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هرزوقى

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of confinement and imprisonment. It defines the place of detention and the person who is held captive.

Derived headwords

هُرْزُوقِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    prisonclassical

    A place designated for holding prisoners or those who are confined.

المَهْرَزَقnoun
  1. 1.
    prisonerclassical

    A person who is held captive or confined in a place of detention.

Parallel reading

هُرْزُوقِيّ، بالضم مقصورة: اسم للحبس.
Hurzuqi, with dammah and shortened: a name for imprisonment.
والمهرزق: المحبوس.
And al-mahrazuq: the imprisoned one.