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السهوق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are tall, long, or extend far, often associated with physical attributes like legs or stride, but also metaphorically with falsehood or expansive dust clouds.

Derived headwords

السَّهوقnoun
  1. 1.
    liarclassical

    A person who habitually tells lies.

  2. 2.
    tall thingclassical

    Anything that is tall or extends high, such as trees.

  3. 3.
    dust cloudclassical

    A cloud of dust or sand raised by the wind.

السَّوْهَقnoun
  1. 1.
    tall thingclassical

    Similar to السَّهوق, referring to something tall or high, like trees.

طَوِيل السَّاقَيْنadjective
  1. 1.
    long-leggedboth

    Describing someone or something that has long legs.

بَعِيد الخَطْوadjective
  1. 1.
    long-stridingboth

    Describing someone who takes long steps when walking.

Parallel reading

الكذاب
The liar.
وكل ما يروى ريا من سوق الشجر ونحوها
And everything that grows tall and lush from the trunks of trees and the like.
والطويل الساقين
And the one with long legs.
والريح تنسج العجاج
And the wind that weaves the dust.
البعيد الخطو
The one with a long stride.