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وقذ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being struck, weakened, or overcome to the point of near death or incapacitation. It extends to concepts of being overwhelmed by sleep or suffering from physical ailments affecting livestock.

Derived headwords

وَقَذَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike to the point of collapseboth

    To strike someone or something so severely that they become weak, incapacitated, and close to death.

يَقِذُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike to the point of collapseboth

    To strike someone or something so severely that they become weak, incapacitated, and close to death.

وَقْذاًnoun
  1. 1.
    a blow causing collapseclassical

    The act or result of being struck to the point of collapse or near death.

مُوقَذَةadjective
  1. 1.
    struck to deathclassical

    Describes an animal that has been killed by being struck, particularly with wood.

مُوقَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a weakened she-camelclassical

    A she-camel whose teats have been affected by a tight band (صرار), causing swelling and difficulty in milk let-down, leading to weakness and illness.

وَقِيذadjective
  1. 1.
    unaffectedclassical

    Describes a person who is not suffering from any ailment or affliction; healthy and unburdened.

Parallel reading

ضربَه حتى استرخى وأشرف على الموت.
He struck him until he became limp and hovered on the brink of death.
وشاة موقوذة: قتلت بالخشب.
A struck she-camel: killed with wood.
وقذه النعاس: إذا غلبه.
Sleep overcame him: meaning if sleep overpowered him.
يلويننى دينى النهار وأقتضى * ديني إذا وقذ النعاس الرقدا
My debt distracts me during the day, and I settle * my debt when sleep overcomes slumber.
ورجل وقيذ، أي ما به طرق.
And a man 'waqidh', meaning he has no ailment.
الموقذة: الناقة التي قد أثر الصرار في أخلافها.
The muqadhah: the she-camel whose teats have been affected by the tight band.
هي التى يرغثها الولد ولا يخرج لبنها إلا نزرا لعظم الضرع، فيوقذها ذاك ويأخذها له داء وورم.
She is the one whose young suckle her, but her milk only comes out in trickles due to the size of her udder; that weakens her and illness and swelling afflict her.