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الغدق

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to abundance, particularly of water, but extends to concepts of generosity, softness, and copious flow. It encompasses terms for plentiful water, abundant rain, and even descriptions of people and animals characterized by gentleness or excess.

Derived headwords

الغَدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant waterboth

    Refers to a large quantity of water, signifying plenty and richness.

غَدَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundant (water)classical

    Used to describe water that is plentiful and flowing freely.

غَدِقَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundant (eye)classical

    Specifically used for an eye that is watery or tearful, implying abundance of tears.

غَدِقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundant (eye)classical

    Describes an eye that is full of tears or watery.

بِئْرٌ غَدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant wellclassical

    A well located in Medina that is known for its plentiful water supply.

غَيْدَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft, tenderclassical

    Describes a young person or youth characterized by softness and tenderness.

غَيْدَقَانadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft, tenderclassical

    Similar to 'ghaydaq', referring to a youth who is soft and tender.

غَيْدَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft, tenderclassical

    Describes a youth as soft and tender.

  2. 2.
    Generousclassical

    Refers to a person who is generous and giving.

  3. 3.
    Young of a desert lizardclassical

    The young offspring of a desert lizard (Dabb).

  4. 4.
    Tall (horse)classical

    Describes a horse that is tall and well-built.

الغَيْدَقَانadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft and generousclassical

    Describes someone of a gentle and noble disposition, combining softness with generosity.

الغَيَادِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Snakesclassical

    Plural form referring to snakes.

أَغْدَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To rain abundantlyboth

    Describes the rain falling in copious quantities.

  2. 2.
    To give generouslyclassical

    To bestow favors or gifts abundantly.

اغْدَوْدَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To rain abundantlyclassical

    An intensive form indicating the rain falling heavily and continuously.

غَيْدَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To drool copiouslyclassical

    Describes someone who produces an excessive amount of saliva.

Parallel reading

الماء الكثير
Abundant water
الحسن بن بشر بن إسماعيل بن غدق: شيخ لعبد الغني
Al-Hasan bin Bishr bin Ismail bin Ghadaq: a shaykh of Abd al-Ghani.
وغدقت العين، كفرح: غزرت
And the eye was abundant (with tears), as in 'faraha': it was copious.
وبئر غدق، محركة مضافة: بالمدينة
And an abundant well, with vowelization, added: in Medina.
وشاب وشباب غيدق وغيدقان وغيداق: ناعم
And a youth and youthfulness that is soft, and soft, and soft: tender.
والغيداق: الكريم، وولد الضب، والطويل من الخيل
And al-Ghaydaq: the generous one, the young of the Dabb, and the tall one among horses.
والغيدقان: الناعم الكريم الخلق
And al-Ghaydaqan: the soft, generous of character.
والغياديق: الحيات
And al-Ghayadiq: the snakes.
وأغدق المطر واغدودق: كثر قطره
And the rain was abundant and heavily abundant: its drops were numerous.
وغيدق: كثر بزاقه
And he drooled: his saliva was abundant.