العوق

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root العوق primarily relates to hindering, obstructing, and delaying. It encompasses concepts of detention, preventing someone from doing good, and the idea of being held back. It also extends to abstract notions like the hardships of time and even specific place names and a deity.

Derived headwords

العَوْقnoun

1.
detention, imprisonmentboth
The act of holding someone back or detaining them, akin to imprisonment.
2.
hindrance, obstructionboth
An act or cause that impedes progress or prevents something from happening.
3.
discouragementboth
The act of dissuading or discouraging someone from pursuing a course of action.
4.
valley bendclassical
A winding or turning point in a valley.
5.
hungerclassical
A state of severe hunger.

تَعْوِيقnoun

1.
hindering, delayingboth
The act of causing delay or obstruction; making something take longer than usual.
2.
discouragementboth
The act of dissuading or discouraging someone.

اعْتِيَاقnoun

1.
hindrance, obstructionclassical
An act of hindering or obstructing someone or something.

أَعْوَاقnoun

1.
hindrances, obstaclesboth
Plural of 'عائق', referring to things that obstruct or prevent progress.

العَوْقَةnoun

1.
one who hinders othersboth
A person who prevents or discourages other people from doing good deeds.

عَائِقnoun

1.
hindrance, obstacleboth
Something that prevents or impedes progress or action.
2.
cowardclassical
A person who is timid or fearful, especially in the face of danger or important tasks.

عَاقَverb

1.
to hinder, obstructboth
To prevent someone from doing something or to impede their progress.
2.
to delayboth
To cause something to happen later than intended.
3.
to discourageboth
To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm.

يُعَوِّقname

1.
name of an idolclassical
A name of an idol worshipped by the people of Noah, or a righteous man who was deified after his death.

عَوَائِقnoun

1.
hardships of timeclassical
The difficulties, troubles, and unforeseen events that occur during one's lifetime.

عَيَقnoun

1.
following, pursuitclassical
The act of following closely or pursuing something.

عَوْقadjective

1.
hindering, delayingboth
One who causes delay or obstruction; someone who is slow to act.
2.
cowardlyclassical
Timid or fearful; lacking courage.

عِيقadjective

1.
hindering, delayingboth
One who causes delay or obstruction; someone who is slow to act.
2.
cowardlyclassical
Timid or fearful; lacking courage.

عَيُوقadjective

1.
hindering, delayingboth
One who causes delay or obstruction; someone who is slow to act.
2.
cowardlyclassical
Timid or fearful; lacking courage.

العَوْقnoun

1.
valley bendclassical
A winding or turning point in a valley.

العَوْقname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name in the Hijaz region.

العَوْقname

1.
tribe nameclassical
A branch of the tribe of Abd al-Qays.

العَوْقnoun

1.
hungerclassical
A state of severe hunger.

عَوْق لَوْقadjective

1.
timid and slowclassical
Describing a person who is both timid and slow to act.

عَاق عَاقonomatopoeia

1.
cawing soundclassical
An onomatopoeic representation of the sound a crow makes.

عَوْجname

1.
father of 'Awjclassical
The father of the giant figure 'Awj al-Tawil.

عَوْقnoun

1.
sound from animal's bellyclassical
A sound emitted from the belly of an animal while it is walking.

عَاقَتْverb

1.
to not endear, not be likedclassical
Used in the negative to mean not being liked or not holding a place in someone's heart.

العَيُّوقname

1.
a bright red starclassical
A bright red star located on the right side of the Milky Way, following the Pleiades.

أَعْوُقَverb

1.
to cut off, depleteclassical
To cause a shortage or depletion of something, such as a mount or provisions.

المُعَوِّقnoun

1.
one who failsclassical
Someone who is unsuccessful or fails in their endeavors.
2.
hungry personclassical
A person suffering from hunger.

تَعَوَّقَverb

1.
to be hindered, delayedboth
To experience delay or obstruction; to be held back.

Parallel reading

العوق: الحبس والصرف، والتثبيط، كالتعويق والاعتياق

Al-'awq: detention and diversion, and discouragement, like ta'wiq and i'tiyaq.

والرجل الذي لا خير عنده، ويضم، ج: أعواق

And the man who has no good in him, and it is pronounced with damma, plural: a'waq.

ومن يعوق الناس عن الخير، كالعوقة

And he who hinders people from good, like al-'awqah.

ولا يكون ذلك آخر عوق: آخر دهر

And that is not the end of 'awq: the end of an era.

وعاقني عائق وعوق، بالفتح والضم، وككتف: بمعنى

And a hindrance hindered me, and 'awq, with fatha and damma, and like kiktif: meaning the same.

ويعوق: صنم لقوم نوح، أو كان رجلا من صالحي زمانه، فلما مات جزعوا عليه، فأتاهم الشيطان في صورة إنسان، فقال: أمثله لكم في محرابكم حتى تروه كلما صليتم، ففعلوا ذلك به، وبسبعة من بعده من صالحيهم، ثم تمادى بهم الأمر إلى أن اتخذوا تلك الأمثلة أصناما يعبدونها

And Yu'awwuq: an idol of Noah's people, or it was a man from the righteous of his time. When he died, they grieved for him, and Satan came to them in the form of a man and said: I will make his likeness for you in your sanctuary so that you see him whenever you pray. So they did that with him, and with seven of the righteous after him, then the matter continued with them until they took those likenesses as idols they worshipped.

وعوائق الدهر: الشواغل من أحداثه

And the 'awa'iq of time: the preoccupations from its events.

وضيق ليق عيق: إتباع

And a narrowness of 'ayq: following.

ورجل عوق، كصرد وعنب وهمزة، وعيق، ككيس، وعيق، بالفتح: ذو تعويق وترييث

And a man 'awq, like sarad and 'unab and hamzah, and 'ayq, like kays, and 'ayq, with fatha: one who causes delay and procrastination.

وكقبر: يثبط الناس عن أمورهم، أو جبان، وجمع عائق

And like qabr: he discourages people from their affairs, or a coward, and the plural of 'a'iq.

وكصرد: العائق، والجبان، ومن لا يزال يعوقه أمر عن حاجته، ومن إذا هم بالشيء فعله، ويشدد فيهما

And like sarad: the hinderer, the coward, and he who is always hindered by something from his need, and he who, when he intends something, does it, and it is intensified in both.

والعوق، بالفتح: منعرج الوادي، وع بالحجاز، أو بالضم، أو غلط من ضمه، أو كصرد فقط

And al-'awq, with fatha: the bend of the valley, and 'a in Hijaz, or with damma, or a mistake to pronounce it with damma, or only like sarad.

وكهمزة: ة باليمامة، وبالتحريك: بطن من عبد القيس، منهم: المنذر بن مالك، ومحمد بن سنان العوقيان

And like humazah: a place in Yamama, and with harakat: a branch of Abd al-Qays, among them: al-Mundhir ibn Malik, and Muhammad ibn Sinan al-'Awqiyan.

والعوق، محركة: الجوع

And al-'awq, with harakat: hunger.

ورجل عوق لوق، كخجل

And a man 'awq lawq, like khajal.

وعاق عاق: حكاية صوت الغراب

And 'aq 'aq: an imitation of the crow's sound.

وعوق، كنوح: والد عوج الطويل، ومن قال: عوج بن عنق فقد أخطأ

And 'awq, like Nuh: the father of 'Awj al-Tawil, and whoever says: 'Awj ibn 'Anq, has erred.

وكغراب: صوت يخرج من بطن الدابة إذا مشى

And like ghurab: a sound that comes out of the belly of a beast when it walks.

وما عاقت ولا لاقت عند زوجها: لم تلصق بقلبه

And she did not 'aqat nor laqat with her husband: she did not stick to his heart.

والعيوق: نجم أحمر مضيء في طرف المجرة الأيمن، يتلو الثريا لا يتقدمها

And al-'Ayyuq: a bright red star on the right side of the galaxy, following the Pleiades, not preceding it.

وأعوق بي الدابة، أو الزاد: قطع

And the beast, or the provisions, were 'awqat to me: cut off.

والمعوق، كمحسن: المخفق، والجائع

And al-mu'awwiq, like muhsin: the unsuccessful, and the hungry.

وتعوق: تثبط

And ta'awwaqa: to be discouraged.