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غ ر ق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of drowning, sinking, or being submerged in water. It extends to the idea of being overwhelmed or engrossed in something, and can also refer to a state of being deeply involved or immersed.

Derived headwords

غَرِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to drownboth

    To die or be killed by submersion in and inhalation of water or another liquid.

  2. 2.
    to sinkboth

    To go down below the surface of something, especially the sea or a river.

  3. 3.
    to be submergedboth

    To be covered completely with water or another liquid.

غَرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to drownboth

    To die or be killed by submersion in and inhalation of water or another liquid.

  2. 2.
    to sinkboth

    To go down below the surface of something, especially the sea or a river.

  3. 3.
    to be submergedboth

    To be covered completely with water or another liquid.

غَرْقnoun
  1. 1.
    drowningboth

    The process or an instance of drowning.

  2. 2.
    sinkingboth

    The act or process of sinking.

غَرِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    drownedboth

    Having drowned.

  2. 2.
    submergedboth

    Covered completely with water.

  3. 3.
    overwhelmedboth

    Having been overcome or engulfed by something.

غَرِيقname
  1. 1.
    Ibn al-Gharīqclassical

    A kunya or epithet referring to a person known as 'the drowned one'.

Parallel reading

وأبو الحسين بن المهتدي بالله العباسي المسند المشهور، يعرف بابن الغريق، كأمير.
And Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Muhtadi billah al-Abbasi, the famous traditionist, is known as Ibn al-Gharīq, like Amir.