← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

الهوك

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns foolishness, recklessness, and falling into something without care. It also extends to the physical sense of a pit or hole, and a type of salty land.

Derived headwords

الأَحْمَقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Someone who is foolish or lacking in intelligence, with some remaining sense.

الهوكnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessboth

    The state or quality of being foolish.

هوكverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishboth

    To act or be foolish.

المتهوكadjective
  1. 1.
    bewilderedboth

    Someone who is confused or bewildered.

الهواكadjective
  1. 1.
    bewilderedboth

    Someone who is confused or bewildered.

الهوكةnoun
  1. 1.
    pitboth

    A hole dug in the ground.

هوكverb
  1. 1.
    to digclassical

    To dig a hole.

التهوكnoun
  1. 1.
    recklessnessboth

    The act of rushing into something without care or consideration.

  2. 2.
    falling intoboth

    The act of falling into something, especially a pit or a dangerous situation.

الهواكةnoun
  1. 1.
    salt marshboth

    A type of salty land or marsh.

انهكverb
  1. 1.
    to be recklessboth

    To act with recklessness or fall into something without care.

Parallel reading

الأَحْمَق وفيه بقية
The foolish person, and he has some remaining sense.
والاسم الهوك، محركة
And the noun is 'al-huk', with the middle letter moved.
وقد هوك، كفرح
And he became foolish, like 'faraha'.
والمتهوك: المتحير
And 'al-mutahawwik': the bewildered one.
كالهواك، كشداد
Like 'al-hawwak', like 'shaddad'.
والساقط في هوة الردى
And the one falling into the pit of ruin.
والهوكة، بالضم: الحفرة
And 'al-hawka', with the damma: the pit.
وهوك: حفر
And 'haka': he dug.
والتهوك: التهور
And 'al-tahawwuk': recklessness.
والوقوع في الشيء بغير مبالاة
And falling into something without care.
والهواكة، مشددة: السبخة
And 'al-hawwaka', with shadda: the salt marsh.
وأرض هوكة، كفرحة
And a salty land, like 'farha'.
وانهاك: تهوك
And 'anhaka': he acted with recklessness.