خرق

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of making a hole, tearing, or piercing. It extends to meanings of vastness, openness, and also generosity and foolishness, with specific applications to wind and land features.

Derived headwords

خَرَقَverb

1.
he tore the garmentboth
he tore the garment
2.
a tear (in a garment)both
a tear (in a garment)
3.
he traversed the night and dayboth
he traversed the night and day

خرقت الثوب — I tore the garment

خرقت الأرض خرقا — I traversed the land

خِرْقَةnoun

1.
he tore itboth
he tore it

الخرقة: القطعة من خرق الثوب — A rag: a piece torn from a garment

انْخَرَقَverb

1.
to be torn, to ripboth
To become torn or ripped, to have a hole made in it.

فانخرق — and it became torn

تَخَرَّقَverb

1.
it became tornboth
it became torn

واذا توسع في السخاء يقال: يتخرق في السخاء — And if one is expansive in generosity, it is said: he is extravagant in generosity

اخْرَوْرَقَverb

1.
to be torn, to ripclassical
An intensive form indicating being thoroughly torn or ripped.

واخْرَوْرَقَ — and it was thoroughly torn

خَرْقnoun

1.
he tore the garmentboth
he tore the garment
2.
a tear (in a garment)both
a tear (in a garment)
3.
he traversed the night and dayboth
he traversed the night and day

في ثوبه خرق — There is a hole in his garment

والخرق: الأرض الواسعة تتخرق فيها الرياح — And al-kharq: the vast land where winds blow through it

خُرُوقnoun

1.
vast lands, open spacesclassical
The plural of kharq, referring to wide, open areas of land.

وجمعها خروق — and its plural is khuruq

خَرِيقnoun

1.
low-lying landclassical
A depression or hollow in the land where plants grow.
2.
cold, strong windclassical
A wind that is intensely cold and blows forcefully.
3.
generous, lavish personclassical
A person characterized by great generosity and open-handedness.

والخريق: المطمئن من الأرض وفيه نبات — And al-khariq: the low-lying area of land with vegetation

والخريق: الريح الباردة الشديدة الهبوب — And al-khariq: the cold, intensely blowing wind

خَرِيقةnoun

1.
cold, strong windclassical
The standard form for a strong, cold wind, derived from khariq.

وهو شاذ، وقياسه خريقة — and it is irregular, and its standard form is khariqah

اخْتِرَاقnoun

1.
the passing of the windsboth
the passing of the winds

واختراق الرياح: مرورها — And ikhtiraq al-riyah: their passing

مُخْتَرَقnoun

1.
passage, pathwayboth
A route or path through which something can pass.

والمخترق: الممر — And al-mukhtaraq: the passage

مُنْخَرَقnoun

1.
wind's path, directionboth
The direction or path from which the wind blows.

ومنخرق الريح: مهبها — And munkharraq al-rih: its blowing direction

خَرِيقadjective

1.
generous, lavishclassical
Characterized by extreme generosity and open-handedness.

وصحبه رجل كريم أتيح له من الفتيان خرق أخوثقة وخريق حشوف — And a generous man accompanied him, and among the youths was provided a foolish, weak one and a lavish, stingy one.

تَخَرُّقnoun

1.
it became tornboth
it became torn

والتخرق: لغة في التخلق من الكذب — And al-takharruq: a dialectal variant for al-takhalluq (lying) from falsehood.

ذو الخِرْق الطَّهْوَىname

1.
poet's epithetclassical
An epithet for a pre-Islamic poet, named for a line in his poetry mentioning 'al-kharq'.

وذو الخرق الطهوى: شاعر جاهلي — And Dhu al-Kharq al-Tahwa: a pre-Islamic poet

مِخْرَاقnoun

1.
rolled cloth, wickboth
A piece of cloth rolled up, used for striking or as a wick.
2.
skilled warrior, warlike personclassical
Someone adept at warfare, who is active and effective in battles.

والمخراق: المنديل يلف ليضرب به — And al-mikharraq: a handkerchief rolled up to be struck with

وفلان مخراق حرب — And so-and-so is a mikharraq of war (i.e., skilled in warfare)

مَخَارِيقnoun

1.
the whips of the angelsboth
the whips of the angels

كأن سيوفنا منا ومنهم مخاريق بأيدى لاعبينا — As if our swords, from us and from them, were rolled cloths in the hands of our players

البرق مخاريق الملائكة — Lightning is the mikharriq of the angels

مُخْرَاقadjective

1.
skilled in warclassical
A person who is very skilled and active in warfare.

وأكثر ناشئا مخراق حرب — And I saw no people whose young men were more skilled in war

خَرَقnoun

1.
he tore the garmentboth
he tore the garment
2.
a tear (in a garment)both
a tear (in a garment)
3.
he traversed the night and dayboth
he traversed the night and day

والخرق بالتحريك: الدهش من الخوف أو الحياء — And al-kharq (with harakah): astonishment from fear or shyness

أَخْرَقَverb

1.
to astonish, to bewilderboth
To cause someone to be dazed or stunned.

وأخرقته أنا، أي أدهشته — And I astonished him, meaning I bewildered him

أَخْرَقadjective

1.
unskillful, ineptclassical
Lacking skill or competence; the opposite of being skillful or adept.

والخرق أيضا: مصدر الأخرق، وهو ضد الرفيق — And al-kharq also: the masdar of al-akhraq, which is the opposite of al-rafiq (skillful).

خَرْقَاءnoun

1.
foolish womanclassical
A woman who is foolish or inept.
2.
sheep with a hole in its earclassical
A female sheep that has a round hole in its ear.

وفي المثل: " لا تعدم الخرقاء علة " — And in the proverb: 'The foolish woman will never lack an excuse'

والخرقاء من الغنم: التي في أذنها خرق — And al-kharqaa' of sheep: one that has a hole in its ear

خَرْقَاءadjective

1.
strong windclassical
Describing a wind that is severe and strong.

وريح خرقاء، أي شديدة — And a kharqa' wind, meaning severe

Parallel reading

خرقت الثوب وخرقته، فانخرق وتخرق، واخرورق.

I tore the garment and it was torn, so it became ripped and tattered, and thoroughly ripped.

يقال: في ثوبه خرق، وهو في الأصل مصدر.

It is said: there is a hole in his garment, and it is originally a masdar (verbal noun).

وخرقت الأرض خرقا، أي جبتها.

And I traversed the land, meaning I cut through it.

والخرق: الأرض الواسعة تتخرق فيها الرياح وجمعها خروق.

And al-kharq: the vast land where winds blow through it, and its plural is khuruq.

وإنهما لجوابا خروق

And indeed they are a response to vast, open lands.

والخريق: المطمئن من الأرض وفيه نبات.

And al-khariq: the low-lying area of land with vegetation.

يقال: مررت بخريق من الأرض، بين مسحاوين.

It is said: I passed by a low-lying area of land, between two plains.

في خرق تشبع من رمرامها

In low-lying lands that are satisfied with their abundant herbage.

والخريق: الريح الباردة الشديدة الهبوب

And al-khariq: the cold, intensely blowing wind.

كأن هويها خفقان ريح خريق بين أعلام طوال

As if its sound was the beating of a strong, cold wind between tall landmarks.

وهو شاذ، وقياسه خريقة.

And it is irregular, and its standard form is khariqah.

واختراق الرياح: مرورها.

And ikhtiraq al-riyah: their passing.

والمخترق: الممر.

And al-mukhtaraq: the passage.

ومنخرق الريح: مهبها.

And munkharraq al-rih: its blowing direction.

والخرق بالكسر: السخي الكريم.

And al-kharq (with kasr): the generous, noble person.

يقال: هو يتخرق في السخاء، إذا توسع فيه.

It is said: he is extravagant in generosity, if he expands in it.

وكذلك الخريق، مثال الفسيق.

And likewise al-khariq, like al-fasiq.

وصحبه رجل كريم أتيح له من الفتيان خرق أخوثقة وخريق حشوف

And a generous man accompanied him, and among the youths was provided a foolish, weak one and a lavish, stingy one.

والتخرق: لغة في التخلق من الكذب.

And al-takharruq: a dialectal variant for al-takhalluq (lying) from falsehood.

والخرقة: القطعة من خرق الثوب.

And al-khirqah: a piece torn from a garment.

وذو الخرق الطهوى: شاعر جاهلي، سمى بذلك لقوله:

And Dhu al-Kharq al-Tahwa: a pre-Islamic poet, named so because of his saying:

لما رأت إبلى هزلى حمولتها جاءت عجافا عليها الريش والخرق

When my camels saw their loads were light, they came thin, with feathers and rags upon them.

والمخراق: المنديل يلف ليضرب به، عربي صحيح.

And al-mikharraq: a handkerchief rolled up to be struck with, it is a correct Arabic word.

كأن سيوفنا منا ومنهم مخاريق بأيدى لاعبينا

As if our swords, from us and from them, were rolled cloths in the hands of our players.

وفيه حديث علي عليه السلام قال: " البرق مخاريق الملائكة ".

And in it is the hadith of Ali, peace be upon him, who said: 'Lightning is the mikharriq of the angels'.

وفلان مخراق حرب، أي صاحب حروب يخف فيها.

And so-and-so is a mikharraq of war, meaning one who is active and skilled in wars.

وأكثر ناشئا مخراق حرب يعين على السيادة أو يسود

And I saw no people whose young men were more skilled in war, assisting in leadership or leading.

والخرق بالتحريك: الدهش من الخوف أو الحياء.

And al-kharq (with harakah): astonishment from fear or shyness.

وقد خرق بالكسر فهو خرق.

And he became astonished (kharq) with kasr, so he is khariq (astonished).

وأخرقته أنا، أي أدهشته.

And I astonished him, meaning I bewildered him.

والخرق أيضا: مصدر الأخرق، وهو ضد الرفيق.

And al-kharq also: the masdar of al-akhraq, which is the opposite of al-rafiq (skillful).

وقد خرق بالكسر يخرق خرقا.

And he was unskillful (kharq) with kasr, he is unskillful (kharq) a state of unskillfulness (kharq).

والاسم: الخرق بالضم.

And the noun is: al-khuruq (with dammah).

وفي المثل: " لا تعدم الخرقاء علة " ومعناه أن العلل كثيرة موجودة تحسنها الخرقاء فضلا عن الكيس.

And in the proverb: 'The foolish woman will never lack an excuse,' meaning that excuses are many and available, which the foolish woman would find, let alone the clever one.

والخرقاء من الغنم: التي في أذنها خرق، وهو ثقب مستدير.

And al-kharqaa' of sheep: one that has a hole in its ear, which is a round perforation.

وخرقاء: صاحبة ذى الرمة، وهى من بنى عامر بن ربيعة بن عامر بن صعصعة.

And Kharqaa': the beloved of Dhu al-Rummah, and she is from Banu 'Amir bin Rabi'ah bin 'Amir bin Sa'sa'ah.

وريح خرقاء، أي شديدة.

And a kharqa' wind, meaning severe.