وقع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root 'waqaʿa' primarily relates to the concept of falling, happening, or occurring. It extends to meanings of impact, striking, and affliction, as well as actions like landing or descending. The root also encompasses notions of agreement, fitting, and even conflict.

Derived headwords

وَقَعَverb

1.
to fallboth
To descend from a higher place to a lower one, often due to gravity.
2.
to happenboth
To occur or take place; to come to pass.
3.
to landboth
To arrive at a destination, especially after a journey or flight.
4.
to strikeboth
To hit or make forceful contact with something.
5.
to fitboth
To be suitable or appropriate for a particular purpose or person.

الوَقِيعَةnoun

1.
hammerclassical
A tool used for striking, specifically a hammer.
2.
calumnyclassical
Slander or malicious gossip; defamation.

الوَقْعnoun

1.
sick personclassical
A sick individual who complains of pain in their leg due to stones.
2.
impactboth
The effect or consequence of an action or event.
3.
soundboth
The sound produced by something, especially a striking or falling action.

الوَقْعَةnoun

1.
bottle caseclassical
The sheath or case for a bottle.
2.
battleboth
A fight or conflict between opposing forces.

الوَقَاعnoun

1.
bottle caseclassical
The sheath or case for a bottle.

الوَاقِعnoun

1.
quern-stone strikerclassical
One who strikes the quern-stone, referring to the person operating it.
2.
realboth
Existing in fact; actual.
3.
eventboth
A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

الوَقْعَةnoun

1.
quern-stone strikerclassical
The group of people who strike the quern-stone, operating it.

وَاقِعًاadjective

1.
transitive verbclassical
Used by the people of Kufa to refer to a transitive verb, one that affects an object.

تَوَاقَعَاverb

1.
to fight each otherboth
To engage in combat or warfare with one another.

Parallel reading

والوقيعة: المطرقة، وهو شاذ لأنها آلة، والآلة إنما تأتي على مفعل

And al-waqīʿah: the hammer, and it is anomalous because it is an instrument, and instruments typically come in the form mafʿal.

رأى شخص مسعود بن سعد بكفه ... حديد حديث {بالوقيعة معتد

He saw Masʿūd ibn Saʿd in his hand... a new iron {with the hammer, strong.

والوقع، ككتف: المريض يشتكي رجله من الحجارة.

And al-waqʿ, like 'katif': the sick person complaining of his leg from stones.

يقال لغلاف القارورة: الوقعة، {والوقاع} والوقعة للجميع.

The sheath of the bottle is called: al-waqʿah, {and al-wiqāʿ}, and al-waqʿah for all.

والواقع: الذي ينقر الرحى، وهم الوقعة.

And al-wāqiʿ: the one who strikes the quern-stone, and they are al-waqʿah.

وهذه نعل لا تقع على رجلي.

And this sandal does not fit my foot.

وقع الأمر: حصل.

The matter occurred: it happened.

وفلان يسف ولا يقع: إذا دنا من الأمر ثم لا يفعله، وهو مجاز.

And so-and-so hesitates and does not act: if he approaches the matter then does not do it, and this is metaphorical.

وتواقعا: تحاربا.

And they fought each other: they waged war.