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هقع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to specific markings or features, particularly on horses, and celestial bodies. It also extends to descriptions of posture and the sound of striking.

Derived headwords

الهقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    Marking on a horse's throatclassical

    A circular marking found on the side of a horse's throat. It is considered undesirable.

  2. 2.
    Constellationclassical

    Three bright stars close together, identified as the head of Gemini, which the moon passes.

مهقوعadjective
  1. 1.
    Unbeatable horseclassical

    Describing a horse that is said to never be outrun or defeated.

إن المهقوع لا يسبق أبدا — Indeed, the unbeatable one never outruns.
هقعةadjective
  1. 1.
    Leaning or reclining excessivelyclassical

    A person who leans or reclines excessively among people, similar to the pattern of 'humazah'.

رجل هقعة — A man who leans excessively
الهيقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of a sword strikeclassical

    The sound produced by the striking of a sword.

  2. 2.
    Striking from aboveclassical

    An act of striking with the sharp edge from above, as described by Abu Ubaidah.

همقعnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit of the Tanضب treeclassical

    The fruit of the Tanضب tree (a type of thorny shrub), mentioned in Sibawayh's book.

Parallel reading

الدائرة التي تكون في عرض زور الفرس ; وتكره.
The circle that is on the side of a horse's throat; and it is disliked.
إن المهقوع لا يسبق أبدا.
Indeed, the unbeatable one never outruns.
ثلاثة أنجم نيرة قريب بعضها من بعض، وهي رأس الجوزاء ينزلها القمر.
Three bright stars close to each other, and it is the head of Gemini that the moon descends upon.
ويقال رجل هقعة، مثال همزة، للذى يكثر الاتكاء والاضطجاع بين القوم.
And it is said a man is 'haqa'ah', like 'humazah', for one who leans and lies down excessively among people.
والهيقعة: حكاية وقع السيف.
And 'al-hayqa'ah': the sound of the sword's strike.
هي أن يضرب بالحد من فوق.
It is to strike with the edge from above.
الطعن شغشغة والضرب هيقعة
The thrusting is a whizzing sound, and the striking is a 'hayqa'ah' sound
ضرب المعول تحت الديمة العضدا
The striking of the pickaxe under the skin of the arm
والهمقع، بتشديد الميم ; مثال الزملق: ثمر التنضب، وهو في كتاب سيبويه.
And 'al-hamqa'u', with a shaddah on the mim; like 'al-zamlaqu': the fruit of the Tanضب, and it is in Sibawayh's book.