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خزق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of piercing or penetrating, often with a sharp object like an arrow or spearhead. It extends to the idea of striking or hitting a target with such an implement.

Derived headwords

الخَزْقnoun
  1. 1.
    piercingboth

    The act of piercing or making a hole through something.

خَزَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pierceboth

    To penetrate or make a hole through something, typically with a sharp object.

  2. 2.
    to strike with arrowsclassical

    To hit or strike a group of people with arrows.

وقد خزق السهم يخزق — And the arrow pierces.
وقد خزقتهم بالنبل، أي أصبتهم بها — And I struck them with arrows, meaning I hit them with them.
الخَازِقnoun
  1. 1.
    spearheadclassical

    The pointed tip of a spear or similar weapon.

  2. 2.
    arrowheadclassical

    The pointed tip of an arrow.

  3. 3.
    piercerclassical

    Something that pierces or penetrates.

والخازق: السنان — And the khāziq is the spearhead.
والخازق من السهام المقرطس — And the khāziq is the arrow (specifically, one with a broad, flat head).

Parallel reading

الخزق: الطعن.
Al-khazq: piercing.
والخازق: السنان.
And the khāziq is the spearhead.
يقال: " هو أمضى من خازق ".
It is said: "It is sharper than a khāziq (spearhead/piercer)."
والخازق من السهام المقرطس.
And the khāziq is the arrow (specifically, one with a broad, flat head).
وقد خزق السهم يخزق.
And the arrow pierces.
وقد خزقتهم بالنبل، أي أصبتهم بها.
And I struck them with arrows, meaning I hit them with them.