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عهق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root عهق (ʿ-h-q) primarily relates to the concept of tallness or length, particularly in reference to beings or objects. It can also denote specific colors or types of animals associated with this characteristic.

Derived headwords

العَوْهَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall oneboth

    A tall being, equally applicable to males and females.

  2. 2.
    A specific camelclassical

    The name of a camel from ancient times, to which fine she-camels were attributed.

  3. 3.
    Mountainous birdclassical

    The rock dove or a similar mountain bird.

  4. 4.
    Black birdclassical

    The raven or a black bird.

  5. 5.
    Dark-colored bullclassical

    A bull whose color tends towards black.

  6. 6.
    Lapis lazuliclassical

    The gemstone lapis lazuli.

  7. 7.
    Black-bodied camelclassical

    A camel with a black body.

عوهقadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallboth

    Describing something as tall or long.

Parallel reading

الطويل يستوي فيه الذكر والانثى.
The tall one, in whom the male and female are equal.
وصاحبى ذات هباب دمشق خطباء ورقاء السراة عوهق
And my companions, of Dhat Habbab of Damascus, are eloquent, grey-necked, tall ones of Al-Surah.
إنك لو شاهدتنا بالابرق يوم نصافى كل عضب مخفق وكل صفراء طروح عوهق
If you had witnessed us at Al-Abraq on the day we separated every sharp, swift sword and every long, discarded yellow one.
وزعم الخليل أن العوهق: اسم جمل كان في الزمن الاول تنسب إليه كرام النجائب.
And Al-Khalil claimed that Al-'Awhaq is the name of a camel from ancient times, to which noble she-camels were attributed.
قرواء فيها من نبات العوهق ضرب وتصفيح كصفح الرونق
A long-necked she-camel, having in her the growth of Al-'Awhaq, with a gait and a stride like the sheen of beauty.
يتبعن ورقاء كلون العوهق
They follow a grey-necked one, the color of Al-'Awhaq.
فيقال: هو الخطاف الجبلي، ويقال الغراب الأسود، ويقال الثور الذي لونه إلى السواد ما يكون، ويقال اللازورد، ويقال البعير الاسود الجسم.
It is said: it is the mountain dove, it is said the black raven, it is said the bull whose color tends towards black, it is said lapis lazuli, it is said the black-bodied camel.
ما العوهق؟
What is Al-'Awhaq?
فقال: الطويل من الربد.
He replied: The tall one among the greyish-brown camels.
كأننى ضمنت هقلا عوهقا أقتاد رحلى أو كدرا محنقا
As if I had guaranteed a tall, greyish-brown camel, leading my baggage, or a dark, distressed one.