زنق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to constricted or narrow spaces, particularly in the context of a throat or a narrow alleyway. It also extends to describe a specific type of horse tack and a proper name.

Derived headwords

الزناقnoun

1.
under the jaw in the throatboth
under the jaw in the throat

زنقتverb

1.
to be constrictedclassical
To be tightened or constricted, used in the context of a horse's tack.

زناقnoun

1.
place of constrictionclassical
The location where something is constricted or narrow, referring to the area under the chin.

الزنقةnoun

1.
narrow alley
A narrow street or alleyway.

الزناقnoun

1.
under the jaw in the throatboth
under the jaw in the throat

المزنوقname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a specific horse belonging to 'Amir ibn al-Tufayl.

Parallel reading

الزناق: تحت الحنك (3) في الجلد.

Al-zināq: under the chin (3) in the skin.

وقد زنقت الفرس.

And the horse was constricted (or its tack was tightened).

فإن يظهر حديثك يؤت عدوا برأسك في زناق أو عران

If your talk becomes known, an enemy will bring your head in a constriction or a noose.

والزنق موضع الزناق.

And al-zanq is the place of al-zināq.

أو مقرع من ركضها دامي الزنق

Or striking from its running, bloodying the chin area.

والزنقة: السكة الضيقة.

And al-zanqah: the narrow alley.

والزناق من الحلى: المخنقة.

And al-zināq of the ornaments: the choker.

المزنوق: اسم فرس عامر بن الطفيل.

Al-Muznūq: the name of the horse of 'Amir ibn al-Tufayl.

وقد علم المزنوق أنى أكره على جمعهم كر المنيح المشهر

And Al-Muznūq knows that I am compelled to gather them like a well-known, borrowed she-camel.