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خوق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root خوق primarily relates to the concept of wideness or spaciousness, often applied to openings, areas, or even physical conditions. It can also denote a ring or hoop, and in a more specific context, refers to a skin disease.

Derived headwords

الخوقnoun
  1. 1.
    ring, hoopboth

    A circular object, such as a ring or hoop.

خوقnoun
  1. 1.
    wideness, spaciousnessclassical

    The quality of being wide or spacious, used as a مصدر (masdar) for adjectives like 'khawqā'.

خوقاءadjective
  1. 1.
    wide, spaciousboth

    Describing something as wide or spacious, often used for a desert or a well.

خوقnoun
  1. 1.
    scabies, mangeclassical

    A skin disease characterized by itching and sores, specifically referring to scabies or mange in animals.

أخوقadjective
  1. 1.
    mangy, scabbyclassical

    Describing a camel that is afflicted with scabies or mange.

خوقاءadjective
  1. 1.
    mangy, scabbyclassical

    Describing a female camel that is afflicted with scabies or mange.

الخاق باقname
  1. 1.
    vulvaclassical

    A colloquial or idiomatic term for the vulva, derived from its wideness.

Parallel reading

كان خوق قرطها المعقوب على دباة أو على يعسوب
The hoop of her earring was like a beetle or a dragonfly.
مفازة خوقاء
A spacious desert.
بئر خوقاء
A wide well.
بعير أخوق
A mangy camel.
ناقة خوقاء
A mangy female camel.
الخاق باق: اسم الفرج، لخوقها أي سعتها
Al-khāq bāq: a name for the vulva, from its wideness.