← Back to Al-Sihah

نغق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sounds made by animals, specifically the loud cries or calls of birds and camels. It also extends to the concept of repeated or persistent vocalization.

Derived headwords

نَغَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outboth

    To make a loud, harsh sound, typically referring to a bird's cry.

نَغِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    crying outboth

    The act or sound of crying out loudly, specifically the cry of a bird.

نَغِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    cryingclassical

    Describing a female camel that makes a particular sound.

نَاقَةٌ نَغِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that criesclassical

    A female camel that makes a specific vocalization, described as 'naghaq'.

Parallel reading

نَغَقَ الغُرَابُ يَنْغُقُ نَغِيقًا
The crow cried out with a naghaq.
أيْ صَاحَ
Meaning: it cried out.
وَناقَةٌ نَغِيق
And a naghaq camel
وَهِيَ التي تَبْغَمُ بَعِيدَاتٍ بَيْنَ
And she is the one that vocalizes at intervals, far apart.
أيْ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ مَرَّةٍ
Meaning: once after another.