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وقه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to obedience and submission. It is presented as an inversion of the root 'ق ه ي' (qhy), meaning to submit or obey. The derived forms emphasize the act of obeying or being obedient.

Derived headwords

الوُقْهnoun
  1. 1.
    obedienceclassical

    The act of obeying or submitting to a command or authority.

وَقِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyclassical

    To comply with or submit to the command or will of another.

أَوْقَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyclassical

    To cause to obey or to be obedient; to make submissive.

اسْتَوْقَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyclassical

    To seek obedience from someone, or to become obedient.

اسْتِيْقَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyclassical

    To become obedient or to submit.

Parallel reading

الطاعة مقلوب من القاه
Obedience is an inversion of Qahā (to submit).
وقد وقهت
And I obeyed.
وأيقهت
And I caused to obey.
واستيقهت
And I sought obedience / became obedient.
أي أطعت
Meaning, I obeyed.
ويروى: واستيقهوا للمحلم
And it is narrated: And they sought obedience from the one who was patient.