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خمق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of taking something stealthily or secretly. It is noted as being potentially non-Arabic and is largely unelaborated upon in classical dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الخَمْقnoun
  1. 1.
    stealthy takingclassical

    The act of taking something in a hidden or secret manner.

خَمَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to take stealthilyclassical

    To take something in a hidden or secret manner.

خَمْقَابَاذname
  1. 1.
    Khamqabādhmodern

    A village located in the region of Marw. It is also known by a variant pronunciation where the 'm' is replaced by 'n'.

Parallel reading

الخمق، أهمله الجماعة
Al-Khamq, it has been neglected by the lexicographers.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الأخذ في خفية
And Ibn Durayd said: It is taking stealthily.
قال: ولا أحسبه عربيا
He said: And I do not think it is Arabic.
كما في اللسان.
As mentioned in Lisan al-Arab.
وخمقاباذ، بالكسر: قرية من قرى مرو
And Khamqabādh, with a kasra: a village from the villages of Marw.
ويقال أيضا بالنون بدل الميم.
And it is also said with a 'nun' instead of a 'mim'.