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رذق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns terms related to cooked meat dishes, particularly those prepared by boiling or stewing. It also extends to the concept of flayed or boiled skin, with some debate on the precise meaning and origin.

Derived headwords

الروذقnoun
  1. 1.
    Boiled meat dishclassical

    A dish made from meat that has been boiled and mixed with its own juices or other ingredients. It is sometimes considered a Persian loanword.

  2. 2.
    Boiled or flayed skinclassical

    The skin of an animal that has been boiled or flayed. This interpretation is debated among lexicographers.

روذهother
  1. 1.
    Persian origin wordclassical

    The original Persian word from which 'الروذق' is derived, referring to boiled meat.

المسموطadjective
  1. 1.
    Boiledclassical

    Describing something that has been boiled, particularly meat. This is suggested as the correct interpretation of 'الروذق'.

الحمل السميطnoun
  1. 1.
    Boiled lambclassical

    A term for a lamb that has been boiled. This is another interpretation offered for 'الروذق'.

رواذقnoun
  1. 1.
    Boiled meat dishesclassical

    The plural form of 'الروذق', referring to multiple servings or types of boiled meat dishes.

Parallel reading

هو الجلد المسلوخ
It is the boiled/flayed skin.
وبه فسر قول جرير: (لا خير في عضب الفرزدق بعدما ... سلخوا عجانك سلخ جلد الروذق)
And with this, the saying of Jarir was interpreted: (There is no good in the sharp sword of Al-Farazdaq after they flayed your neck like the flaying of the skin of Al-Rawdhaq).
وهو فارسي معرب: روذه
And it is an Arabized Persian word: Rawdha.
المسلوخ وصوابه المسموط
The flayed, and its correct meaning is the boiled.
الروذق: الحمل السميط
Al-Rawdhaq: the boiled lamb.
هو ما طبخ من لحم وخلط بأخلاطه
It is what is cooked of meat and mixed with its own juices/ingredients.
ج: رواذق
Plural: Rawadhik.
ولعله معرب
And it is possibly Arabized.