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القيق

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, specifically the clucking of a hen, and also encompasses terms for foolishness, geographical features, and physical descriptions of length and thinness.

Derived headwords

القيقnoun
  1. 1.
    hen's cluckclassical

    The sound a hen makes when calling the rooster for mating.

  2. 2.
    foolish personclassical

    An ignorant, reckless, or foolish individual.

  3. 3.
    mountain surrounding the worldclassical

    A mythical mountain that encircles the entire world.

القياقnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personboth

    A person who is tall.

القيقةnoun
  1. 1.
    thin peelclassical

    The thin, delicate layer found beneath the shell of an egg or fruit.

القئقئnoun
  1. 1.
    egg whiteboth

    The white part of an egg.

القيقانname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    The name of two specific locations.

القيقاءةnoun
  1. 1.
    hard groundclassical

    Land that is rough, hard, or stony.

القواقيnoun
  1. 1.
    hard groundsclassical

    Plural of القيقاءة, referring to rough, hard, or stony lands.

قياقnoun
  1. 1.
    hard groundsclassical

    Another plural form of القيقاءة, referring to rough, hard, or stony lands.

قيقnoun
  1. 1.
    hard groundsclassical

    Another plural form of القيقاءة, referring to rough, hard, or stony lands.

Parallel reading

القيق: صوت الدجاجة إذا دعت الديك للسفاد
Al-qeeq: the sound of the hen when she calls the rooster for mating.
وبالكسر: الأحمق الطائش
And with the kasra: the foolish, reckless one.
والجبل المحيط بالدنيا
And the mountain surrounding the world.
والقياق، ككتاب وغراب: الطويل
And al-qiyaaq, like kitaab and ghuraab: the tall one.
والقيقة، بالكسر: القشرة الرقيقة من تحت القيض
And al-qeeqah, with the kasra: the thin peel from under the shell.
والقئقئ، كزبرج: بياض البيض
And al-qaq'a', like zubruj: the white of the egg.
والقيقان، كجيران: موضعان
And al-qeeqaan, like jiiraan: two places.
والقيقاءة: الأرض الغليظة
And al-qayqaa'ah: the rough land.
ج: القواقي وقياق وقيق، كعنب
Plural: al-qawaaqi, qiyaaq, and qeeq, like 'inab.