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رقط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of spotting, dappling, or mottling, often referring to patterns of light and dark colors. It extends to describe speckled animals and the emergence of new growth on plants.

Derived headwords

الرَّقْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Blackness mixed with white spots.both

    Blackness mixed with white spots.

رَقْطَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    A speckled hen.both

    A speckled hen.

أَرْقَطadjective
  1. 1.
    speckledclassical

    Describing sheep that are speckled or mottled, similar to the description of 'abghath'.

ارْقَطَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become speckledclassical

    The fourth form verb indicating the state of becoming speckled or mottled.

ارْقِطَاطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    specklingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of the fourth form verb, referring to the process or state of becoming speckled.

أَرْقَاطverb
  1. 1.
    to sproutclassical

    The fourth form verb used to describe the emergence of leaves on the 'urfuj' plant.

ارْقِيطَاطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sproutingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of the fourth form verb 'arqāṭa', referring to the sprouting of leaves.

الأَرْقَطname
  1. 1.
    Al-Arqatclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Hamid bin Thur Al-Arqat.

الأُرَيْقِطname
  1. 1.
    Al-Urayqitclassical

    A proper name, also referring to Hamid bin Thur, possibly a diminutive or variant form.

Parallel reading

سواد يشوبه نقط بياض
Blackness interspersed with spots of whiteness.
يقال: دجاجة رقطاء
It is said: a speckled hen.
والأرقط من الغنم مثل الأبغث
And the speckled one among sheep is like the 'abghath' (mottled).
وقد ارقط ارقطاطا
And he became speckled with speckling.
وارقاط العرفج ارقيطاطا، إذا خرج ورقه
And the 'urfuj' plant sprouted its sprouting, when its leaves emerged.
وذلك قبل أن يدبى
And that is before it becomes woody.
وحميد بن ثور الارقط والاريقط أيضا
And Hamid bin Thur Al-Arqat and Al-Urayqit as well.