غرق

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of drowning or submerging in water. It extends to meanings of being overwhelmed, destroyed, or deeply involved. Figuratively, it can also refer to intense effort or encompassing.

Derived headwords

غَرِقَverb

1.
he drowned in the waterboth
he drowned in the water
2.
drownedboth
drowned
3.
he drowned himboth
he drowned him

غَرَقٌnoun

1.
he drowned in the waterboth
he drowned in the water
2.
drownedboth
drowned
3.
he drowned himboth
he drowned him

والغرقة بالضم، مثل الشربة من اللبن وغيره والجمع غرق — A drink, like a sip of milk or other liquid, and the plural is غرق.

غَرِقٌadjective

1.
he drowned in the waterboth
he drowned in the water
2.
drownedboth
drowned
3.
he drowned himboth
he drowned him

غَارِقٌadjective

1.
drowningboth
drowning

أَغْرَقَverb

1.
someone else drowned himboth
someone else drowned him
2.
he drew the bow to its full extentboth
he drew the bow to its full extent

مُغْرِقٌadjective

1.
drownedboth
drowned
2.
a bridle inlaid with silverboth
a bridle inlaid with silver

غَرِيقٌadjective

1.
drownedboth
drowned

تَغْرِيقٌnoun

1.
absolute killingboth
absolute killing

اِسْتِغْرَاقٌnoun

1.
comprehension, absorptionboth
comprehension, absorption

اغْتَرَقَverb

1.
to mix with and surpassclassical
For a horse to mix with other horses and then overtake them.
2.
to inhale deeplyclassical
For the soul to be fully drawn in during exhalation.

اغْرَوْرَقَتْverb

1.
to well up (eyes)both
For eyes to fill with tears.

غَرْنِيقٌnoun

1.
a long-necked water bird (crane)both
a long-necked water bird (crane)

غَرْنُوقٌnoun

1.
youthclassical
A young, tender man.

غِرْنِيْقٌnoun

1.
a long-necked water bird (crane)both
a long-necked water bird (crane)

غُرَانِقٌnoun

1.
youthsclassical
Plural of غَرْنُوق, referring to young, tender men.

غَرَانِقٌnoun

1.
youthsclassical
Plural of غَرْنُوق, referring to young, tender men.

غَرَانِقَةٌnoun

1.
youthsclassical
Plural of غَرْنُوق, referring to young, tender men.

Parallel reading

غرق في الماء غرقا

He drowned in the water, a drowning.

فهو غرق وغارق أيضا

So he is drowned and drowning.

فأصبحوا في الماء والخنادق من بين مقتول وطاف غارق

And they became in the water and the trenches, among those killed and those floating, drowned.

وأغرقه غيره وغرقه

And someone else drowned him, and he drowned.

فهو مغرق وغريق

So he is one who drowns (others) and drowned (himself).

ولجام مغرق بالفضة، أي محلى

And a bridle adorned with silver, meaning decorated.

والتغريق: القتل

And Al-Taghreeq: killing.

ألا ليت قيسا غرقته القوابل

Would that Qays had been drowned by the midwives.

وإنما لم تعطف على ولدها لما لحقها من التعب

And indeed she did not show affection to her offspring due to the exhaustion she suffered.

وأغرق النازع في القوس، أي استوفى مدها

And the archer drew the bowstring to its limit, meaning he fully extended it.

والاستغراق: الاستيعاب

And Al-Istighraaq: comprehension or encompassing.

واغترق الفرس الخيل، إذا خالطها ثم سبقها

And the horse mingled with the other horses and then surpassed them.

واغتراق النفس: استيعابه في الزفير

And the inhalation of the soul: its full intake in exhalation.

واغرورقت عيناه: دمعتا

And his eyes welled up: they teared.

والغرقة بالضم، مثل الشربة من اللبن وغيره والجمع غرق

And Al-Gharqah (with dammah), like a sip of milk or other liquid, and the plural is Gharaq.

تصحي وقد ضمنت ضراتها غرقا من ناصع اللون حلو الطعم

She becomes alert, while her co-wives have drunk a draught of pure color and sweet taste.

والغرنيق، بعضم الغين وفتح النون، من طير الماء طويل العنق

And Al-Ghurneeq, with a dammah on the Ghayn and a fatha on the Noon, is a water bird with a long neck.

أزل كغرنيق الضحول عموج

A diver like a long-necked water bird, plunging deep.

وإذا وصف بها الرجال فواحدهم غرنيق وغرنوق، بكسر الغين وفتح النون فيهما

And if it describes men, then one of them is Ghurneeq and Ghurnooq, with a kasrah on the Ghayn and a fatha on the Noon in both.

وغرنوق بالضم وغرانق، وهو الشاب الناعم، والجمع الغرانق بالفتح، والغرانيق والغرانقة

And Ghurnooq (with dammah) and Gharaaniq, and he is the tender youth, and the plural is Al-Gharaaniq (with fatha), and Al-Gharnaa'iq and Al-Gharnaaqah.