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غبق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of drinking, specifically in the evening or at night. It denotes the time of drinking and the action itself, with derived forms indicating the person who drinks and the act of being given drink.

Derived headwords

الغَبْقnoun
  1. 1.
    evening drinkingboth

    The act of drinking in the evening or at night.

غَبَقَverb
  1. 1.
    he gave him to drink in the eveningboth

    he gave him to drink in the evening

أَعْبُقُverb
  1. 1.
    to give drink in the eveningclassical

    To give someone drink in the evening or at night. This is the Form IV causative verb.

تَغَبَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink in the eveningclassical

    To drink in the evening or at night. This is a reflexive or reciprocal form, implying the subject performs the action on themselves or with others.

اعْتَبَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be given drink in the eveningclassical

    To be given drink in the evening or at night. This is the passive form of Form IV, indicating the recipient of the action.

Parallel reading

الشرب بالعشي
Drinking in the evening.
غبقت الرجل أعبقه بالضم
I gave the man drink in the evening (using the verb 'abqa' with dammah).
فاعتبق هو
And he was given drink in the evening.