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زرق

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root 'زرق' primarily relates to colors, specifically blue and green, and their association with the eyes. It extends to concepts of blindness, clarity, and swiftness, often metaphorically applied to objects like weapons, birds, and even geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْقُnoun
  1. 1.
    blue/green colorboth

    A well-known color, often described as blue or green, particularly when referring to the eyes.

  2. 2.
    blindnessclassical

    Blindness, used metaphorically to describe those who are blind on the Day of Judgment.

  3. 3.
    white markingsclassical

    White markings on an animal, such as a horse's forehead or hindquarters.

  4. 4.
    arrowheadsclassical

    Arrowheads, named either for their color or their clarity.

  5. 5.
    sand dunesclassical

    A place name referring to sand dunes in the Dahna desert.

زُرْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    blueness/greennessboth

    The quality of being blue or green, often referring to the color of the eyes.

  2. 2.
    whitenessclassical

    Whiteness, particularly in the eye.

زَرِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be blue/greenboth

    To have a blue or green color, typically used for the eyes.

  2. 2.
    to become blindclassical

    To become blind.

  3. 3.
    to turn whiteclassical

    For the eye to turn white, indicating blindness.

أَزْرَقُadjective
  1. 1.
    blue-eyedboth

    Having blue or greenish-blue eyes.

  2. 2.
    blindclassical

    Blind.

  3. 3.
    clear (weapon)classical

    Clear and sharp, referring to a sword or spear.

  4. 4.
    white (horse marking)classical

    Having white markings on the forehead or legs.

زَرْقَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    blue-eyed (female)both

    A female with blue or greenish-blue eyes.

  2. 2.
    clear (weapon)classical

    Clear and sharp, referring to a sword or spear.

زُرْقَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    bird of preyclassical

    A type of hunting bird, possibly a white goshawk.

  2. 2.
    white markingclassical

    A white marking on a horse's forehead or hindquarters.

الزَّرْقَمُadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blue/greenclassical

    Intensely blue or green, used for both males and females.

زَرْقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blue/greenclassical

    To be intensely blue or green.

زَرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecate (bird)both

    For a bird to defecate.

ازْرَقَّverb
  1. 1.
    to turn white (eye)classical

    For the eye to turn white, indicating blindness.

زَرَقَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    arrowheadsclassical

    Arrowheads, named for their color or clarity.

الزَّرْقَاءُname
  1. 1.
    place nameboth

    A place name, including a town in Syria and a spring in Medina.

  2. 2.
    wineclassical

    Wine.

  3. 3.
    horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse.

  4. 4.
    Zarqa' al-Yamamaclassical

    A legendary woman known for her exceptional eyesight.

الزُّرَيْقَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    thickened brothclassical

    A thick broth or stew, often made with milk and oil.

  2. 2.
    small animalclassical

    A small, weasel-like animal.

المِزْرَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    short spearclassical

    A short spear, lighter than an 'anza'.

  2. 2.
    camelclassical

    A camel that carries its load late or has its load positioned towards the rear.

زَرَقَهُ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to stab withclassical

    To stab or throw someone with a short spear (mizraq).

انْزَرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pass throughclassical

    To pass through and go beyond, like an arrow.

  2. 2.
    to lie on one's backclassical

    To lie on one's back.

  3. 3.
    to be delayedclassical

    For a load or saddle to be delayed or positioned at the rear.

تَزَوْرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to vomitclassical

    To vomit or expel the contents of the stomach.

الأَزْرَقِيُّname
  1. 1.
    historian of Meccaclassical

    A historian of Mecca, referring to Abu al-Walid al-Azraqi.

ماءٌ أَزْرَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    clear waterclassical

    Clear water.

الزَّرَاقَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    spearclassical

    A spear, shorter than a mizraq.

الزَّرْقُnoun
  1. 1.
    white hairsclassical

    White hairs on a horse's leg or foot.

  2. 2.
    sharp visionclassical

    Sharpness of vision.

رَجُلٌ زَرَّاقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    deceitfulclassical

    Deceitful or cunning.

الزُّورَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    small boatboth

    A small boat or skiff.

زُرْقِيٌّname
  1. 1.
    descendant of Zurayqclassical

    A person belonging to the tribe of Zurayq.

زُرَيْقٌname
  1. 1.
    given nameboth

    A male given name, also used as a surname.

الأَزَارِقُname
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A place name referring to a water source in the desert.

Parallel reading

الزَّرْقَةُ: البياض حيثما كان، والزرقة: خضرة في سواد العين
Al-zurqa: whiteness wherever it may be, and al-zurqa: greenness in the blackness of the eye.
وقد زرقت عينه، كفرح
And his eye became blue/green, like 'faraha'.
فهو أزرق، وهي زرقاء
So he is azraq (blue-eyed), and she is zarqaa (blue-eyed).
لقد زرقت عيناك يا ابن مكعبر ... كما كل ضبي من اللؤم أزرق
Your eyes have become blue/green, O Ibn Muk'abber... just as every gazelle is blue-eyed out of baseness.
فدخل رجل أزرق العين
Then a man with blue eyes entered.
ونحشر المجرمين يومئذ زرقا
And We will gather the criminals on that Day blue-eyed (or blind).
أي: عميا وقيل: عطاشا
Meaning: blind, and it was said: thirsty.
زرق كسكر: طائر صياد بين البازي والباشق
Zarq (like 'sukkar'): a hunting bird between the goshawk and the sparrowhawk.
ولا يقاس الزرق بالأزرق
And the zarq (bird) is not measured by the azraq (goshawk).
ليقتلني والمشرفي مضاجعي ... ومسنونة زرق كأنياب أغوال
Let the sword and the sharpened spear be my companions... and a blue/clear spear like the fangs of demons.
وقربن بالزرق الجمائل بعدما ... تقوب عن غربان أوراكها الخطر
And they brought the camels to al-Zarq after the danger had passed from the vultures on their hindquarters.
كأن لم تحل الزرق مي ولم تطأ ... بجرعاء حزوى بين مرط مرجل
As if May had not settled at al-Zarq, nor trodden... on the sandy plain of Hazwa between a draped garment.
ليست بكحلاء ولكن زرقم
She is not kohl-eyed, but rather intensely blue/green-eyed.
حتى إذا توقدت من الزرق حجرية كالجمر من سن الذلق
Until the flint stone ignited from its clarity like embers from the sharpness of the blade.
قوم من الخوارج واحدهم أزرقي
A group of Kharijites, one of whom is an Azraqi.
والزرقاء: ع، بالشام بناحية معان
And Al-Zarqaa: a town in Syria, in the region of Ma'an.
وأبصر من زرقاء اليمامة
And more perceptive than Zarqa' al-Yamama.
تشبه لأدمها بالعيون الزرق
Its oiliness resembles blue eyes.
والمزراق كمحراب: البعير يؤخر حمله إلى مؤخر
And al-mizraq (like mihrab): a camel that delays its load to the rear.
وزرق الطائر يزرق من حد ضرب، ويزرق أيضا من حد نصر، أي: ذرق
And the bird defecated (zarqa) from the verb 'daraba', and also from the verb 'nasara', meaning: to defecate.
زرقت عينه نجوى أي: انقلبت، وظهر بياضها
His eye became zarqat najwa, meaning: it turned over, and its whiteness appeared.
والزرق، بالضم: المياه الصافية
And al-zurq (with damma): clear waters.
فلما وردن الماء زرقا جمامه ... وضعن عصى الحاجر المتخيم
When they reached the clear water, its pools abundant... and set down the staffs of the settled encampment.
والزراقة، بالفتح مشددة: الرمح أقصر من المزراق
And al-zaraqa (with fatha, doubled): a spear shorter than the mizraq.
والأزرق: البازي، والجمع زرق
And al-azraq: the goshawk, and the plural is zurq.
ورماه به، وهو مجاز
And he threw him with it, and this is metaphorical.
والزورق كجوهر: السفينة الصغيرة
And al-zawraq (like jawhar): the small ship.
يعني نعمت سفينة المفازة
Meaning: blessed is the ship of the desert.
والانزراق: أن يمر فيجاوز ويذهب
And al-inziraq: to pass through, exceed, and go away.
حتى وردن من الأزارق منهلا ... وله على آثارهن سحيل
Until they reached a watering place from Al-Azariq, and there was a flowing sound behind them.
وشيخنا أبو منصور عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن عبد الواحد بن زريق الشيباني يعرف بابن زريق
And our Sheikh Abu Mansur Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Zurayq al-Shaybani, known as Ibn Zurayq.
وزيد بن الزرقاء التغلبي، عن سفيان الثوري، وشعبة
And Zayd ibn al-Zarqa' al-Taghlibi, narrated from Sufyan al-Thawri and Shu'ba.