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مزقه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of tearing, ripping, or rending something apart. It extends to related concepts like throwing excrement, attacking someone's honor, and describes things that are torn or fast.

Derived headwords

مَزَقَ يَمْزُقُ مَزْقًا وَمَزَقَةًverb
  1. 1.
    to tear, ripboth

    To rend or tear something into pieces. It implies a forceful separation.

  2. 2.
    to throw excrementclassical

    Used for a bird, meaning to throw its droppings or excrement.

  3. 3.
    to attack honorclassical

    To slander or attack someone's honor or reputation.

تَمَزَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tornboth

    To become torn or ripped apart, often passively.

مُمَزِّقname
  1. 1.
    title of Shas ibn Naharclassical

    A title given to Shas ibn Nahar, a poet, due to his verse about being eaten.

مُمَزِّقname
  1. 1.
    poet of Hadramawtclassical

    A poet from Hadramawt.

مُمَزَّقnoun
  1. 1.
    source, originclassical

    The source or origin of an action or state.

تَمْزِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    tearing, rippingboth

    The act or process of tearing or ripping something.

مِزْقnoun
  1. 1.
    piece torn offboth

    A piece or fragment that has been torn from something larger.

نَاقَةٌ مَزَّاقadjective
  1. 1.
    very fast (she-camel)classical

    Describing a she-camel that is extremely fast.

مَزِيقِيَاءname
  1. 1.
    title of Amr ibn Amrclassical

    A title for Amr ibn Amr, a king of Yemen, known for discarding his clothes daily.

مِزْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small birdclassical

    A small type of bird.

  2. 2.
    piece of clothboth

    A piece or scrap of cloth or similar material.

مَازَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to race, compete in speedclassical

    To compete with someone in a race or in speed.

Parallel reading

مزقه يمزقه مزقا ومزقة: خرقه
He tore it, tearing it, a tearing and a tear: he ripped it.
والطائر يمزق ويمزق: رمى بذرقه
And the bird throws and throws: it throws its droppings.
وعرض أخيه: طعن فيه
And his brother's honor: he attacked it.
والممزق، كمعظم أو محدث: لقب شاس ابن نهار
And Al-Mumazziq, as Mu'azzam or Muhdath: is the title of Shas ibn Nahar.
فإن كنت مأكولا فكن خير آكل ... وإلا فأدركني ولما أمزق
If you are to be eaten, then be the best of eaters... otherwise, reach me before I am torn apart.
وكمحدث: شاعر حضرمي
And as Muhdath: a poet from Hadramawt.
وكمعظم: مصدر، كالتمزيق
And as Mu'azzam: a مصدر (verbal noun), like Tamziq.
والمزق، كعنب: القطع من الممزوق
And Al-Mazaq, like 'inab: the piece from the torn thing.
وناقة مزاق، ككتاب: سريعة جدا
And a Mazzaq she-camel, like Kitab: very fast.
ومزيقياء: لقب عمرو بن عامر ملك اليمن
And Maziyqiya: the title of Amr ibn Amr, king of Yemen.
كان يلبس كل يوم حلتين، ويمزقهما بالعشي، يكره العود فيهما، ويأنف أن يلبسهما غيره
He used to wear two garments every day, and he would tear them in the evening, disliking to wear them again, and feeling too proud for anyone else to wear them.
والمزقة، بالضم: طائر صغير
And Al-Mazaqah, with dammah: a small bird.
وبالكسر: قطعة من الثوب وغيره
And with kasrah: a piece of cloth or something else.
ومازقه: سابقه في العدو
And he raced him: he preceded him in the race.