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سقع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, hitting, or a sharp sound, often associated with birds or vocalizations. It also extends to meanings of going, disappearing, or being eloquent.

Derived headwords

سَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike or hit something, often with a sharp sound.

  2. 2.
    to goclassical

    To go or depart, often used idiomatically to express uncertainty about someone's whereabouts.

الصَّقْعnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or hitting.

  2. 2.
    soundclassical

    A sharp or loud sound, often associated with birds.

سَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crowboth

    The sound a rooster makes, similar to 'صقع'.

مُسَقَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    like muṣqaʿboth

    like muṣqaʿ

السُّقَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    الصقاعclassical

    A variant or dialectal form of 'الصقاع'.

Parallel reading

السقع: لغة في الصقع
Al-suq' is a linguistic variant of al-ṣaq'.
ما أدري أين سقع
I don't know where he went.
وسقع الديك: مثل صقع
And the rooster crowed: like ṣa'aqa.
وخطيب مسقع مثل مصقع
And an eloquent orator like muṣaqqa'.
والسقاع: لغة في الصقاع
And al-suqā' is a linguistic variant of al-ṣiqā'.