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ءم ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the eye, specifically its corner or the act of looking. It is noted as being neglected by al-Jawhari and discussed by Yunus in his book of 'Languages'.

Derived headwords

أَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to look intentlyclassical

    To gaze or look with intensity, possibly at the corner of the eye.

مَأْقُهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    its eye cornerclassical

    The corner of the eye, referring to the outer or inner canthus.

مَوْقُهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    its eye cornerclassical

    An alternative term for the corner of the eye, similar to 'ma'quha'.

Parallel reading

أمق العين أهمله الجوهري
Regarding 'amaqa al-'ayn, al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال يونس في كتاب اللغات: مثل مأقها وموقها
And Yunus said in the book of 'Languages': like its eye corner (ma'quha) and its eye corner (mauquha).
كما في العباب واللسان
As mentioned in al-'Ubab and al-Lisan.