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حيق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of surrounding, encompassing, or affecting something. It often implies a negative consequence or a comprehensive envelopment, particularly in a divine or punitive context.

Derived headwords

حَاقَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing surrounded himboth

    the thing surrounded him

  2. 2.
    the punishment surrounded them and descended upon themboth

    the punishment surrounded them and descended upon them

يَحِيقُverb
  1. 1.
    surroundsboth

    Present tense of 'to surround', indicating an ongoing action of encompassing.

  2. 2.
    befallsclassical

    Present tense of 'to befall', indicating an ongoing or imminent affliction.

Parallel reading

حاق به الشئ يحيق، أي أحاط به.
Something surrounded him, it surrounds, meaning it encompassed him.
ولا يحيق المكر السيئ إلا بأهله
And the evil plot does not surround except its people.
وحاق بهم العذاب، أي أحاط بهم ونزل.
And the punishment befell them, meaning it surrounded them and descended.