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عكظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily pertains to a specific historical marketplace in pre-Islamic Arabia, known as 'Ukāẓ. It also covers concepts related to gatherings, trade, and poetic contests that took place there, as well as items associated with this location.

Derived headwords

عُكَاظname
  1. 1.
    the name of a market for the Arabs near Mecca where they used to gather every year, staying for a month, buying and selling in the place, reciting poetry, and boasting; when Islam came, it abolished thatboth

    the name of a market for the Arabs near Mecca where they used to gather every year, staying for a month, buying and selling in the place, reciting poetry, and boasting; when Islam came, it abolished that

عُكَاظِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Related to 'Ukāẓclassical

    An adjective derived from 'Ukāẓ, indicating something attributed to or originating from the marketplace.

Parallel reading

عكاظ: اسم سوق للعرب بناحية مكة كانوا يجتمعون بها في كل سنة فيقيمون شهرا ويتبايعون، ويتناشدون شعرا ويتفاخرون.
'Ukāẓ: A name for a marketplace of the Arabs in the vicinity of Mecca, where they used to gather every year, staying for a month, buying and selling, reciting poetry, and boasting.
إذا بنى القباب على عكاظ * وقام البيع واجتمع الالوف
When the tents are pitched at 'Ukāẓ, and trade commences, and the crowds gather.
أي بعكاظ.
Meaning at 'Ukāẓ.
فلما جاء الاسلام هدم ذلك.
When Islam came, that was abolished.
ومننه يوما عكاظ
And from it (the concept of) the days of 'Ukāẓ.
لانه كانت بها وقعة بعد وقعة.
Because there was an event after an event there.
تغيبت عن يومى عكاظ كليهما * وإن يك يوم ثالث أتغيب
I missed both of my days at 'Ukāẓ, and if there were a third day, I would miss it too.
وأديم عكاظى: منسوب إليها.
And 'Ukāẓī leather: attributed to it (i.e., 'Ukāẓ).