ءي ق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific anatomical parts of an animal's leg, particularly around the fetlock and pastern area. It also seems to denote a place for hobbling or tethering an animal.

Derived headwords

الأَيْقnoun

1.
fetlock boneclassical
The bone of the fetlock, which is the part of the leg between the pastern and the cannon bone.
2.
fetlockclassical
The fetlock itself, the joint in the horse's leg above the hoof.
3.
hobble areaclassical
The area between the pastern and the 'am al-qurdan, from the inner side of the wrist (carpus).

الأَيْقَانnoun

1.
hobbling placesclassical
The two places on the fetlocks where hobbles are attached, referred to as al-qaynan.

قَامَverb

1.
to standboth
To be in an upright position; to stand on one's feet.
2.
to hobbleclassical
To be hobbled or tethered, referring to an animal's legs.

يَقْفِلْنَverb

1.
they hobbleclassical
The feminine plural imperfect form of the verb meaning to hobble or tether.

مُكَبلnoun

1.
hobbled oneclassical
An animal that is hobbled or restrained, typically by hobbles around its legs.

صَافِنadjective

1.
standing firmlyclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a horse, that stands firmly on its legs, often with one foreleg raised.

Parallel reading

الأيق أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: هو عظم الوظيف وقيل: هو الوظيف نفسه.

Al-Ayyq was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Duraid said: It is the bone of the fetlock, and it was also said: It is the fetlock itself.

أو هو المريط بين الثنة وأم القردان من باطن الرسغ.

Or it is the fetlock area between the pastern and the 'am al-qurdan, from the inner side of the wrist.

وقال أبو عبيدة: {الأيقان من الوظيفين: موضعا القيد وهما القينان، قال الطرماح:

Abu Ubaida said: Al-Ayyqan of the two fetlocks are the places of the hobble, and they are Al-Qaynan. Al-Tirmmah said:

(وقام المها يقفلن كل مكبل ... كما رص} أيقا مذهب اللون صافن)

(And the wild cows stood hobbling every hobbled one... like a hobble of a faded color, standing firmly)