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نعق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sound of calling or crying out, particularly associated with sheep or crows. It also extends to astronomical terms and a proper name.

Derived headwords

نَعَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to call out toboth

    To call out to or shout at sheep, often to drive them.

  2. 2.
    to cawboth

    The sound a crow makes; to caw.

نَعْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    calling outclassical

    The act of calling out to or driving sheep.

نَعِيقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    cawingclassical

    The sound of a crow's cry.

نُعَاقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    loud cryclassical

    A loud or harsh cry, often associated with birds.

نَعَقَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    cawing soundclassical

    The act or sound of cawing.

النَّاعِقَانِname
  1. 1.
    The Cawersclassical

    Two stars in the constellation Gemini (the Twins).

نَاعِقٌname
  1. 1.
    Na'iqclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to the Banu Faqeem tribe.

Parallel reading

نَعَقَ بغنمه، كمنع وضرب، نعقا ونعيقا ونعاقا ونعقانا: صاح بها وزجرها
He called out to his sheep, like in (form I and II), with na'qan, na'iqan, nu'aqan, and na'aqanan: he shouted at them and drove them.
والغراب: صاح
And the crow: it cawed.
والناعقان: كوكبان من الجوزاء
And Al-Na'iqan: two stars from Gemini.
وناعق: فرس لبني فقيم
And Na'iq: a horse belonging to Banu Faqeem.