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عزق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of splitting or breaking up the earth, often with a tool. It extends to concepts of sticking, hastening, holding back, and severity, as well as describing difficult or unpleasant characteristics in people and produce.

Derived headwords

عَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to split the earthboth

    To break up or split the soil, typically with a tool.

عَزَقَ الأَرْضَverb
  1. 1.
    to split the earthboth

    To split or break up the earth, especially with a tool.

شَقَّverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To divide or cleave something, particularly the earth.

آلَةٌ كَالْقَدُومِ أَوْ أَكْبَرَ لِعَزْقِ الأَرْضِnoun
  1. 1.
    tool for splitting earthclassical

    A tool, like an adze or larger, used for splitting or breaking up the earth.

مِعْزَقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tool for splitting earthclassical

    A tool, similar to an adze or larger, used for splitting or breaking up the earth.

مِذْرَاةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    winnowing toolclassical

    A tool used for winnowing grain, separating chaff from wheat.

العَزْقُnoun
  1. 1.
    winnowing of wheatclassical

    The act of winnowing wheat.

  2. 2.
    bad characterclassical

    Having a bad or unpleasant disposition or character.

عَزَقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toclassical

    To adhere or stick closely to something.

عَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To move quickly or hasten in running.

أَخْبَرَ عَنِّيverb
  1. 1.
    to withhold informationclassical

    To hold back or conceal information about someone.

عَزَقْتُهُ ضَرْبًاverb
  1. 1.
    to beat severelyclassical

    To beat someone severely or inflict heavy blows.

مُطْمَئِنٌّ مِنَ الأَرْضِadjective
  1. 1.
    level groundclassical

    Describing a part of the earth that is level or settled.

العَزَاقَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    the anusclassical

    A term referring to the anus.

العَزُوقُnoun
  1. 1.
    pistachio yield (poor)classical

    The yield of pistachios in a year when the nuts do not form properly.

  2. 2.
    tanning agentclassical

    A substance used for tanning hides.

  3. 3.
    ugly tree yieldclassical

    A yield from a tree that is considered unsightly or deformed.

العَسِرُ الخُلُقِadjective
  1. 1.
    difficult to deal withclassical

    Describing someone who is difficult in character or disposition.

المُتَعَزِّقُadjective
  1. 1.
    difficult characterclassical

    Having a difficult or unpleasant disposition.

Parallel reading

عزق الأرض، خاصة، يعزقها: شقها.
To split the earth, especially, it splits it: it cleaves it.
وكمنبر ومكنسة: آلة كالقدوم أو أكبر لعزق الأرض، والمذراة يذرى بها الطعام.
And like a minbar and a broom: a tool like an adze or larger for splitting the earth, and a winnowing tool with which food is winnowed.
والعزق، بضمتين: مذرو الحنطة، والسيؤو الأخلاق.
And al-'azqu, with two dammahs: the winnowing of wheat, and bad morals.
وعزق به، كفرح: لصق.
And 'azqa bihi, as in fariha: he stuck to it.
وكنصر: أسرع في العدو، و الخبر عني: حبسه.
And as in nasara: he hastened in running, and to withhold information about me: to detain it.
وعزقته ضربا: أثخنته.
And I beat him severely: I made him suffer greatly.
وكأمير: المطمئن من الأرض.
And as in amir: the settled part of the earth.
والعزاقة، كجبانة: الاست.
And al-'azaqah, like jabbanah: the anus.
والعزوق، كجرول: حمل الفستق في السنة التي لا ينعقد لبه، وهو دباغ، أو حمل شجر فيه بشاعة.
And al-'azuq, like jurwal: the yield of pistachios in a year when their kernels do not form, and it is tanning, or a yield of trees that is unsightly.
وككتف: العسر الخلق، كالمتعزق.
And as in katif: difficult in character, like the one who is difficult.