ع ز ق

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of digging, plowing, or breaking up the earth. It extends to related concepts like tools for this purpose, and metaphorically to actions like hastening, holding back, or being harsh in disposition.

Derived headwords

عَزَقَverb

1.
to plow the earthboth
To dig into and break up the soil, especially for cultivation.
2.
to hastenclassical
To move or proceed quickly in a race or pursuit.
3.
to hold backclassical
To restrain or prevent something from reaching one.
4.
to strike severelyclassical
To beat someone intensely or excessively.
5.
to dig until water appearsboth
To excavate the ground until a water source is reached.

عَزْقًاnoun

1.
plowingboth
The act of digging and breaking up the earth.
2.
hasteningclassical
The act of moving quickly.
3.
holding backclassical
The act of restraining or withholding.
4.
severe strikingclassical
Intense beating or striking.
5.
winnowing grainclassical
The act of winnowing wheat.

المِعْزَقnoun

1.
plowing toolboth
A tool used for plowing or digging the earth, similar to a pickaxe or larger.

المِعْزَقَةnoun

1.
plowing toolboth
An instrument used for plowing or digging the land, which could be a pickaxe, spade, or hoe.
2.
winnowing toolclassical
A tool used for winnowing food, such as grain.

المَعَازِقnoun

1.
pickaxesclassical
Plural of 'ma'zaqa', referring to pickaxes, specifically those with two pointed ends.

العَزْقnoun

1.
winnowing wheatclassical
The act of winnowing wheat.
2.
bad mannersclassical
Poor character or disposition.

عَزِقٌadjective

1.
harsh-temperedclassical
Having a difficult, harsh, or unyielding disposition.
2.
stingyclassical
Characterized by severity, stinginess, and harshness in disposition.

عَزَقَ بهverb

1.
to stick toclassical
To adhere or cling to something, similar to 'asqa bihi'.

العَزِيقnoun

1.
level groundclassical
A flat or low-lying area of land, a Yemeni dialect term.

العَزَاقَةnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A term for a plant, mentioned by Ibn Duraid.

العَزُوقnoun

1.
pistachio cropclassical
The yield of pistachios in a year when their kernels do not form properly; it refers to the tanning substance.
2.
bad-tasting fruitclassical
Fruit from a tree that has an unpleasant taste.

المُتَعَزِّقadjective

1.
harsh-temperedclassical
Possessing a harsh, difficult, or unyielding disposition; similar to 'azq'.

رجلٌ عَزُوقadjective

1.
stingy and difficultclassical
A man who is stingy, difficult, and harsh in his dealings.

العَزُوقَةnoun

1.
closenessclassical
The act of being close or tight-fisted.

أرضٌ مَعْزُوقَةadjective

1.
plowed landboth
Land that has been dug or plowed for cultivation.

أَعْزَقَverb

1.
to use a plowboth
To work with a plowing tool (ma'zaqa).

عَزَّقَverb

1.
to defeatclassical
To rout or decisively defeat an enemy.

تَعْزِيقnoun

1.
eatingclassical
A euphemism for eating, a newly coined usage.

Parallel reading

عزق الأرض خاصة هكذا قيده أبو عبيد

To plow the earth, specifically; this is how Abu Ubaid defined it.

يعزقها عزقا: شقها وكربها

He plows it with a plowing: splitting it and breaking it up.

والمعزق، والمعزقة، كمنبر، ومكنسة: آلة كالقدوم، أو أكبر منها لعزق الأرض

And al-ma'zaq, and al-ma'zaqa, like minbar and miknasa: a tool like a pickaxe, or larger than it, for plowing the earth.

المعزقة: ما تعزق به الأرض، فأسا كانت أو مسحاة أو شكة

Al-ma'zaqa: what you plow the earth with, whether it is a pickaxe, a spade, or a hoe.

وهي البيلة المعفقة

And it is the 'bila' (tool) that plows.

المعازق هي الفؤوس، واحدها معزقة، وهي فأس لرأسها طرفان

Al-ma'aziq are the pickaxes, their singular is ma'zaqa, and it is a pickaxe with two ends to its head.

يا كف ذوقي نزوان المعزقه

O hand, taste the blows of the pickaxe.

تثيرون قيعان القرى بالمعازق

You stir up the plains of the villages with the pickaxes.

المعزقة: المذراة التي يذرى بها الطعام

Al-ma'zaqa: the winnowing fan with which food is winnowed.

والعزق، بضمتين: مذرو الحنطة

And al-'azq, with two dammahs: the winnowing of wheat.

والعزق أيضا: السيئو الأخلاق واحدهم عزق، ككتف

And al-'azq also: bad manners, their singular is 'azq, like 'katif'.

وعزق به: كفرح: لصق مثل عسق به

And 'azqa bihi: like fariha: to stick, like 'asqa bihi.

وعزق كنصر عزقا: أسرع في العدو

And 'azqa, like nasara, 'azqan: to hasten in running.

وعزق الخبر عني عزقا: حبسه عني

And 'azqa the news from me, 'azqan: to withhold it from me.

وعزقته ضربا: أثخنته

And 'azqatahu darban: to strike him severely.

العزيق كأمير: المطمئن من الأرض لغة يمانية

Al-'azīq like amīr: level ground, a Yemeni dialect.

العزوق، كجرول وصبور: حمل الفستق في السنة التي لا ينعقد لبه، وهو دباغ، قاله الليث

Al-'azūq, like jarwal and sabūr: the yield of pistachios in a year when their kernels do not form, and it is a tanning agent, Laysh said.

وذلك أنه يدبغ جلدها بالعزوق

And that is because its skin is tanned with al-'azūq.

والعزق ككتف: العسر الخلق كالمتعزق

And al-'azq like katif: harsh in disposition, like al-muta'azziq.

يقال: رجل عزق ومتعزق: فيه شدة وبخل وعسر في خلقه

It is said: a man is 'azq and muta'azziq: having severity, stinginess, and harshness in his disposition.

رجل عزوق، كجرول: بخيل متعسر

A man is 'azūq, like jarwal: stingy and difficult.

وأرض معزوقة: شقت للزراعة

And a plowed land: dug for cultivation.

وعزقه عزقا: حفره حتى خرج الماء منها

And he dug it, 'azqan: he excavated it until water came out of it.

أعزق: عمل بالمعزقة

A'zaqa: he worked with the plowing tool.

وفي الحديث: لا تعزقوا أي: لا تقطعوا

And in the hadith: 'Do not 'azqu', meaning: do not cut.

وعزقت القوم تعزيقا: إذا هزمتهم وقتلتهم

And 'azqata al-qawm ta'zīqan: if you defeat them and kill them.

والعزق: كناية عن الأكل، مولدة

And al-'azq: a euphemism for eating, a newly coined term.