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عمق

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of depth, both literal and figurative. It extends to the bottom of things like wells and valleys, the extent of distances, and the act of delving deeply into matters or speech.

Derived headwords

العُمقnoun
  1. 1.
    the bottom of a well, a chasm, and a valleyboth

    the bottom of a well, a chasm, and a valley

العُمْقnoun
  1. 1.
    the bottom of a well, a chasm, and a valleyboth

    the bottom of a well, a chasm, and a valley

عَمُقَverb
  1. 1.
    the well became deepboth

    the well became deep

  2. 2.
    he deepened his consideration of mattersboth

    he deepened his consideration of matters

عَمَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    the well became deepboth

    the well became deep

  2. 2.
    he deepened his consideration of mattersboth

    he deepened his consideration of matters

إعماقnoun
  1. 1.
    making it deepboth

    making it deep

عَمَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    the well became deepboth

    the well became deep

  2. 2.
    he deepened his consideration of mattersboth

    he deepened his consideration of matters

تَعْمِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    deepening the wellboth

    deepening the well

تَعَمَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    he spoke with affectationboth

    he spoke with affectation

العُمْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    treesclassical

    A type of tree found in the Hijaz and Tihamah regions.

عامِقadjective
  1. 1.
    grazingclassical

    A camel that grazes on the 'Umqah trees.

أعامِقname
  1. 1.
    A'amiqclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

العمق والعمق: قعر البئر والفج والوادي.
Al-'umq and al-'umq: the bottom of the well, the ravine, and the valley.
وتعميق البئر وإعماقها: جعلها عميقة.
And deepening the well and making it deep: making it profound.
وقد عمق الركي عماقة.
And the well became deep with depth.
وعمق النظر في الأمور تعميقا.
And he deepened his consideration of matters with deep contemplation.
وتعمق في كلامه، أي تنطع.
And he went into depth in his speech, meaning he was pedantic.
والعمق والعمق أيضا: ما بعد من أطراف المفاوز
And al-'umq and al-'umq also: what is distant from the edges of the deserts.
وقاتم الأعماق خاوي المخترق
And dark are the depths, desolate is the passage.
والعمق، بضم العين وفتح الميم: منزل بطريق مكة، والعامة تقول عمق.
And al-'umq, with damma on the 'ayn and fatha on the mim: a stopping place on the road to Mecca, and the common people say 'umq.
والعمقى، بكسر العين: شجر بالحجاز وتهامة.
And al-'umqah, with kasra on the 'ayn: trees in the Hijaz and Tihamah.
يقال: بعير عامق، للذى يرعاه.
It is said: a grazing camel, one that feeds on it.
وأعامق: موضع.
And A'amiq: a place.
وقد كان منا منزلا نستلذه ... أعامق برقاواته فأجاوله
And it was a dwelling place for us that we enjoyed... A'amiq with its watering places and its plains.