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ريق

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns liquids, moisture, and flow, extending to concepts of freshness, the beginning of things, and vitality. It also encompasses the idea of worthlessness or falsehood, and the act of pouring or spilling.

Derived headwords

الرِّيقnoun
  1. 1.
    moisture, dewclassical

    The moisture or water that settles on the surface of the earth, like from shallow water.

  2. 2.
    falsehood, vanityclassical

    That which is false, vain, or worthless. It is used idiomatically to mean 'stop your nonsense'.

  3. 3.
    first, bestclassical

    The first or best part of something, such as rain, youth, or any other thing.

  4. 4.
    morning drinkboth

    Water drunk in the morning before eating.

  5. 5.
    saliva, droolboth

    The saliva or fluid in the mouth, especially in the morning before eating.

  6. 6.
    strength, vitalityclassical

    Strength, remaining life, or vigor. Used to describe a state of power and ease.

ريقnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehood, vanityclassical

    The first part of the word 'ريق' (falsehood) is a shortened form of 'ريق', similar to how 'sayyid' is shortened to 'sid'.

  2. 2.
    bread without relishclassical

    Bread eaten without any accompanying relish or condiment.

ريوقnoun
  1. 1.
    morning drinkboth

    Similar to 'riq', it refers to something eaten or drunk in the morning before other meals.

بريقnoun
  1. 1.
    shine, gleamboth

    The shine or gleam of a sword.

رائقadjective
  1. 1.
    clear, pureboth

    Pure, unadulterated, or the best part of something, like pure musk.

  2. 2.
    eaten on an empty stomachboth

    Anything eaten or drunk in the morning on an empty stomach.

  3. 3.
    empty-handedclassical

    Someone who has nothing in their hands; not possessing anything.

  4. 4.
    attractive, pleasingboth

    Something that pleases or attracts one's attention; delightful.

راقverb
  1. 1.
    to flow, pourboth

    Water flows or pours.

  2. 2.
    to shimmer, appearclassical

    The mirage shimmers or appears above the ground.

أراقverb
  1. 1.
    to pour out, spillboth

    To pour something out, often liquid. It is also used for spilling blood or life.

  2. 2.
    to shed (tears)both

    To shed tears.

إراقةnoun
  1. 1.
    pouring out, spillingboth

    The act of pouring out or spilling, especially of liquids or blood.

هراقverb
  1. 1.
    to pour out, spillclassical

    An alternative form for 'أراق', meaning to pour out or spill. It is noted as a Yemeni dialect that became widespread.

رقراقadjective
  1. 1.
    shimmering, wavyclassical

    Describing something that shimmers or appears wavy, often used for mirages or water.

تريقverb
  1. 1.
    to shimmer like a mirageclassical

    To shimmer or appear like a mirage, similar to the verb 'راق السراب'.

الريقةnoun
  1. 1.
    saliva, droolclassical

    A more specific term for saliva or mouth fluid, considered more precise than 'riq'.

أرياقnoun
  1. 1.
    salivasclassical

    The plural of 'riq' or 'arīqah', referring to saliva.

ريوقانnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in the text.

ريقانnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a softened form of 'riwāqān'.

يريق بنفسهverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to give one's lifeclassical

    To give one's life or soul, especially at the point of death; to sacrifice oneself.

مريقadjective
  1. 1.
    easily pleasedclassical

    Someone who is constantly pleased or impressed by things.

الرياقnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaclassical

    A plural form of 'riq', referring to the saliva in the mouth.

ريق الليلnoun
  1. 1.
    mirageclassical

    The mirage, referring to the shimmering appearance of water in the desert.

الترياقnoun
  1. 1.
    antidoteboth

    Antidote, derived from the idea of 'riq' (essence or moisture) of snakes, implying it counteracts their venom.

ريقتهverb
  1. 1.
    to give a drinkclassical

    To give someone a drink, especially in the morning on an empty stomach.

ذو الريقةname
  1. 1.
    name of a swordclassical

    The name of a sword belonging to Murra ibn Rabi'ah.

Parallel reading

الريق: تردد الماء على وجه الأرض من الضحضاح ونحوه
The riq: the water that spreads on the face of the earth from shallow water and the like.
والريق: الباطل
And the riq: falsehood.
أقصر عن ريقك، أي: عن باطلك
Stop your falsehood, meaning: stop your vanity.
ولا تذهبي في ريق لب مضلل
And do not go into the falsehood of a misguided heart.
والريق من كل شيء: الأول والأفضل
And the riq of everything: the first and the best.
ريق السيف: اللمعان
The riq of the sword: its shine.
فإذا بريق سيف من ورائي
And behold, a gleam of a sword behind me.
والريق: الماء يشرب على الريق غدوة
And the riq: water drunk in the morning on an empty stomach.
أكلت خبزا ريقا، ورائقا
I ate bread plain, and I ate bread plain.
وراق الماء يريق ريقا: انصب
And water flowed, pouring a flow: it poured.
وأراقه هو إراقا وهراقه على البدل
And he poured it out, a pouring, and he spilled it as a substitute.
راق السراب يريق ريقا: تضحضح فوق الأرض
The mirage shimmered, shimmering: it appeared like shallow water on the ground.
كان وعده ريق السراب
His promise was like the mirage's shimmer.
والريق، بالكسر: الرضاب، وهو: ماء الفم ولعابه
And the riq, with kasra: saliva, which is: the water of the mouth and its saliva.
كان هذا الأمر وبنا ريق، ورمق، وبلة
This matter occurred, and we had strength, and life, and ease.
والرائق: الخالص
And the rā'iq: the pure.
مسك رائق
Pure musk.
أتيته ريقا، وأتيته رائقا، أي: على ريق لم أطعم شيئا
I came to him on an empty stomach, and I came to him as someone who had not eaten, meaning: on an empty stomach without having eaten anything.
هو يريق بنفسه ريقا، وريوقا بالضم، أي يجود بها عند الموت
He gives his life, a giving, and a giving with damma, meaning he offers it at the point of death.
المريق: من لا يزال يروقه، أي يعجبه شيء
The marīq: one who is constantly pleased, meaning something delights him.
الرياق: جمع الريق لعاب الفم
Al-riyāq: the plural of al-riq, the saliva of the mouth.
وهو على ريقه: إذا لم يفطر
And he is on his riq: if he has not broken his fast.
وأتيته على ريق نفسي، أي: لم أطعم شيئا
And I came to him on an empty stomach, meaning: I had not eaten anything.
ريق الليل: السراب
Rīq al-layl: the mirage.
الترياق: تفعال من الريق، سمى به لما فيه من ريق الحيات
Al-tiryāq: a form of 'tifal' from 'riq', named so because of the essence of snakes it contains.
الرائق المجسدا
The embodied rā'iq (youth/perfumed).
ريقته الشراب: سقيته إياه على الريق
He gave him the drink on his riq: I gave him to drink it on an empty stomach.
ذو الريقة: سيف كان لمرة بن ربيعة
Dhu al-Rīqah: a sword that belonged to Murra ibn Rabi'ah.