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نغق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sound made by a crow, often described as a harsh or unpleasant cry. It can also refer to a camel's repeated vocalization, particularly when it is distant.

Derived headwords

نَغَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry out (crow)both

    The sound made by a crow, typically a harsh or loud cry.

  2. 2.
    to speak wellclassical

    To utter words of goodness or praise.

يَنْغَقُverb
  1. 1.
    crying out (crow)both

    Present tense of the crow's harsh cry.

نَغِيقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    cawingboth

    The act or sound of a crow's cry.

نَغَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak wellclassical

    To utter words of goodness or praise.

نَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry out (evil)classical

    To utter a cry associated with evil or misfortune.

نَاقَةٌ نَغِيقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    camel that vocalizes repeatedlyclassical

    A female camel that makes a repeated vocalization, especially when distant.

نَغِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    vocalizing repeatedly (camel)classical

    Describing a camel that makes a repeated vocalization, especially when distant.

تَبْغَمُverb
  1. 1.
    to make a low soundclassical

    To make a low, guttural sound, often associated with a camel's vocalization.

Parallel reading

نغق الغراب ينغق نغيقا
The crow cried out, cawing a caw.
نغق: في الخير
To cry out: in goodness.
ونعب: في الشر
And to cry out: in evil.
وناقة نغيق، كأمير
And a camel that vocalizes repeatedly, like 'ameer'.
وهي التي تبغم بعيدات بين
And she is the one that makes a low sound from afar.
أي: مرة بعد مرة
Meaning: once after another.