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ذوق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sense of taste, but extends metaphorically to experiencing, testing, and knowing something. It encompasses the act of tasting, the sensation of taste, and the process of experiencing or testing.

Derived headwords

ذَاقَverb
  1. 1.
    he tasted the thingboth

    he tasted the thing

  2. 2.
    he experienced what someone had: meaning, he tested itboth

    he experienced what someone had: meaning, he tested it

ذَوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    tasteboth

    The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth.

  2. 2.
    a tasteboth

    A small amount of something tasted.

ذَوَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to make tasteboth

    To cause someone to taste something.

  2. 2.
    to let experienceboth

    To allow someone to experience the consequences of their actions.

تَذَوَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to taste graduallyboth

    To taste something little by little, or to savor it.

  2. 2.
    to sampleboth

    To try a small amount of something to assess its quality or flavor.

مَذَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    meaning not sincereboth

    meaning not sincere

مَذَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    alsoboth

    also

مُسْتَذَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, experienced and knownboth

    meaning, experienced and known

ذَوَّاقnoun
  1. 1.
    tasterboth

    One who tastes or has a refined sense of taste.

  2. 2.
    annoyanceclassical

    A source of irritation or vexation.

Parallel reading

ذقت الشئ أذوقة ذوقا وذواقا مذاقا ومذاقة.
I tasted the thing, tasting it with a taste, a flavor, a palate, and a tasting.
وما ذقت ذوقا، أي شيئا.
And I did not taste a thing, meaning anything at all.
وذقت ما عند فلان، أي خبرته.
And I tasted what so-and-so had, meaning I experienced it.
وذقت القوس، إذا جذبت وترها لتنظر ما شدتها.
And I tasted the bow, if you pulled its string to see its tension.
وأذاقه الله وبال أمره.
And Allah made him taste the consequence of his affair.
فذوقوا كما ذقنا غداة محجر من الغيظ في أكبادنا والتحوب
So taste as we tasted on the morning of Muhajjar from rage in our livers and distress.
وتذوقته، أي ذقته شيئا بعد شئ.
And I tasted it gradually, meaning I tasted it little by little.
وأمر مستذاق، أي مجرب معلوم.
And a matter tested, meaning experienced and known.
وعهد الغانيات كعهد قين ونت عنه الجعائل مستذاق
And the covenant of the singing girls is like the covenant of Qayn, and the promises made concerning it are tested.
والذواق: الملول.
And Al-Dhawaq: annoyance.