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وكع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of firmness, intensity, and a specific physical gesture. It describes something solid and strong, a particular way a thumb and forefinger meet, and a forceful action like striking or biting. It also extends to metaphorical meanings of stubbornness or foolishness.

Derived headwords

وَكِيعadjective
  1. 1.
    firm, strongboth

    Describing something as solid and robust, such as a waterskin or a horse.

سقاء وكيع وفرس وكيع، أي صلب شديد — A firm waterskin and a strong horse, meaning solid and intense.
وَكَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be firm, strongclassical

    The state of being solid and intense, used metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    to strike, hitclassical

    To hit or strike forcefully, as a scorpion does with its tail.

  3. 3.
    to nudge, stimulateclassical

    To nudge or stimulate something, like a ewe nudging its udder during milking.

وقد وكع بالضم — And it is said with dammah.
أَوْكَعهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make firm, strengthenclassical

    To cause something to become firm or strong.

وأوكعه غيره — And another made it firm.
وَكِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    milk-skinclassical

    A waterskin specifically for milk.

يعني سقاء اللبن — Meaning a waterskin for milk.
الْوُكَعnoun
  1. 1.
    finger gestureclassical

    The gesture where the thumb comes towards the forefinger, making its base visible as if tied.

والوكع بالتحريك: إقبال الإبهام على السبابة من الرجل حتى يرى أصلها خارجا كالعقدة — And al-wuk' with harakah: the thumb's approach to the forefinger of a man until its base is seen protruding like a knot.
أَوْكَعadjective
  1. 1.
    mean, baseclassical

    Describing a person as base or ignoble.

وربما قالوا عبد أوكع ; يريدون اللئيم — And sometimes they say an 'awka' slave; meaning a base person.
وَكْعَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish, stupidclassical

    Describing a woman as foolish or simple-minded.

  2. 2.
    base, meanclassical

    Describing a female as base or ignoble.

ورجل أوكع وامرأة وكعاء — And a man 'awka' and a woman wuk'a'.
اسْتَوْكَعتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become intense, strongclassical

    Used for the stomach becoming strong or intense in its nature.

واستوكت معدته، أي اشتدت طبيعته — And his stomach became intense, meaning his nature became strong.
الْمِيكَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ploughshareclassical

    A tool used for ploughing, specifically the blade.

والميكعة: سكة الحراثة، والجمع ميكع، وهى بالفارسية " بزن " — And al-mika'ah: the ploughshare, and its plural is mika', and it is 'bizan' in Persian.
مِيكَعnoun
  1. 1.
    ploughsharesclassical

    The plural form of mika'ah, referring to multiple ploughshares.

والجمع ميكع — And the plural is mika'.
وَكَعَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    Used for a scorpion striking with its tail.

ووكعت العقرب بإرتها، أي ضربت — And the scorpion struck with its tail, meaning it hit.
وَكَعَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to nudge, stimulateclassical

    Used for a ewe nudging its udder when being milked.

ووكعت ms0922 الشاة، إذا نهزت ضرعها عند الحلب — And the ewe nudged, if it stimulated its udder at milking.
يَكِعُverb
  1. 1.
    with kasra, if he was harmed by it and refrained from itboth

    with kasra, if he was harmed by it and refrained from it

وبات الفصيل يكع أمه الليلة — And the lamb spent the night nudging its mother.
وَكِيعname
  1. 1.
    a male nameboth

    A proper name for a man.

ووكيع: اسم رجل — And Wukay': a man's name.

Parallel reading

سقاء وكيع وفرس وكيع، أي صلب شديد.
A firm waterskin and a strong horse, meaning solid and intense.
على أن مكتوب العجال وكيع
On the condition that the written decree is firm.
يعني سقاء اللبن.
Meaning a waterskin for milk.
والوكع بالتحريك: إقبال الإبهام على السبابة من الرجل حتى يرى أصلها خارجا كالعقدة.
And al-wuk' with harakah: the thumb's approach to the forefinger of a man until its base is seen protruding like a knot.
يقال: رجل أوكع وامرأة وكعاء.
It is said: a man 'awka' and a woman wuk'a'.
وربما قالوا عبد أوكع ; يريدون اللئيم.
And sometimes they say an 'awka' slave; meaning a base person.
وأمة وكعاء، أي حمقاء.
And a female slave, wuk'a', meaning foolish.
واستوكت معدته، أي اشتدت طبيعته.
And his stomach became intense, meaning his nature became strong.
والميكعة: سكة الحراثة، والجمع ميكع، وهى بالفارسية " بزن ".
And al-mika'ah: the ploughshare, and its plural is mika', and it is 'bizan' in Persian.
ووكعت العقرب بإرتها، أي ضربت.
And the scorpion struck with its tail, meaning it hit.
ورمي نبال مثل وكع الأساود
And throwing arrows like the striking of snakes.
ووكعت ms0922 الشاة، إذا نهزت ضرعها عند الحلب.
And the ewe nudged, if it stimulated its udder at milking.
وبات الفصيل يكع أمه الليلة.
And the lamb spent the night nudging its mother.
قالت العنز: احلب ودع، فإن لك ما تدع.
The goat said: 'Milk and leave, for you have what you can leave.'
وقالت النعجة: " احلب وكع، فليس لك ما تدع " أي انهز الضرع واحلب كل ما فيه.
And the ewe said: 'Milk and nudge, for you have nothing to leave' meaning the udder should be stimulated and all that is in it milked.
ووكيع: اسم رجل.
And Wukay': a man's name.