thinclassical
To become thin or less thick.

مُرَقّadjective

1.
Thin-hoofedclassical
Describing a horse with thin or delicate hooves.

الرَّقْرَاقَةadjective

1.
Shimmering faceclassical
Describing a face that appears to have water flowing across it, suggesting beauty or radiance.

الرَّقْرَاقname

1.
A sword nameclassical
The name of a specific sword, belonging to Sa'd ibn 'Ubada.
2.
A water body nameclassical
The name of a body of water located above al-Qadisiyyah.
3.
A person's nameclassical
The name of the father of the poet Dhuwad al-Ghutafani.

الرَّقَارِقnoun

1.
Thin waterclassical
Thin or shallow water in the sea or a valley, without depth.
2.
Thin drinkclassical
A drink that is thin or watery.
3.
Watery swordclassical
A sword that is very sharp or has a lot of water-like sheen.

رَقْرَقَانnoun

1.
Shimmering mirageclassical
The shimmering or wavering appearance of a mirage.

مُرَقْرِقadjective

1.
Shimmeringboth
Moving with a rippling or shimmering motion.
2.
Waveringboth
Moving unsteadily or wavering.
3.
Shiningboth
Reflecting light with a soft, wavering gleam.

الرِّقَّةname

1.
A place nameclassical
A specific geographical location, possibly a town or region.

الرَّقْتَانname

1.
Two placesclassical
A dual place name, referring to two locations, possibly Al-Riqqah and Al-Rāfiqah.

رَقَّverb

1.
To pityboth
To feel pity or compassion for someone.

رَقَاقًاadverb

1.
With light stepsclassical
Describing the gait of a camel that walks with light, delicate steps.

الرَّقَقnoun

1.
Thinnessclassical
The state of being thin or delicate.
2.
Weaknessclassical
Frailness or lack of strength.
3.
Scarcityclassical
A small amount or scarcity, especially of wealth.

الرَّقْوَقnoun

1.
Thin waterclassical
Thin or shallow water in the sea or a valley.

رَقِيقَةname

1.
Companion's nameclassical
The name of a female companion (Sahabiyyah), Ummaymah bint Ruqayqah.

مَرَاقّnoun

1.
Soft belly partsclassical
The soft and thin parts of the belly.

تَرَقُّقnoun

1.
Pityboth
The act of showing compassion or mercy.

تَرَقْرُقnoun

1.
Ripplingboth
The act of rippling or shimmering.
2.
Movementboth
The act of moving back and forth or coming and going.
3.
Well upboth
The gathering or welling up of tears.
4.
Shimmeringboth
The act of shining with a soft, wavering light.

مُتَرَقْرِقadjective

1.
Ready for fatness/thinnessclassical
Describing something that is inclined or ready to gain or lose fat, or to become thin or plump.

Parallel reading

جلد رقيق يكتب فيه

A thin skin on which one writes.

وضد الغليظ

And the opposite of thick.

كالرقيق

Like the thin one.

والصحيفة البيضاء

And the blank sheet.

والعظيم من السلاحف

And the large one of the turtles.

أو دويبة مائية

Or a small water creature.

ج: رقوق

Plural: ruqūq.

وبالكسر: الملك

And with kasr: kingship.

ونبات شائك

And a thorny plant.

وورق الشجر

And the leaves of the tree.

أو ما سهل على الماشية من الأغصان

Or what is easy for livestock from the branches.

وبالضم: الماء الرقيق في البحر أو الوادي

And with damma: thin water in the sea or valley.

ويفتح

And with fath.

والرقة: كل أرض إلى جنب واد، ينبسط الماء عليها أيام المد ثم ينضب

And al-riqqah: every land beside a valley, on which water spreads during high tide and then recedes.

ج: رقاق

Plural: riqāq.

ود على الفرات واسطة ديار ربيعة

And a place on the Euphrates in the midst of the lands of Rabi'ah.

والرقة، بالكسر: الرحمة

And al-riqqah, with kasr: mercy.

رققت له أرق

I felt pity for him, I feel pity.

والاستحياء

And shyness.

والدقة، رق يرق، فهو رقيق ورقاق، كغراب، ويشدد

And fineness, raqa yarqqu, so he is raqīq and riqāq, like ghurāb, and it is intensified.

ومشى البعير مشيا رقاقا، كغراب: إذا رقق المشي

And the camel walked a riqāq walk, like ghurāb: if it lightened its steps.

وكغراب: الخبز الرقيق، الواحدة: رقاقة

And like ghurāb: thin bread, the singular is ruqāqah.

ولا يقال: رقاقة، بالكسر، فإذا جمع قيل: رقاق، بالكسر

And it is not said: ruqāqah, with kasr, and when pluralized it is said: riqāq, with kasr.

والمرقاق: ما يرق به الخبز

And al-mirqāq: what is used to thin the bread.

والرقى: من أرق الشحم

And al-ruqā: from rendered fat.

وفي المثل: "وجدتني الشحمة الرقى عليها المأتى": يقولها لصاحبه إذا استضعفه

And in the proverb: "You found me the fat that the visitor comes upon": he says it to his companion when he considers him weak.

والرقيق: المملوك بين الرق، بالكسر، للواحد والجمع، وقد يجمع على رقاق

And al-raqīq: the owned one between slavery, with kasr, for singular and plural, and it may be pluralized as riqāq.

وأميمة بنت رقيقة، كجهينة: صحابية

And Ummaymah bint Ruqayqah, like Juhaynah: a female companion.

ومراق البطن: ما رق منه ولان، جمع مرق، أو لا واحد لها

And marāq al-baṭn: what is thin and soft from it, plural of marq, or it has no singular.

والرقق، محركة: الضعف

And al-ruqaq, with harakah: weakness.

وفي ماله رقق: قلة

And in his wealth there is ruqq: scarcity.

والرقراقة: التي كأن الماء يجري في وجهها

And al-raqrāqah: she whose face seems to have water flowing in it.

والرقراق: سيف سعد بن عبادة، رضي الله تعالى عنه

And al-Raqrāq: the sword of Sa'd ibn 'Ubādah, may God Almighty be pleased with him.

وماء فوق القادسية

And a body of water above al-Qadisiyyah.

ووالد ذواد الغطفاني الشاعر

And the father of Dhuwad al-Ghutafani the poet.

والرقارق، بالضم: الماء الرقيق في البحر أو الوادي لا غزر له

And al-raqāriq, with damma: thin water in the sea or valley without depth.

والشراب الرقيق

And thin drink.

والسيف الكثير الماء

And a sword with much water (sharpness/sheen).

ورقرقان السراب، بالضم: ما ترقرق منه، أي: تحرك

And raqraqun al-sarāb, with damma: what shimmers from it, i.e., moves.

وأرقه: ضد غلظه، كرققه

And arqaqahu: the opposite of making it thick, like making it thin.

و المملوك: ملكه، كاسترقه

And the enslaved: he owned him, like istaraqqahu.

و فلان: ساءت حاله

And so-and-so: his condition worsened.

و العنب: تم نضجه، خاص بالأبيض

And the grapes: their ripening was complete, specific to white ones.

وفرس مرق: رقيق الحافر

And a mare marq: thin-hoofed.

ورققه: ضد غلظه

And raqqaqahu: the opposite of making it thick.

فقيل له: "أعن صبوح ترقق؟ " أي: تكني عن الصبوح

And it was said to him: "Are you hinting at the morning drink?" meaning: you are alluding to the morning drink.

واسترق الماء: نضب إلا يسيرا

And the water istaraqqa: it dried up except for a little.

و الشيء: نقيض استغلظ

And the thing: the opposite of istaghallaẓa (becoming thick).

وترقق له: رق له قلبه

And taraqqaqa lahu: his heart became tender towards him.

ورقرق الماء وغيره: صبه رقيقا

And raqraqa the water and other things: he poured it thinly.

و الثريد بالسمن: كذلك

And the tharid with ghee: likewise.

وترقرق: تحرك

And taraqraqa: it moved.

وجاء وذهب

And came and went.

و الدمع: دار في الحملاق

And the tears: they welled up in the corners of the eyes.

و الشيء: لمع

And the thing: it shimmered.

و الشمس: صارت كأنها تدور

And the sun: it became as if it were rotating.

ومال مترقرق للسمن أو للهزال: متهيئ له

And wealth prone to fatness or leanness: ready for it.