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عقز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to be largely obsolete, with its primary meaning relating to the slow, creeping movement of small creatures like ants. Some derived forms refer to specific plants, animals, or places, but these are often debated or obscure.

Derived headwords

العَقْزnoun
  1. 1.
    creeping movementclassical

    The slow, creeping movement of small creatures such as ants and similar insects.

العُنقَزnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey's testiclesclassical

    Refers to the testicles of a donkey.

  2. 2.
    marjoramclassical

    A type of herb, specifically marjoram.

العُنقَزةnoun
  1. 1.
    bannerclassical

    A banner or flag.

العُنقَزيname
  1. 1.
    name of a personboth

    A nisba referring to a person named Al-Anqazi, often a scholar or traditionist.

وعمرو بن محمد العنقزي، وابنه الحسين، محدثان — And Amr bin Muhammad Al-Anqazi, and his son Al-Hussein, were traditionists.
ذات العُنقَزname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a location in the lands of Bakr bin Wail.

العُنقَزانnoun
  1. 1.
    marjoramclassical

    Marjoram, a type of herb.

العُنقُزnoun
  1. 1.
    base of young reedclassical

    The base of a young, tender reed.

Parallel reading

هو تقارب دبيب الذرة أي النمل وما أشبهها.
It is the approximation of the creeping of the ant, meaning ants and what resembles them.
جردان الحمار.
The testicles of a donkey.
المَرزَنجوش
Marjoram.
فذكره في عنقز بعد تركيب عنز
So he mentioned it under 'Anqaz after the root 'Anz.
فذكره في عنقز بعد تركيب عنز، كما قاله الصاغاني: جردان الحمار.
So he mentioned it under 'Anqaz after the root 'Anz, as Al-Saghani said: the testicles of a donkey.
وهذا موضع ذكره، كما ذكره ابن دريد، لا كما توهمه الجوهري
And this is the place where he mentioned it, as Ibn Duraid mentioned it, not as Al-Jawhari mistakenly thought.
فأما أهل اليمن فيسمونه سفسفا
As for the people of Yemen, they call it 'Sifsafa'.
وروى مشاشك بالخندري س قبل الممات فلا تعجز
And may your bones be irrigated with Al-Khandaris before death, so do not despair.
أكلت القطاط فأفنيتها فهل في الخنانيص من مغمز
I ate the small birds and finished them, so is there any fault to be found in the gizzards?
ودينك هذا كدين الحمار بل أنت أكفر من هرمز
And this religion of yours is like the religion of the donkey, rather you are more infidel than Hormuz.
الراية.
The banner.
رجل ردت شهادته عند بعض القضاة
A man whose testimony was rejected by some judges.
وهو موضع بديار بكر بن وائل.
And it is a place in the lands of Bakr bin Wail.
ولا يكون في بلاد العرب، وقد يكون بغيرها، ومنه يكون هناك اللاذن.
And it does not occur in the lands of the Arabs, but it may occur elsewhere, and from it comes the Ladanum.
أصل القصب الغض
The base of the young reed.