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قربق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a place name, with some debate among lexicographers regarding its exact meaning and origin. It is also linked to a Persian loanword for a shop or stall, possibly referring to a dog's kennel.

Derived headwords

القربقname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location, mentioned in a poetic verse.

الكربقname
  1. 1.
    place name (variant)classical

    A variant spelling of القربق, with some scholars suggesting it refers to the city of Basra.

الحانوتnoun
  1. 1.
    well-known, masculine and feminine, its plural is 'hawaneet'both

    well-known, masculine and feminine, its plural is 'hawaneet'

Parallel reading

أنشد الاصمعي : يتبعن ورقاء كلون العوهق لاحقة الرجل عنود المرفق يا ابن رقيع هل لها من مغبق ما شربت بعد طوى القربق من قطرة غير النجاء الادفق
Al-Asma'i recited: They follow a grey bird like the 'awaheq, its legs trailing, its forelegs stubborn. O son of Raqi', is there any respite for it? It has not drunk since its thirst at Al-Qurbuq, save for a drop of the flowing water.
ورواه أبو عبيدة: " الكربق " بالكاف وبالقاف أيضا، وقال هو البصرة.
Abu Ubaidah narrated it as 'Al-Karbq' with a kaf and also with a qaf, and he said it is Basra.
وقال النضر بن شميل: هو الحانوت، فارسي معرب.
Al-Nadr bin Shumayl said: It is Al-Hanut, a Persian loanword.
يعنى كلبه.
He means its dog.