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قرق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of flatness, levelness, and stillness, particularly in reference to land or water. It can also extend to describe a state of being settled or undisturbed.

Derived headwords

القَرْقُnoun
  1. 1.
    level groundboth

    A flat, level expanse of land, often a plain or a dry lakebed.

  2. 2.
    still waterclassical

    A body of water that is calm and undisturbed.

قاعٌ قَرْقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    level plainboth

    A description of a plain or expanse of land that is notably flat and even.

Parallel reading

المكان المستوى
The level place.
يقال قاع قَرق
It is said, 'a level plain'.
كأن أيديهن بالقاع القرق أيدى جوار يتعطين الورق
As if their forelegs in the level plain were the forelegs of maidens reaching for leaves.