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ءز ق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of narrowness, constriction, and difficulty. It extends to describe a constricted chest, a tight space, and a difficult situation, particularly in conflict or hardship.

Derived headwords

أَزِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be narrowboth

    To become narrow or constricted in space or feeling.

  2. 2.
    to be constrictedboth

    To feel a constriction or tightness, especially in the chest.

أَزْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    narrownessboth

    The state of being narrow or constricted.

  2. 2.
    tightnessboth

    A feeling of constriction, especially in the chest.

أَزَقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    narrownessboth

    The state of being narrow or constricted.

  2. 2.
    tightnessboth

    A feeling of constriction, especially in the chest.

الأَزَقnoun
  1. 1.
    narrownessclassical

    The state of being narrow or constricted.

  2. 2.
    tightnessclassical

    A feeling of constriction, especially in the chest.

الأَزَقadjective
  1. 1.
    narrowclassical

    Describing something that is narrow or constricted.

  2. 2.
    tightclassical

    Describing a feeling of constriction.

أَزِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be narrowboth

    To become narrow or constricted in space or feeling.

  2. 2.
    to be constrictedboth

    To feel a constriction or tightness, especially in the chest.

تَأَزَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to become constrictedboth

    To become narrow or constricted, especially referring to the chest.

  2. 2.
    to feel constrictedboth

    To experience a feeling of tightness or constriction.

تَأَزَّقَ صَدْرِيverb
  1. 1.
    my chest became constrictedboth

    My chest felt tight or narrow.

تَأَزَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to become constrictedclassical

    To become narrow or constricted, especially referring to the chest.

  2. 2.
    to feel constrictedclassical

    To experience a feeling of tightness or constriction.

المَأْزِقnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow placeboth

    A constricted or narrow location.

  2. 2.
    place of conflictboth

    A difficult or dangerous place where people fight.

  3. 3.
    difficult situationboth

    A challenging or tight spot in life or circumstances.

مَأْزِق العَيْشnoun
  1. 1.
    hardship of lifeboth

    A difficult or constricted phase of life.

المَآزِقnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow placesboth

    Plural of a narrow or constricted location.

  2. 2.
    places of conflictboth

    Plural of difficult or dangerous places where people fight.

  3. 3.
    difficult situationsboth

    Plural of challenging or tight spots in life or circumstances.

اسْتُؤْزِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be confinedclassical

    To be in a situation where one is confined due to lack of space and unable to advance.

أَزَقَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to narrow itclassical

    To make something narrow or constricted.

  2. 2.
    to constrict itclassical

    To cause something to become tight or constricted.

فَأَزِقَverb
  1. 1.
    it became narrowclassical

    It became narrow or constricted.

  2. 2.
    it became constrictedclassical

    It became tight or constricted.

Parallel reading

أزق صدره، كفرح وضرب الأول عن ابن دريد
His chest became constricted, like 'faraha' and the first form ('daraba') according to Ibn Duraid.
أزقا بالفتح
Azqan with fathah.
وأزقا بالتحريك
And azqan with harakah (vowelization).
ضاق
It became narrow.
الأزق: الأزل، وهو الضيق.
Al-azq: Al-azal, which is narrowness.
الأزق، بالتحريك: الضيق
Al-azq, with harakah: narrowness.
يقال: أزق، بالكسر، يأزق أزقا
It is said: Aziga, with kasrah, ya'ziq azqan.
مضطمرا كالقمر بالضيق الأزق حرك الزاي ضرورة
Compact like the moon, with narrowness; the 'azq' (narrow) has the 'zay' vocalized out of necessity.
أصبح مسحول يوازي شقا ... ملالة يملها وأزقا
He became smooth, parallel to a split... boredom that bores him, and narrowness.
أزق الرجل: إذا تضايق صدره في الحرب
A man is aziga: if his chest becomes constricted in war.
كتأزق فيهما
Like ta'azzaga in both of them.
حكى الفراء: تأزق صدري، وتأزل، أي: ضاق.
Al-Farra narrated: My chest became constricted, and ta'azzala, meaning: it became narrow.
والمأزق، كمجلس: الموضع المضيق الذي يقتتلون فيه
And al-ma'ziq, like 'majlis': the narrow place where they fight.
وكذلك مأزق العيش
And likewise the hardship of life.
ومنه سمى موضع الحرب مأزقا
And from this, the place of war is named ma'ziqan.
إذا ما ابتدرنا مأزقا فرجت لنا ... بأيماننا بيض جلتها الصياقل
When we rush into a narrow place, you clear the way for us... with our right hands, bright swords polished by the smiths.
استؤزق على فلان: إذا ضاق عليه المكان فلم يطق أن يبرز.
It was constricted upon so-and-so: if the place became narrow for him and he could not emerge.
أزقته أزقا: ضيقته، فأزق هو، أي: ضاق، لازم متعد
Azqatahu azqan: He narrowed it, so it became narrow, meaning: it became constricted, intransitive and transitive.