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الزنق

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of tightness, constriction, and scarcity, often associated with poverty or stinginess. It also extends to descriptions of physical tightness, such as the sharp point of a weapon or a specific type of horse tack.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْقnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp point of an arrowclassical

    The sharp, pointed end of an arrow's blade.

  2. 2.
    tight spotclassical

    A confined or narrow place.

زُنُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp points of arrowsclassical

    Plural of 'zanq', referring to the sharp points of arrow blades.

  2. 2.
    tight spotsclassical

    Plural of 'zanq', referring to confined or narrow places.

الزَّنَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    strap under chinclassical

    A strap or tether placed under the lower jaw, often used in horse tack.

زَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    To be tight-fisted with one's family due to stinginess or poverty.

  2. 2.
    to constrictclassical

    To make something narrow or tight.

أَزْنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To be tight-fisted with one's family due to stinginess or poverty; synonymous with 'zanqa'.

زَنَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to make tightclassical

    To make something tight or constricted.

زِنَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    strap under chinclassical

    A strap or tether placed under the lower jaw, often used in horse tack.

مَزْنُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to 'Amir ibn Al-Tufayl.

  2. 2.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to 'Utab ibn Warqa'.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    necklaceclassical

    A type of necklace or adornment worn around the neck.

أَمِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    firm and well-madeclassical

    Describing something as solid, well-constructed, and firm.

العُقُول التَّامَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    complete intellectsclassical

    Referring to fully developed or complete minds and understandings.

فَرَسُ عَامِرِ بْنِ الطُّفَيْلِname
  1. 1.
    horse of Amir ibn Al-Tufaylclassical

    The specific horse named 'Al-Muznuq' belonging to Amir ibn Al-Tufayl.

فَرَسُ عَتَّابِ بْنِ وَرْقَاءَname
  1. 1.
    horse of Utab ibn Warqaclassical

    The specific horse named 'Al-Muznuq' belonging to Utab ibn Warqa'.

Parallel reading

الزَّنْقُ: أَسَلَةُ نَصْلِ السَّهْمِ
The zanq: the sharp point of the arrow's blade.
ج: زُنُوقٌ
Its plural is zunooq.
وَمَوْضِعُ الزَّنَّاقِ
And the place of the zanāq.
وبِضَمَّتَيْنِ: العُقُولُ التَّامَّةُ
And with two dammahs: the complete intellects.
وَزَنَقَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ يَزْنُقُ: ضَيَّقَ بُخْلًا أَوْ فَقْرًا
And he zanqa upon his family, yanzuqu: he was tight or constricted due to stinginess or poverty.
كَأَزْنَقَ وَزَنَّقَ
Like aznaqa and zannaqa.
وَفَرَسَهُ: جَعَلَ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ الأَسْفَلِ حَلْقَةً فِي الجِلْدَةِ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَ فِيهَا خَيْطًا
And his horse: he made under its lower jaw a ring in the leather, then he put a string in it.
وَالبَغْلَ: شَكَّلَهُ فِي قَوَائِمِهِ
And the mule: he shaped it in its legs.
وَكُلُّ رِبَاطٍ فِي الجِلْدِ تَحْتَ الحَنَكِ فَهُوَ: زِنَاقٌ، كَغُرَابٍ
And every strap in the leather under the jaw is: zināq, like ghurāb.
وَالمَزْنُوقُ: فَرَسُ عَامِرِ بْنِ الطُّفَيْلِ
And Al-Muznuq: the horse of 'Amir ibn Al-Tufayl.
وَفَرَسُ عَتَّابِ بْنِ وَرْقَاءَ
And the horse of 'Utāb ibn Warqā'.
وَكِكْتَابٍ: المِخْنَقَةُ مِنَ الحُلِيِّ
And like kitāb: the necklace from the jewelry.
وَكَأَمِيرٍ: الرَّصِينُ المُحْكَمُ
And like amīr: the firm and well-made.