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خذق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of a bird defecating or expelling something, possibly with a connotation of force or suddenness. It also has a specific, less common usage related to memory or recollection.

Derived headwords

خَذَقَverb
  1. 1.
    defecatedclassical

    The bird expelled its droppings.

يَخْذِقُverb
  1. 1.
    defecatesclassical

    Present tense of the verb meaning the bird expels its droppings.

خَذْقnoun
  1. 1.
    defecationclassical

    The act of a bird defecating.

المَخْذَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The posterior opening of the digestive tract, specifically referring to the anus.

Parallel reading

خذق الطائر ذرقه.
The bird defecated its droppings.
وقد خذق يخذق ويخذق.
And he defecated, he defecates, and he defecates.
وقيل لمعاوية رضى الله عنه: أتذكر الفيل؟
And it was said to Mu'awiyah, may God be pleased with him: Do you remember the elephant?
قال: أذكر خذقه.
He said: I remember its defecation.
والمخذقة بالكسر: الاست.
And al-Makhdhqah (with kasrah) means the anus.