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شقع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to drinking, specifically drinking deeply or greedily. It also has a secondary, less certain meaning related to staring or looking intently.

Derived headwords

شَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink deeplyclassical

    To drink from a vessel, implying drinking a large amount or with eagerness.

  2. 2.
    to drink without a vesselclassical

    To drink directly, without using a container, possibly out of intense thirst.

شُقْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    deep drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking deeply or greedily from a vessel.

شَقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to stare intentlyclassical

    To look at someone intently with the eye, similar to 'laqa'a'.

شَقْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    staringclassical

    The act of staring intently at someone with the eye.

Parallel reading

شقع في الإناء، كمنع، يشقع شقعا
He drank deeply from the vessel, as in 'mana'a', he drinks deeply, a deep drinking.
أي كرع فيه
Meaning to drink deeply from it.
شقع: شرب بغير إناء
Shaqa'a: to drink without a vessel.
كل ذلك من شدة الشرب
All of that is from the intensity of drinking.
يقال: شقع فلانا بعينه، إذا عانه
It is said: Shaqa'a so-and-so with his eye, if it means to stare at him.
مثل لقعه
Similar to 'laqa'ahu'.
لقعه معروف
'Laqa'ahu' is known.
وشقعه منكر لا أحقه
And 'shaqa'ahu' is obscure, and I do not confirm it.