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معق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of depth, both literal and figurative. It extends to meanings of remoteness, distance, and the extreme limits of a place, particularly deserts.

Derived headwords

مَعْقnoun
  1. 1.
    depthclassical

    The core meaning of the root, referring to profound depth, often used metaphorically.

مَعَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be deepclassical

    To possess depth, particularly in a figurative sense of remoteness or intensity.

نهر معيقadjective
  1. 1.
    deep riverclassical

    A river that is deep, implying a significant depth.

الامعاقnoun
  1. 1.
    far reachesclassical

    The distant extremities or remote parts of deserts or wastelands.

الاماعقnoun
  1. 1.
    far reaches (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'al-imā'iq', referring to the most remote parts of deserts.

الاماعيقnoun
  1. 1.
    far reaches (plural)classical

    Another plural form for the remote extremities of deserts, often considered a plural of a plural.

Parallel reading

المعق: قلب العمق.
Al-ma'qu: the inversion of al-'umqu (depth).
من بعد معق معقا
From after a depth, a depth.
أي من بعد بعد بعدا.
Meaning from after a distance, a distance.
وقد يحرك مثل نهرونهر.
And it may be vocalized with a vowel, like nahrunahar.
ويقال نهر معيق، أي عميق.
And it is said, 'nahrun mu'ayyiq', meaning deep.
والاماعاق مثل الاعماق، وهو ما بعد من أطراف المفاوز.
And al-imā'aqu is like al-a'māqi, which is what is remote from the edges of deserts.
والاماعق والاماعيق جمع الجمع
And al-imā'aqu and al-imā'ayīqu are a plural of a plural.