الشدق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the mouth, specifically the cheek and jaw area, and by extension, the sides of a valley. It also extends metaphorically to eloquence and the act of speaking.

Derived headwords

الشِّدْقnoun

1.
side of the mouthboth
The inner part of the cheek, specifically the side of the mouth.
2.
side of a valleyboth
The sides or slopes of a valley.

شِدْقnoun

1.
side of the mouthboth
The side of the mouth, referring to the cheek area.

أَشْدَاقnoun

1.
sides of the mouthboth
The plural form of 'shadaq', referring to the sides of the mouth.
2.
sides of a valleyboth
The plural form of 'shadaq', referring to the sides of a valley.

شِدْقnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A valley, similar to the meaning of 'wadi'.

شِدَقnoun

1.
eloquent womanclassical
A woman who is eloquent or has a wide mouth, implying eloquence.

الشِّدَقnoun

1.
width of the mouthclassical
The spaciousness or width of the side of the mouth.

أَشْدَقadjective

1.
eloquentboth
Describing someone, typically a man, who is eloquent and articulate.

تَشَدَّقَverb

1.
to speak affectedlyclassical
To twist one's mouth or jaw in an affected manner while speaking, often to appear more eloquent.

Parallel reading

الشدق، بالكسر ويفتح، والدال مهملة: طفطفة الفم من باطن الخدين

Al-shadaq, with kasra and it can be fath, and the dal is unpointed: the side of the mouth from the inner part of the cheeks.

و من الوادي: عرضاه وناحيتاه، كشديقه

And from the valley: its width and its sides, like its shadaq.

وكزبير: واد

And like 'zubayr': a valley.

والشدق، محركة: سعة الشدق

And al-shadaq, with haraka: the width of the shadaq.

وخطيب أشدق: بليغ

And an eloquent orator: eloquent.

وامرأة شدقاء، ج: شدق

And an eloquent woman, pl.: shadaq.

وتشدق: لوى شدقه للتفصح

And tashaddaqa: he twisted his shadaq to appear eloquent.