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ع س ل ق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes various wild animals, particularly predators like wolves and lions, and also includes terms for mirages, and descriptions of physical attributes like being swift, tall-necked, or misshapen.

Derived headwords

العَسْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Mirageclassical

    A mirage, specifically the shimmering heat haze seen on the horizon.

  2. 2.
    Wolfclassical

    A wolf, a wild canine predator.

  3. 3.
    Lionclassical

    A lion, a large predatory cat.

  4. 4.
    Ostrichclassical

    A large, swift-running bird, specifically a male ostrich (ظليم).

  5. 5.
    Bold predatorclassical

    Any bold wild animal that is aggressive in hunting.

  6. 6.
    Misshapen creatureclassical

    A creature with a deformed or unsightly appearance.

عَسْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female ostrichclassical

    A female ostrich, described as swift and spotted.

عَسْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftclassical

    Describing something as swift or quick.

  2. 2.
    Tall-neckedclassical

    Describing something as having a long neck.

عَسْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Foxclassical

    A fox, specifically a female fox.

Parallel reading

هو: السراب بالسين المهملة.
It is the mirage, with the unpointed 'sin'.
هو: الذئب، وقيل: الأسد
It is the wolf, and it is said: the lion.
وبالضبط الأخير قيل: هو الظليم.
And with the last vowelization, it is said: it is the ostrich.
وأرحلنا بالجو عند حوارة ... بحيث يلاقي الآبدات العسلق
And we made our camels alight in the open country near a hollow ... where the wild creatures meet the 'aslaq'.
وقيل: هو هنا الذئب، وقيل: الأسد.
And it is said: it is the wolf here, and it is said: the lion.
كل سبع جريء على الصيد يقال له: عسلق بالضبط الأول والأخير.
Every bold wild animal in hunting is called 'aslaq' with the first and last vowelizations.
هو بالضبط الأخير المشوه الخلق.
It is, with the last vowelization, the one misshapen in creation.
هو الخفيف، وقيل: الطويل العنق، ويروى بالضبط الثاني أيضا
It is the swift, and it is said: the long-necked, and it is also narrated with the second vowelization.
وهو عسلق ج: عسالق.
And he is 'aslaq, plural: 'asaliq.
عسلقة ربداء
A spotted 'aslaqah (female ostrich).