الزق

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the actions of birds, specifically their droppings and feeding young. It also extends to containers for liquids, specific types of leatherwork, and geographical locations. Additionally, it encompasses terms for small creatures, light or quick movements, and even a specific type of laughter.

Derived headwords

زَقَverb

1.
to drop droppingsboth
The action of a bird expelling its droppings.
2.
to feed youngboth
The action of a bird feeding its young.

زَقْزَقَةnoun

1.
chirpingboth
The sound a bird makes, particularly in the morning.
2.
light laughterclassical
A weak or subdued form of laughter.
3.
quicknessclassical
The quality of being light and fast.
4.
rocking a childclassical
The act of gently rocking or soothing a baby.

والزقزقة: الضحك الضعيف، والخفة، وصوت طائر عند الصبح، وترقيص الصبي — And the chirping: the weak laughter, and quickness, and the sound of a bird in the morning, and rocking the child

زَقْزَقَverb

1.
to chirpboth
To make the sound of a bird chirping.
2.
to laugh lightlyclassical
To emit a weak or subdued laugh.

زَقْزَاقnoun

1.
bird soundboth
The sound made by a bird, especially in the morning.
2.
fast speechclassical
A characteristic of the Kalb tribe, referring to their rapid speech.

وصوت طائر عند الصبح، وترقيص الصبي، كالزقزاق، بالكسر — and the sound of a bird in the morning, and rocking the child, like the chirping (sound), with kasr

زَقّnoun

1.
wineclassical
A term for wine.

وبالضم: الخمر — And with damma: wine

زِقّnoun

1.
waterskinboth
A container made of skin for holding liquids, especially water or wine.
2.
skin for liquidsclassical
A skin that is cut and prepared, but not plucked, for use as a container for drinks or other liquids.

وبالكسر: السقاء، أو جلد يجز ولا ينتف للشراب وغيره — And with kasr: the waterskin, or a skin that is cut and not plucked for drinks and other things

أَزِقَّةnoun

1.
streetsboth
Plural of 'street' or 'alley'.

ج: زقان وأزقة — plural: zaqan and azqah

زُقَاقnoun

1.
streetboth
A street or alleyway.
2.
straitclassical
A narrow passage of water, specifically the strait between Tangier and Al-Jazira Al-Khadra in Morocco.

وكغراب: السكة، ويؤنث، ج: زقان وأزقة، ومجاز البحر بين طنجة والجزيرة الخضراء بالمغرب — And like ghurab: the street, and it is feminine, plural: zaqan and azqah, and the strait of the sea between Tangier and Al-Jazira Al-Khadra in Morocco

زَقَّةnoun

1.
small birdclassical
A small type of bird.

والزقة، بالضم: طائر صغير — And the zaqqah, with damma: a small bird

زَقِيَّةnoun

1.
shaved headclassical
Relating to having one's head shaved, where the hair is cut rather than plucked.

وحلق رأسه زقية، بالضم: منسوب إلى ذلك — And he shaved his head a zaqiyyah, with damma: attributed to that

مَزْقُوقadjective

1.
skinned headclassical
A sheep that has been skinned from its head to its legs.
2.
shaved (head)classical
Referring to a head whose hair has been cut off, not plucked.

وكمش: رأس مزقق: مطموم شبيه بالجلد المزقق، وهو الذي يجز شعره ولا ينتف — And like ma'zom: a mazzuq head: closed, resembling the mazzuq skin, which is one whose hair is cut and not plucked

مَزْقَزَقadjective

1.
quickly completedclassical
Any task or work that is finished rapidly.

والمزقزق: كل عمل يقضى سريعا — And the mazqazq: every work that is completed quickly

زَقِيقname

1.
name of a narratorclassical
A given name, specifically referring to Yazid bin Muhammad bin Zaqiq, a hadith narrator.

ويزيد بن محمد بن زقيق، كزبير: محدث — And Yazid bin Muhammad bin Zaqiq, like Zubayr: a hadith narrator

زَقِيقَةname

1.
nicknameclassical
A nickname, referring to Mahmud bin Umar Al-Nisai, known as Ibn Zaqiqah, the physician and poet.

ومحمود بن عمر النسائي المعروف بابن زقيقة الطبيب الشاعر — And Mahmud bin Umar Al-Nisai, known as Ibn Zaqiqah, the physician and poet

زَقْزَاقnoun

1.
type of antclassical
A specific kind of ant.

والزقزق، كزبرج: ضرب من النمل — And the zaqzq, like zubraj: a type of ant

زَقْزَاقَةadjective

1.
light-footedclassical
Describing someone who walks with lightness and speed.

والزقزاقة: الخفيفة المشي — And the zaqzaqah: the light-footed

زُقُوقَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A geographical location situated between Fars and Kerman.

وزقوقى، كشرورى: ع بين فارس وكرمان — And Zuquqa, like shurura: a place between Fars and Kerman

زَقْزَقِيّadjective

1.
light-footedclassical
Describing someone who walks with lightness and speed.

زَقْزَقَnoun

1.
rocking a childclassical
The act of gently rocking or soothing a baby.

وترقيص الصبي، كالزقزاق، بالكسر — and rocking the child, like the chirping (sound), with kasr

زَقّاقnoun

1.
streetboth
A street or alleyway.

ج: زقان وأزقة — plural: zaqan and azqah

زَقّاقَةnoun

1.
small birdsclassical
A collective term for small birds, specifically turtledoves.

والزققة، محركة: الفواخت — And the zaqaqah, with harakat: the turtledoves

مُزَقِّقadjective

1.
shaved (head)classical
Referring to a head whose hair has been cut off, not plucked.

وهو الذي يجز شعره ولا ينتف — which is one whose hair is cut and not plucked

زَقّاقadjective

1.
drinkerclassical
One who drinks water at a table while having food in their mouth.

وكصحاب: من يشرب الماء على المائدة وفي فيه طعام — And like suhhab: one who drinks water at the table while having food in their mouth

زَقْزَقِيّname

1.
physician and poetclassical
Refers to Mahmud bin Umar Al-Nisai, known as Ibn Zaqiqah, who was a physician and poet.

وكجهينة: محمود بن عمر النسائي المعروف بابن زقيقة الطبيب الشاعر — And like Juhaynah: Mahmud bin Umar Al-Nisai, known as Ibn Zaqiqah, the physician and poet

Parallel reading

رمي الطائر بذرقه، وإطعامه فرخه، كالزقزقة فيهما

The bird dropping its droppings, and feeding its young, like the chirping in both actions.

وبالضم: الخمر، ج: زققة محركة.

And with damma: wine, plural: zaqaqah (moving).

وبالكسر: السقاء، أو جلد يجز ولا ينتف للشراب وغيره، ج: أزقاق وزقاق وزقان، كذئاب وذؤبان.

And with kasr: the waterskin, or a skin that is cut and not plucked for drinks and other things, plural: azqāq, zuqāq, and zuqān, like dhi'āb and dhi'ābān.

وكمش: كبش مزقوق: سلخ من رأسه إلى رجله، فإذا سلخ من رجله إلى رأسه: فمرجول.

And like ma'sh: a mazqūq ram: skinned from its head to its legs, and if it is skinned from its legs to its head: it is marjūl.

ويزيد بن محمد بن زقيق، كزبير: محدث.

And Yazid bin Muhammad bin Zaqīq, like Zubayr: a hadith narrator.

وكصحاب: من يشرب الماء على المائدة وفي فيه طعام.

And like suḥḥāb: one who drinks water at the table while having food in their mouth.

وكغراب: السكة، ويؤنث، ج: زقان وأزقة، ومجاز البحر بين طنجة والجزيرة الخضراء بالمغرب.

And like ghurāb: the street, and it is feminine, plural: zaqān and azqah, and the strait of the sea between Tangier and Al-Jazira Al-Khadra in Morocco.

والزققة، محركة: الفواخت.

And the zaqaqah, with harakat: the turtledoves.

والزقة، بالضم: طائر صغير.

And the zaqqah, with damma: a small bird.

والزقزق، كزبرج: ضرب من النمل.

And the zaqzq, like zubraj: a type of ant.

والزقزاقة: الخفيفة المشي.

And the zaqzaqah: the light-footed.

وزقوقى، كشرورى: ع بين فارس وكرمان.

And Zuquqa, like shurura: a place between Fars and Kerman.

ورأس مزقق: مطموم شبيه بالجلد المزقق، وهو الذي يجز شعره ولا ينتف.

And a mazzuq head: closed, resembling the mazzuq skin, which is one whose hair is cut and not plucked.

وحلق رأسه زقية، بالضم: منسوب إلى ذلك.

And he shaved his head a zaqiyyah, with damma: attributed to that.

والزقزقة: الضحك الضعيف، والخفة، وصوت طائر عند الصبح، وترقيص الصبي، كالزقزاق، بالكسر، ولغة لكلب كأنها في سرعة كلامهم.

And the zaqzaqah: the weak laughter, and quickness, and the sound of a bird in the morning, and rocking the child, like the zaqzāq, with kasr, and a dialect of Kalb as if it is in the speed of their speech.

والمزقزق: كل عمل يقضى سريعا.

And the mazqazq: every work that is completed quickly.

وكجهينة: محمود بن عمر النسائي المعروف بابن زقيقة الطبيب الشاعر.

And like Juhaynah: Mahmud bin Umar Al-Nisai, known as Ibn Zaqiqah, the physician and poet.