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ذعق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of shouting, frightening, and a deadly or intense quality, particularly associated with water or illness. It is noted as having some obscure or debated origins and meanings.

Derived headwords

ذَعَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shout at himclassical

    To shout at someone, often with the intent to frighten or startle them.

  2. 2.
    to frighten himclassical

    To cause someone to be startled or frightened by shouting.

ذَعَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    intense waterclassical

    Describing water that is intensely salty or bitter, similar to 'za'aq'.

  2. 2.
    deadlyclassical

    Describing an illness or condition that is fatal or deadly.

زَعَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shout at himclassical

    To shout at someone; this is presented as a variant or the primary form of 'dha'aqahu'.

زَعْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a shoutclassical

    A single instance of shouting, often implying a loud or sudden cry.

Parallel reading

ذعقه، كمنعه أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: أي: صاح به وأفزعه
Dha'aqahu, like man'ahu, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Duraid said: it means to shout at him and frighten him.
وهو لغة في زعقه زعقة
And it is a dialectal variant for 'za'aqahu' with a 'za'qah'.
وقال الأزهري: وهذا من أباطيل بن دريد
Al-Azhari said: And this is among the fabrications of Ibn Duraid.
وسمعنا ذلك من عربي، فلا أدري ألغة أم لثغة
And we heard that from an Arab, and I do not know if it is a dialectal variant or a lisp.
ماء ذعاق، كغراب: مثل زعاق
And 'maa'un dhaaqun', like 'ghuraab': is like 'za'aaqun'.
داء ذعاق أي: قاتل
A deadly illness, meaning: fatal.