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موق

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to foolishness and stupidity, often described as a profound lack of intelligence. It also extends to a specific type of footwear and the concept of a price becoming cheap or depreciating.

Derived headwords

المَوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    that which is worn over the slipper, a Persian word arabizedboth

    that which is worn over the slipper, a Persian word arabized

مائقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish, stupidclassical

    Describing someone who is extremely foolish and lacking in sense.

مَوْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    fools, stupid peopleclassical

    The plural form of 'foolish person', referring to a group of people characterized by stupidity.

ماقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To exhibit foolishness or act in a stupid manner.

يَمُوقُverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    Present tense of 'to be foolish', indicating ongoing foolish behavior.

مَوْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state or quality of being foolish; the act of behaving foolishly.

مُوَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of foolishness or acting foolishly.

مُؤَوَّقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state of being foolish or acting in a foolish manner.

المَوْقnoun
  1. 1.
    that which is worn over the slipper, a Persian word arabizedboth

    that which is worn over the slipper, a Persian word arabized

ماقَ البَيْعُverb
  1. 1.
    to become cheapclassical

    Used to describe a sale or transaction that has become inexpensive or depreciated in value.

يَمُوقُ البَيْعُverb
  1. 1.
    to become cheapclassical

    Present tense of a sale becoming cheap or depreciating.

Parallel reading

الموق: حمق في غباوة.
Al-mawqu: foolishness in stupidity.
يقال: أحمق مائق، والجمع موقى، مثل حمقى ونوكى.
It is said: a foolish, stupid person, and the plural is mawqa, like hamqa and nuka.
وقد ماق يموق موقا (4) بالضم، ومواقة، ومؤوقا.
And he acted foolishly, acting foolishly, foolishness (with damma), مواقة, and مؤوقا.
والموق: الذي يلبس فوق الخف، فارس معرب.
And al-mawqu: that which is worn over the slipper, a loanword from Persian.
والموق بالفتح: مصدر قولك ماق البيع يموق، أي رخص.
And al-mawqu (with fatha): the مصدر of your saying the sale became cheap, meaning it depreciated.