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خ ذ ر ق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of weakness, laxity, or a specific type of venomous creature. It describes the male spider and a type of weapon associated with weakness or laxity. It also refers to a brackish water source that causes weakness.

Derived headwords

الخذرنقnoun
  1. 1.
    male spiderclassical

    The male of the spider species.

خَذْرَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing a weapon that is weak or ineffective.

مِخْذَرِقadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    Describing a weapon that is weak or ineffective.

خَذَارِقname
  1. 1.
    brackish water sourceclassical

    A brackish water source located in Tihamah, named because it weakens those who drink from it.

يَخْذَرِقُverb
  1. 1.
    to become weakclassical

    To become weak or lax, particularly after drinking from a brackish water source.

Parallel reading

والخذرنق، بالذال المعجمة، أهمله الجوهري، وقال أبو عبيد: هو ذكر العناكب.
And al-khadhranaq, with the dotted dhāl, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Abu Ubaid said: it is the male spider.
وقال الليث: رجل خذراق بالكسر ومخذرق: سلاح أي: كثير السلح،
And Al-Layth said: a man khadhraq with the kasra and makhdharq: a weapon, meaning: very weak.
صاحب حانوت إذا ما اخرنبقا فيه علاه سكره فخذرقا
The owner of a shop, when he becomes intoxicated in it, his drunkenness overcomes him and he becomes weak.
وقال ابن عباد: خذارق كعلابط: ماءة ملحة للعرب بتهامة،
And Ibn Abbad said: Khadhāriq, like 'alābiṭ: a brackish water source for the Arabs in Tihamah,
سميت بذلك لأنها تسلح شاربها حتى يخذرق، أي: يسلح كما في العباب.
It was named so because it weakens its drinker until he becomes weak, meaning: he becomes lax, as stated in Al-Abab.