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رصق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of sticking, adhering, or being firmly attached. It also extends to describe something that is difficult to penetrate or separate, like a nut whose kernel is hard to extract.

Derived headwords

اِرْتَصَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to stickboth

    To adhere firmly to something, to become attached.

تَصَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to stickclassical

    To adhere firmly to something, to become attached. This is mentioned as a possible meaning by Al-Azhari, akin to 'tazaga'.

مُرَصَّقadjective
  1. 1.
    hard to extractclassical

    Describes a nut whose kernel is difficult to extract or separate from its shell.

مُرْتَصِقadjective
  1. 1.
    hard to extractclassical

    Describes a nut whose kernel is difficult to extract or separate from its shell.

Parallel reading

ارتصق الشيء، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الأزهري: أي: التصق وكذلك التزق.
The thing stuck, which Al-Jawhari neglected, and Al-Azhari said: meaning, it stuck, and likewise it adhered.
جوز مرصق، كمكرم ومرتصق أي: متعذر خروج لبه
A nut that is murassaq, like mukarram, and murtasaq, meaning: its kernel is difficult to extract.
متعذر خروج لبه
its kernel is difficult to extract