نوق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns camels, specifically female camels (nāqah) and their plurals. It extends to concepts of taming, training, and reaching a high or elevated state, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

النَّاقَةnoun

1.
its plural is nuq and anūqboth
its plural is nuq and anūq
2.
the she-camel used for drawing waterboth
the she-camel used for drawing water

نُوقnoun

1.
Female camelsboth
The plural of nāqah, formed as a sound plural (jam' al-qillah).

أَنْوقnoun

1.
Female camelsclassical
A plural of nāqah, formed for a small number, with a metathesis of the initial vowel.

أُونَقnoun

1.
plural of nāqaboth
plural of nāqa

أَنِيقnoun

1.
beautiful, pleasingboth
beautiful, pleasing

أَيَانِقnoun

1.
plural of nāqaboth
plural of nāqa

نِيَاقnoun

1.
with kasra, plural of nāqaboth
with kasra, plural of nāqa

بَعِيرٌ مَنُوقٌadjective

1.
Tamed camelboth
A camel that has been tamed and trained.

نَاقَةٌ مَنُوقَةٌadjective

1.
Tamed female camelboth
A female camel that has been tamed and trained.

النَّوَّاقnoun

1.
One who tames mattersclassical
A man who is skilled at managing and rectifying affairs.

اسْتَونَقَverb

1.
To become like a female camelclassical
To become like a female camel; used metaphorically for a man who, after discussing or describing something, mixes it with other things and shifts his focus.

النِّيقnoun

1.
Highest point of a mountainboth
The highest or uppermost part of a mountain.

نِيَاقnoun

1.
with kasra, plural of nāqaboth
with kasra, plural of nāqa

تَنَوَّقَverb

1.
he was elegant in itboth
he was elegant in it

النِّيقَةnoun

1.
the noun from itboth
the noun from it

انْتِيَاقnoun

1.
Selectionclassical
The act of selecting or choosing, similar to 'intiqa'.

Parallel reading

الناقة تقديرها فعلة بالتحريك، لانها جمعت على نوق

The nāqah is estimated as 'fa'alah' with harakah, because it is pluralized as 'nuq'.

وقد جمعت في القلة على أنوق

And it has been pluralized for a small quantity as 'anūq'.

ثم استثقلوا الضمة على الواو فقدموها فقالوا أونق

Then they found the dammah on the waw heavy, so they moved it forward and said 'ūnaq'.

ثم عوضوا من الواو ياء فقالوا أنيق

Then they substituted the waw with a ya, and said 'anīq'.

ثم جمعوها على أيانق

Then they pluralized it as 'ayānaq'.

وقد تجمع الناقة على نياق، مثل ثمرة وثمار

And the nāqah may be pluralized as 'niyāq', like 'thamrah' and 'thimār'.

وأنشد أبو زيد للقلاخ بن حزن: أبعدكن الله من نياق إن لم تنجين من الوثاق

And Abu Zayd recited for Al-Qallākh bin Ḥuzn: May God distance you, O niyāq, if you do not escape from the bonds.

وبعير منوق، أي مذلل مروض

And a 'manūq' camel, meaning a subdued, trained one.

والنواق من الرجال: الذى يروض الامور ويصلحها

And the 'nawwāq' among men is he who tames and rectifies matters.

استونق الجمل

'The camel became like a female camel'.

يضرب للرجل يكون في حديث أوصفة شئ، ثم يخلطه بغيره وينتقل إليه

It is said about a man who is discussing or describing something, then mixes it with other things and shifts to them.

والنيق: أرفع موضع في الجبل

And 'al-niq': the highest place in the mountain.

والجمع نياق، ومنه قول الشاعر: شغواء توظن بين الشيق والنيق

And the plural is 'niyāq', and from this is the poet's saying: A swift one, you think it is between the cliff and the peak.

وتنوق في الأمر، أي تأنق فيه

And 'tanawwaqa' in the matter, meaning to be elaborate in it.

والاسم منه النيقة

And the noun from it is 'al-niqah'.

وفي المثل: " خرقاء ذات نيقة "، يضرب للجاهل بالأمر وهو مع جهله يدعي المعرفة ويتأنق في الارادة

And in the proverb: 'An ignorant one with 'niqah', it is said about the ignorant person who, despite his ignorance, claims knowledge and is elaborate in his intention.

والانتياق مثل الانتقاء

And 'al-intiyāq' is like 'al-intiqā'.

وينشد: مثل القياس انتاقها المنقى

And it is recited: Like the measure, its selection is purified.