غرق

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root غرق primarily concerns the concept of being submerged or overwhelmed, often by water. It extends to meanings of abundance, excess, and even death by drowning. Figuratively, it can describe being deeply engrossed or consumed by something.

Derived headwords

غَرِقَverb

1.
to drownboth
To die or be submerged in water.
2.
to be saturatedboth
To be thoroughly soaked or filled, often with liquid.

غَرِقٌadjective

1.
drownedboth
One who has drowned or is submerged.
2.
waterloggedclassical
Describing land that is extremely saturated with water.

غَارِقٌadjective

1.
drowningboth
Actively submerging or in the process of drowning.
2.
submergedboth
Completely covered by water.
3.
deeply involvedboth
Engrossed or absorbed in something.

غَرِيقٌadjective

1.
drownedboth
Having drowned; dead from submersion in water.
2.
submergedboth
Covered by water.

غَرْقَىnoun

1.
drowned peopleboth
A collective noun for those who have drowned.

غُرْقَةnoun

1.
waterlogged landclassical
Land that is extremely saturated with water, to the point of being submerged.
2.
a large drinkboth
A substantial amount of liquid drunk at once, like milk.

غَرَقَverb

1.
to drink abundantlyboth
To drink a large quantity of liquid.
2.
to become richclassical
To attain wealth or become self-sufficient.

الغاروقname

1.
Mosque of Kufaclassical
A specific mosque in Kufa, named possibly due to its location or a historical event related to submersion.

غَرِقَname

1.
a place in Yemenclassical
A location in Yemen associated with the tribe of Hamdan.

الغَرَقnoun

1.
drowningboth
The act or state of drowning; submersion.
2.
excessive wateringclassical
The state of land being excessively irrigated.

غَرَقَname

1.
a place in Mervclassical
A locality in Merv, distinct from Gazq.

الغَرَقِئadjective

1.
egg without a hard shellclassical
Describing a hen that has laid an egg lacking a firm outer shell.

غَرَقَأَتْverb

1.
laid a soft-shelled eggclassical
The hen laid an egg that did not have a hard shell.

غُرْقُبٌname

1.
a valleyclassical
A valley belonging to the Banu Sulaym tribe.

غَرِقْتُverb

1.
took a sipboth
To take a small amount of liquid, like milk.

غَرِقُ الصَّوْتِadjective

1.
broken voiceclassical
A voice that is faltering or breaking due to fear or distress.

غَرِيَاقٌnoun

1.
a birdclassical
A type of bird.

أَغْرَقَverb

1.
to drown (cause to)both
To cause someone or something to drown.
2.
to fill (a cup)both
To fill a cup to the brim.
3.
to draw fully (a bow)classical
To draw the string of a bow to its maximum extent.

مُغْرَقٌadjective

1.
adorned with silverboth
Decorated or inlaid with silver.

تَغْرِيقٌnoun

1.
killingclassical
The act of killing, originally referring to a practice of drowning newborns during famine.
2.
causing to drownboth
The act of causing something or someone to drown.

اسْتَغْرَقَverb

1.
to comprehendboth
To encompass or understand fully.
2.
to burst into laughterclassical
To be overcome with laughter.

اغْتَرَقَverb

1.
to mix and surpassclassical
For a horse to mingle with other horses and then outrun them.
2.
to exhale deeplyclassical
For the lungs to take in a full breath and exhale.
3.
to swell and fit tightlyclassical
For a camel's belly to swell and become so large that the girth fits tightly.

تَغْتَرِقُverb

1.
to captivate the gazeclassical
For a woman to hold people's attention so strongly that they cannot look away.

اغْرَوْرَقَتْverb

1.
eyes welled upboth
For eyes to fill with tears as if submerged in them.

غَارِيقُونnoun

1.
a plant rootclassical
The root of a plant, or a substance found in decaying wood, used medicinally.
2.
antidoteclassical
A medicinal substance considered an antidote to poisons.
3.
medicineclassical
A substance that opens obstructions, eases phlegm, brings joy, and is good for women's issues and joints; it also prevents scorpion stings.

أَغَارِيقُونnoun

1.
a plant rootclassical
The root of a plant, or a substance found in decaying wood, used medicinally.
2.
antidoteclassical
A medicinal substance considered an antidote to poisons.
3.
medicineclassical
A substance that opens obstructions, eases phlegm, brings joy, and is good for women's issues and joints; it also prevents scorpion stings.

Parallel reading

فهو غرق وغارق وغريق من غرقى

He is drowned, drowning, and a drowned person among the drowned.

أرض تكون في غاية الري

Land that is extremely saturated with water.

والغاروق: مسجد الكوفة، لأن الغرق كان منه، وفي زاوية له فار التنور

And Al-Gharouq: the Mosque of Kufa, because the submersion (or flood) was from it, and in a corner of it the oven boiled over.

والغرقة، بالضم: مثل الشربة من اللبن ونحوه

And Al-Ghurqah, with damma: like a drink of milk or the like.

وغرق، كفرح: شربها

And he drank, like 'faraha': he drank it (a large quantity).

وزيد: استغنى

And Zayd became rich.

وأقيم الغرق مقام المصدر الحقيقي، أي: إغراقا

And 'Al-Gharq' was used in place of the true masdar, meaning: drowning (as an action).

ة بمرو، وليس تصحيف: غزق بالزاي، محركة

A locality in Merv, and it is not a misspelling of Gazq (with Zay), vocalized.

وغرقأت الدجاجة بيضتها: باضتها وليس لها قشر يابس

And the hen laid her egg: she laid it without a hard shell.

وإننه لغرق الصوت، ككتف: منقطعه مذعور

And indeed, his voice is broken, like 'katif': its end is panicked.

وأغرقه في الماء: غرقه

And he drowned him in the water: he submerged him.

والكأس: ملأها

And the cup: he filled it.

والنازع في القوس: استوفى مدها، كغرق تغريقا

And the one drawing the bow: he drew its length fully, like 'gharraqa' (he caused to drown/fill).

ولجام مغرق بالفضة، كمعظم ومكرم: محلى

And a bridle adorned with silver, like 'mu'azzam' and 'mukram': decorated.

والتغريق: القتل، وأصله: أن القابلة كانت تغرق المولود في ماء السلى عام القحط ليموت، ثم جعل كل قتل تغريقا

And Al-Taghreeq: killing, and its origin is: that the midwife used to drown the newborn in amniotic fluid during a year of drought to cause its death, then every killing was called 'taghreeq'.

واستغرق: استوعب

And 'istaghraqa': he comprehended.

وفي الضحك: استغرب

And in laughter: he burst into it.

واغترق الفرس الخيل: خالطها ثم سبقها

And the horse mingled with the horses then surpassed them.

والنفس: استوعبت في الزفير

And the soul: it exhaled fully.

وفلانة تغترق نظرهم، أي: تشغلهم بالنظر إليها عن النظر إلى غيرها لحسنها

And that woman captivates their gaze, meaning: she occupies them with looking at her, preventing them from looking at others, due to her beauty.

واغرورقت عيناه: دمعتا كأنها غرقت في دمعها

And his eyes welled up: they teared as if they were drowned in their tears.

غاريقون، أو أغاريقون: أصل نبات، أو شيء يتكون في الأشجار المسوسة، ترياق للسموم، مفتح، مسهل للخلط الكدر، مفرح، صالح للنسا والمفاصل، ومن علق عليه لا يلسعه عقرب

Gharyaqoun, or Agharyaqoun: the root of a plant, or something that forms in rotten trees, an antidote for poisons, an opener of obstructions, a facilitator for turbid humors, joy-bringing, beneficial for women's issues and joints, and whoever wears it is not stung by a scorpion.