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ع ث ق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of abundance, fertility, and density. It describes plants, fertile land, and dense or mixed clouds, as well as a main path.

Derived headwords

العَثْقnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A plant described as being about human height, with leaves resembling caper leaves but denser and thicker, growing in high places.

عَثَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fertile landclassical

    Land that is fertile and abundant.

عَثَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    main pathclassical

    The main or central part of a road or path.

مُتَعَثِّقadjective
  1. 1.
    mixed (clouds)classical

    Describing clouds that are mixed or blended together.

مُنْعَثِقadjective
  1. 1.
    mixed (clouds)classical

    Describing clouds that are mixed or blended together.

أعْثَقَتverb
  1. 1.
    became fertileclassical

    The land became fertile and abundant.

Parallel reading

وقال أبو زياد: شجر نحو القامة، وورقه شبه ورق الكبر، إلا أنه كثيف غليظ، ينبت في الشواهق.
Abu Ziyad said: It is a tree about the height [of a man], and its leaves resemble caper leaves, except that they are dense and thick, growing in high places.
واحدته بهاء.
Its singular is 'bahaa'.
وقال الفراء: العثق من الطريق: جادته.
Al-Farra' said: 'Al-'athq' from the road means its main path.
ويقال: أمست الأرض عثقة، محركة أي: مخصبة، نقله الصاغاني.
And it is said: The land became fertile, meaning: abundant, as transmitted by Al-Sagani.
وفي لغات هذيل: أعثقت الأرض: إذا أخصبت
And in the dialects of Hudhayl: 'A'athqat al-ard' means: if the land became fertile.
وقال أبو عمرو: سحاب متعثق ومنعثق: إذا اخلط بعضه ببعض
Abu Amr said: 'Mut'aththiq' and 'mun'aththiq' clouds: if some of them are mixed with others.