ز وق

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to mercury (الزئبق) and its use in decoration and embellishment. It extends to the act of decorating, adorning, and making things appear beautiful or impressive, sometimes with a connotation of falseness or superficiality.

Derived headwords

الزوقnoun

1.
townclassical
A town located on the bank of the Tigris River, situated between the regions of Al-Jazira and Mosul. There are two such towns, referred to as 'two Zuq's'.
2.
mercuryclassical
Mercury, a heavy liquid metal.

الزئبقnoun

1.
mercuryboth
The chemical element mercury, known for its liquid state at room temperature and its use in various applications, including decoration and medicine.

الزاووقnoun

1.
mercuryclassical
Mercury, a variant pronunciation or form used by the people of Medina.

زوقverb

1.
to decorateboth
To adorn, embellish, or make something beautiful, often by applying a decorative layer or substance.
2.
to gildclassical
To apply a thin layer of gold or a substance resembling gold, often involving heat.
3.
to embellish superficiallyboth
To make something appear attractive or impressive, sometimes implying a lack of substance or authenticity.
4.
to straightenclassical
To correct, refine, or make something straight or proper, used metaphorically for text or speech.

التزويقnoun

1.
decorationboth
The act or process of decorating, embellishing, or making something appear beautiful.
2.
adornmentboth
The state of being adorned or embellished.
3.
superficial embellishmentboth
The act of making something appear attractive or impressive, often with a focus on outward appearance rather than substance.

مزوقadjective

1.
decoratedboth
Adorned or embellished, especially with mercury or a similar substance.
2.
ornateboth
Elaborately decorated or adorned.
3.
embellishedboth
Made to appear more attractive or impressive, sometimes superficially.
4.
well-presentedboth
Appearing neat, organized, or attractive, especially in writing or speech.

زوقهverb

1.
to decorate itboth
To decorate or embellish something.

زوقهnoun

1.
decorationboth
The ornamentation or embellishment applied to something.

زواقnoun

1.
decorationclassical
The ornamentation or embellishment applied to a female slave or a woman.

تزوقيverb

1.
decorate yourselfboth
An imperative verb form instructing a female to adorn herself.

مزوق مزورadjective

1.
decorated and falsifiedclassical
Describing a text or writing that is both embellished and falsified or fabricated.

زوقةnoun

1.
decoratorsclassical
Those who engrave or decorate the ceilings of houses.

زياقname

1.
Ziyāqclassical
The name of a village located in Egypt.

Parallel reading

بالضم: ة، على شط دجلة، بين الجزيرة والموصل، وهما زوقان

With damma: a town, on the bank of the Tigris, between Al-Jazira and Mosul, and they are two Zuq's.

الزوق كصرد: الزئبق

Al-zūq like 'ṣurad: mercury.

كالزاووق وهي لغة أهل المدينة، يقولون: هو أثقل من الزاووق

Like al-zāwūq, which is the language of the people of Medina; they say: it is heavier than al-zāwūq.

أن الزوق: جمع للزاووق

That al-zūq is a plural for al-zāwūq.

قد حصل الجد منا كل مؤتشب ... كما يحصل ما في التبرة الزوق

The seriousness has achieved from us every ambitious endeavor... just as what is obtained from the gold nugget, the mercury.

التزويق للتزيين والتحسين لأنه يجعل مع الذهب، فيطلى به، فيدخل في النار، فيطير الزاووق، ويبقى الذهب

Al-tazwīq for adornment and beautification because it is mixed with gold, then it is coated with it, then it enters the fire, the mercury evaporates, and the gold remains.

وقيل لكل منقش ومزين: مزوق وإن لم يكن فيه الزئبق

And every engraver and decorator is called: muzawwaq, even if there is no mercury in it.

ويدخل الزئبق في التصاوير، ولذلك قالوا لكل مزين: مزوق

And mercury is used in paintings, and for that reason they called every decorator: muzawwaq.

المزوق: المزين بالزئبق، ثم كثر حتى سمي كل مزين بشيء مزوقا

Al-muzawwaq: adorned with mercury, then it became common until everything adorned with something was called muzawwaq.

فزوقوه، فإن استطعت أن تموت فمت

Then they decorated it, so if you are able to die, then die.

كره تزويق المساجد لما فيه من الترغيب في الدنيا وزينتها أو لشغلها المصلى

It is disliked to decorate mosques because of what it contains of encouraging worldly desires and their adornments, or because it distracts the worshipper.

كلام مزوق، أي: محسن

Embellished speech, meaning: beautified.

وقد زوقه تزويقا

And he decorated it with decoration.

زوقت الكتاب والكلام: إذا حسنته وقومته

He decorated the book and the speech: meaning, he improved and corrected it.

هذا كتاب مزوق مزور

This is a decorated and falsified book.

وزوقه: إذا قومه تقويما، وهو مجاز

And he decorated it: meaning, he corrected it with correction, and it is a metaphor.

وزوقوا الجارية: زينوها بالنقوش، وتلك الزينة تسمى الزواق، كسحاب

And they decorated the female slave: they adorned her with engravings, and that adornment is called al-zawāq, like sahāb.

ويقال للمرأة: تزيني - وتزيقي، وهو من ذلك

And it is said to the woman: adorn yourself - and tazayyiqī, and it is from that.

ودرهم مزوق: مطلي بالزئبق

And a muzawwaq dirham: coated with mercury.

هذا شعر مزوق، لو أنه مروق: إذا كان محبرا غير منقح

This is decorated poetry, if it were well-written: meaning, it is eloquent but not refined.

والزوقة، محركة: الذين ينقشون سقوف البيوت

And al-zūqah, with harakah: those who engrave the ceilings of houses.