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وقز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of restlessness or inability to sleep, characterized by tossing and turning. It is closely related to a similar concept expressed with a different letter.

Derived headwords

المتوقزadjective
  1. 1.
    restless, unable to sleepclassical

    One who can hardly sleep, who tosses and turns.

توقزverb
  1. 1.
    to be restlessclassical

    To be restless and unable to sleep, characterized by tossing and turning.

Parallel reading

المتوقز، بالقاف، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني في التكملة.
Al-mutawaqqiz, with a qaf, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani in Al-Takmilah.
وقال الأزهري: قرأت في نوادر الأعراب لأبي عمرو: {المتوقز هو الذي لا يكاد ينام، يتقلب، وهو المتوفز، بالفاء، الذي مر ذكره قريبا، وفي العباب وهو بالفاء أصح.
And Al-Azhari said: I read in the 'Nuwaadir Al-A'raab' of Abu Amr: {Al-mutawaqqiz is he who can hardly sleep, tossing and turning, and he is Al-mutawaffiz, with a faa', which was mentioned recently, and in Al-'Ubaab it is with a faa' and more correct.