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حذرق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of smallness, fragility, and possibly islands or isolated landmasses. It describes something delicate like bird droppings and a type of island.

Derived headwords

الحَذْرَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    islandclassical

    A piece of land surrounded by water, specifically mentioned as a term used by Abu al-Haytham.

  2. 2.
    fragilityclassical

    A quality of being delicate or easily broken, likened to the droppings of birds.

حَذْرَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fragilityclassical

    The state of being delicate or thin, compared to bird droppings.

Parallel reading

هي الجزيرة
It is the island.
قالت جارية: لأمها يا أمياه أنفيتة نتخذ أم حذرقة.
A slave girl said to her mother: 'O my mother, shall we take a small, insignificant thing or a حذرقة (island/fragile thing)?'
والحذرقة: مثل ذرق الطير في الرقة.
And al-ḥadharqah: like the droppings of birds in its thinness/delicacy.