كرع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to drinking directly from a water source, specifically by lapping with the mouth. It also extends to terms for parts of the leg, geological formations, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

كَرَعَverb

1.
he drank from it directly from its place without using his hands or a vesselboth
he drank from it directly from its place without using his hands or a vessel
2.
its verb form is like 'khaḍaʿa'both
its verb form is like 'khaḍaʿa'

كُرِعَverb

1.
he drank from it directly from its place without using his hands or a vesselboth
he drank from it directly from its place without using his hands or a vessel
2.
its verb form is like 'khaḍaʿa'both
its verb form is like 'khaḍaʿa'

كُرُوعًاnoun

1.
lapping (of water)both
The act of drinking water by lapping with the mouth.

أَكْرَعَverb

1.
plural of 'kurāʿ'both
plural of 'kurāʿ'

اِكْرَعْverb

1.
plural of 'kurāʿ'both
plural of 'kurāʿ'

اكرع في هذا الإناء نفسا أو نفسين — Lap from this container once or twice.

الكَرَعnoun

1.
rainwaterclassical
Water from the sky, specifically a source where one can lap water.

الكُرَاعnoun

1.
shinboneboth
The lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle, similar to the 'wadhif' in horses and camels.
2.
prominent part of lavaclassical
A part of a lava field that juts out and extends forward.
3.
neck of lavaclassical
An extended neck or ridge of a lava field.
4.
group of horsesclassical
A collective noun referring to horses themselves.

الكُرَاعnoun

1.
shinboneboth
The lower part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle, similar to the 'wadhif' in horses and camels.

أَكْرَعadjective

1.
plural of 'kurāʿ'both
plural of 'kurāʿ'

أَكْرَعnoun

1.
plural of 'kurāʿ'both
plural of 'kurāʿ'

أَكْرُعnoun

1.
plural of 'kurāʿ'both
plural of 'kurāʿ'

أَكَارِعnoun

1.
plural of 'kurāʿ'both
plural of 'kurāʿ'

الكارِعاتnoun

1.
date palms by waterclassical
Date palm trees that are located near water.

المُكْرِعاتnoun

1.
date palms by waterclassical
Date palm trees that are located near water.

الكُرَاعُ الغَمِيمname

1.
Al-Kura' al-Ghumaymclassical
A well-known place located in the Hijaz region.

Parallel reading

ماء السماء يكرع فيه.

Rainwater from which one laps.

يسنها آبل ما إن يجزئها * جزءا شديدا وما إن ترتوى كرعا

He guides them gently, not exhausting them severely, nor letting them drink by lapping.

وكرع في الماء يكرع كروعا، إذا تناوله بفيه من موضعه من غير أن يشرب بكفيه ولا بإناء.

And he lapped water, drinking it by taking it with his mouth from its place, without drinking with his hands or a container.

يقال اكرع في هذا الإناء نفسا أو نفسين.

It is said, 'Lap from this container once or twice.'

وفيه لغة أخرى كرع بالكسر يكرع كرعا.

And there is another pronunciation: 'kar'a' (with kasra) 'yakra'u' (with kasra) 'kar'an'.

وأكرع القوم، إذا أصابوا الكرع فأوردوه إبلهم.

And the people reached the watering place, when they found the rainwater and brought their camels to drink from it.

والكارعات والمكرعات: النخيل التي على الماء

And 'al-kāriʿāt' and 'al-mukriʿāt' are date palms that are by the water.

والاكرع: الدقيق من مقدم الساقين، وفيه كرع، وقد كرع

And 'al-akraʿ' is the slender part of the front of the legs, and it has 'kurʿ', and it has been described as 'kurʿ'.

والكراع في الغنم والبقر بمنزلة الوظيف في الفرس والبعير، وهو مستدق الساق، يذكر ويؤنث، والجمع أكرع ثم أكارع.

And the 'kurāʿ' in sheep and cattle is like the 'waḍhif' in a horse and camel; it is the slender part of the leg, it is masculine and feminine, and the plural is 'akruʿ' then 'akāriʿ'.

" أعطي العبد كراعا فطلب ذراعا "

"The slave was given a shinbone and asked for a forearm."

لأن الذراع في اليد وهو أفضل من الكراع في الرجل.

Because the forearm is in the arm and is better than the shinbone in the leg.

والكراع: أنف يتقدم من الحرة ثم يمتد.

And 'al-kurāʿ' is a projection that advances from the lava field and then extends.

الكراع: عنق من الحرة ممتد.

'Al-kurāʿ' is an extended neck or ridge of a lava field.

كما ظلف الوسيقة بالكراع

As the base of the tethered animal is secured by the shinbone.

وكراع الغميم: موضع معروف بناحية الحجاز.

And Kura' al-Ghumaym is a known place in the region of Hijaz.

والكراع: اسم يجمع الخيل نفسها

And 'al-kurāʿ' is a name that collectively refers to the horses themselves.