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العتق

Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

The root العتق (al-ʿutq) primarily relates to freedom, liberation, and emancipation, extending to concepts of nobility, excellence, and antiquity. It encompasses the state of being free, the act of freeing, and things that are old, venerable, or of high quality. The root also touches upon physical attributes like the shoulder and the prime of youth, as well as specific entities like the Kaaba and certain types of wine or dates.

Derived headwords

العَتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Generosityclassical

    Refers to nobility, generosity, and high moral character.

  2. 2.
    Beautyclassical

    Denotes comeliness, grace, and aesthetic appeal.

  3. 3.
    Excellenceclassical

    Signifies distinction, eminence, and superiority.

  4. 4.
    Honorclassical

    Implies dignity, prestige, and high social standing.

  5. 5.
    Freedomboth

    The state of being free from bondage or servitude.

العُتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Collection of 'ateeq'classical

    A plural form referring to 'ateeq' (old, free) things or individuals.

  2. 2.
    Shoulderclassical

    Refers to the shoulder, specifically the part of the arm near the neck.

  3. 3.
    Freedomboth

    The state of being free from bondage or servitude.

عَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be freedboth

    The slave became free, was emancipated.

  2. 2.
    To become oldboth

    Something became old, ancient, or venerable.

  3. 3.
    To become excellentclassical

    Something became excellent, refined, or of high quality.

  4. 4.
    To become good (wine/dates)classical

    Wine or dates became excellent and aged.

  5. 5.
    To become suitable (property)classical

    Property became suitable or appropriate.

  6. 6.
    To win (horse)classical

    A horse won a race and escaped.

عِتْقاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Emancipation (source)both

    The act or process of freeing a slave; the source noun for the verb.

عِتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Emancipation (name)both

    The state or name of being free; the noun for the state of freedom.

عَتَاقاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Emancipationclassical

    A term denoting freedom or emancipation.

عَتَاقَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    Emancipationclassical

    A term denoting freedom or emancipation.

عَتِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    Freeboth

    Describes a person who has been freed from slavery.

  2. 2.
    Oldboth

    Describes something ancient, venerable, or long-standing.

  3. 3.
    Excellentboth

    Describes something of high quality, choice, or superior.

  4. 4.
    Nobleclassical

    Describes a person of noble character or lineage.

  5. 5.
    Prized (wine/dates)classical

    Describes wine or dates that are aged and excellent.

عَاتِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Freeboth

    Describes a person who has been freed from slavery.

  2. 2.
    Oldclassical

    Describes something ancient or long-standing.

  3. 3.
    Prized (wine/dates)classical

    Describes wine or dates that are aged and excellent.

عُتَقَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Freed peopleboth

    Plural of 'ateeq', referring to emancipated slaves or freed individuals.

  2. 2.
    The freed onesclassical

    A specific group of freed people, often mentioned in historical or religious contexts.

أَعْتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To freeboth

    To emancipate a slave, to set someone free.

  2. 2.
    To make oldclassical

    To cause something to become old or ancient.

  3. 3.
    To make excellentclassical

    To refine or improve something to a high standard.

  4. 4.
    To dig (well)classical

    To dig and clear a well.

  5. 5.
    To secure (place)classical

    To take possession of a place and make it one's own.

مُعْتَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Freedboth

    Describes a slave who has been freed.

  2. 2.
    Emancipatedboth

    Describes someone or something that has been set free.

أَمَةٌ عَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Freed female slaveboth

    A female slave who has been emancipated.

أَمَةٌ عَتِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Freed female slaveboth

    A female slave who has been emancipated.

عَتَائِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Freed female slavesboth

    Plural of 'amah 'ateeqah', referring to emancipated female slaves.

  2. 2.
    Old thingsclassical

    Plural of 'ateeqah', referring to ancient or venerable objects.

مَوْلَى عَتَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Freedmanclassical

    A person who has been freed from slavery, emphasizing the status of freedom.

مَوْلَى عَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Freedmanclassical

    A person who has been freed from slavery, emphasizing the state of being free.

مُوَالَاةٌ عَتِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Status of freed personclassical

    The condition or relationship of being a freed person.

البَيْتُ العَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    The Kaabaclassical

    A title for the Kaaba in Mecca, signifying its ancient and sacred status.

العَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of palm treeclassical

    A male palm tree whose dates do not fall off easily.

  2. 2.
    Waterclassical

    A name for water.

  3. 3.
    Ointmentclassical

    A name for an ointment or coating.

  4. 4.
    Wineclassical

    A name for wine, especially aged wine.

  5. 5.
    Datesclassical

    A name for dates, especially aged ones.

  6. 6.
    Milkclassical

    A name for milk.

  7. 7.
    Best of everythingclassical

    The finest or choicest part of anything.

  8. 8.
    Title for Abu Bakrclassical

    A nickname for Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, signifying his freedom from hellfire.

العَتِيقِيُّونnoun
  1. 1.
    Descendants of the freedclassical

    People attributed to the 'freed ones', often scholars or companions.

راحٌ عَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Aged wineclassical

    Wine that is old and has aged well.

راحٌ عَتِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Aged wineclassical

    Wine that is old and has aged well.

راحٌ عَاتِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Aged wineclassical

    Wine that is old and has aged well.

فَرَسٌ عَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Prized horseclassical

    An excellent or distinguished horse.

العِتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Unclaimed landclassical

    Refers to uncultivated or ownerless land.

  2. 2.
    Wine/Dates (aged)classical

    Refers to aged wine or dates.

  3. 3.
    Antiquityclassical

    The state of being old or ancient.

العَتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Birds of preyclassical

    Refers to birds of prey.

  2. 2.
    Swift horsesclassical

    Refers to excellent or swift horses.

قَنْطَرَةٌ عَتِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ancient bridgeclassical

    A bridge that is old and established.

العَتَائِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Villagesclassical

    Names of specific villages or settlements.

عَتُقَverb
  1. 1.
    To become refinedclassical

    Skin became refined after being rough.

  2. 2.
    To become obligatoryclassical

    An oath became binding upon someone.

  3. 3.
    To become suitableclassical

    Property became suitable or appropriate.

  4. 4.
    To win (horse)classical

    A horse won a race and escaped.

  5. 5.
    To become oldboth

    Something became old or ancient.

  6. 6.
    To become good (wine)classical

    Wine became excellent and aged.

عَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To become oldboth

    Something became old or ancient.

  2. 2.
    To become good (wine)classical

    Wine became excellent and aged.

عَاتِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide waterskinclassical

    A large waterskin for carrying liquids.

  2. 2.
    Young womanclassical

    A girl who has reached puberty but is not yet married.

  3. 3.
    Shoulderboth

    The part of the body between the neck and the shoulder.

  4. 4.
    Old bowclassical

    An old, reddish bow.

  5. 5.
    Young birdclassical

    A young bird that has just learned to fly.

عَتَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To biteclassical

    To bite something with one's teeth.

  2. 2.
    To improve (property)classical

    To make property suitable or good.

  3. 3.
    To advance (horse)classical

    A horse advanced or took the lead.

أَعْتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To hasten (horse)classical

    To make a horse run faster or escape.

  2. 2.
    To dig (well)classical

    To dig and clear a well.

  3. 3.
    To improve (property)classical

    To make property suitable or good.

  4. 4.
    To secure (place)classical

    To take possession of a place and make it one's own.

تَعْتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Antiquityclassical

    The process or state of becoming old or ancient; the opposite of making new.

  2. 2.
    Bitingclassical

    The act of biting.

المُعْتَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Perfumeclassical

    A type of perfume or fragrance.

  2. 2.
    Aged wineclassical

    Wine that has aged and improved.

ابْنُ أَبِي عَتِيقname
  1. 1.
    A person's nameclassical

    A name referring to a person, possibly known for being dissolute.

العِتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Shrub for bowsclassical

    A type of tree used for making bows.

Parallel reading

العتق، بالكسر: الكرم، والجمال، والنجابة، والشرف، والحرية
Al-'utq, with kasra: generosity, beauty, nobility, honor, and freedom.
وبالضم: جمع عتيق وعاتق: للمنكب، والحرية.
And with damma: a plural of 'ateeq and 'atiq: for the shoulder, and freedom.
عتق العبد يعتق عتقا، ويفتح، أو بالفتح: المصدر، وبالكسر: الاسم
The slave became free, he is freed, 'utqan, and with fatha, or with fatha: the source noun, and with kasra: the noun.
فهو عتيق وعاتق، ج: عتقاء
So he is 'ateeq and 'atiq, plural: 'utqaa' (freed people).
وأمة عتيق وعتيقة، ج: عتائق
And a female slave ('amah) is 'ateeq and 'ateeqah, plural: 'ataa'iq (freed female slaves).
وهو مولى عتاقة، ومولى عتيق، ومولاة عتيقة.
And he is a freedman ('mowla 'ataaqah), and a freedman ('mowla 'ateeq), and a freedwoman ('mowlah 'ateeqah).
والبيت العتيق: الكعبة، شرفها الله تعالى
And Al-Bayt Al-'Ateeq: the Kaaba, may Allah ennoble it.
قيل: لأنه أول بيت وضع بالأرض، أو أعتق من الغرق، أو من الجبابرة، أو من الحبشة، أو لأنه حر لم يملكه أحد.
It is said: because it is the first house placed on Earth, or it was freed from drowning, or from tyrants, or from Abyssinians, or because it is free and no one owned it.
والعتيق: فحل من النخل لا تنفض نخلته.
And Al-'Ateeq: a male palm tree whose dates do not fall off easily.
والماء، والطلاء، والخمر، والتمر علم له
And water, and ointment, and wine, and dates are names for it.
والخيار من كل شيء
And the best of everything.
ولقب الصديق، رضي الله تعالى عنه، لجماله، أو لقوله، صلى الله عليه وسلم::من أراد أن ينظر إلى عتيق من النار فلينظر إلى أبي بكر"
And the title of Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, for his beauty, or for his saying, peace be upon him: 'Whoever wishes to look at one freed from the Fire, let him look at Abu Bakr.'
وراح عتيق وعتيقة وعاتق، وفرس عتيق
And aged wine ('raah 'ateeq, 'ateeqah, and 'atiq), and a prized horse ('faras 'ateeq).
والعتائق: ة بنهر عيسى، وة شرقي الحلة المزيدية.
And Al-'Ataa'iq: a village on the river 'Isa, and a village east of Al-Hillah Al-Muzidiyyah.
وعتق بعد استعلاج، كضرب وكرم، فهو عتيق: رقت بشرته بعد الجفاء والغلظ
And he became refined after roughness, like 'daraba' and 'karuma', so he is 'ateeq: his skin became soft after harshness and coarseness.
واليمين عليه: وجبت
And the oath upon him: became obligatory.
والفرس: سبق فنجا
And the horse: won and escaped.
والشيء: قدم، كعتق، كنصر
And the thing: became old, like 'ataqa, like 'anasara.
والخمر: حسنت وقدمت، فهي عاتق وعتيق وعتاق، كغراب.
And the wine: became good and aged, so it is 'aatig, 'ateeq, and 'itaq, like 'ghuraab.
والعاتق: الزق الواسع، والجارية أول ما أدركت، عتقت تعتق، أو التي لم تتزوج، أو التي بين الإدراك والتعنيس
And Al-'Aatiq: the wide waterskin, and the young girl when she first reached puberty, she becomes free ('ataqat ta'taqu), or she who is unmarried, or she between puberty and old age.
وموضع الرداء من المنكب، أو ما بين المنكب والعنق، وقد يؤنث
And the place of the cloak on the shoulder, or what is between the shoulder and the neck, and it may be feminine.
وعتقه بفيه عتقا: عضه
And he bit it with his mouth, 'atqan: he bit it.
والمال: أصلحه فعتق هو، لازم متعد
And the property: he improved it, so it became good, intransitive and transitive.
وأعتق فرسه: أعجلها وأنجاها
And he made his horse run fast: he hastened it and made it escape.
وأعتق قليبه: حفرها وطواها
And he dug his well: he dug it and cleared it.
والتعتيق: ضد التجديد، والعض.
And Al-Ta'teeq: the opposite of renewal, and biting.
والمعتقة، كمعظمة: عطر، والخمر القديمة.
And Al-Mu'taqah, like 'ma'dhamah: perfume, and old wine.
والعتق، بالكسر، وبضمتين: شجر للقسي.
And Al-'utq, with kasra, and with two dammahs: trees for bows.