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غ ف ق

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of emergence, departure, and repeated action, particularly in drinking and striking. It also encompasses notions of sudden return, moderate rain, and sleep.

Derived headwords

غَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to emergeclassical

    A wind emerged from it.

  2. 2.
    to strike repeatedlyclassical

    To strike someone repeatedly with a whip, stick, or strap.

  3. 3.
    to drink repeatedlyclassical

    Camels drank repeatedly, coming to water every hour.

  4. 4.
    to visit repeatedlyclassical

    A donkey approached the female donkey repeatedly.

  5. 5.
    to sleep brieflyclassical

    The people slept a short sleep during the night.

غَفْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    repeated drinkingclassical

    The camels drank repeatedly, meaning they drank once after another, which is extensive drinking.

  2. 2.
    moderate rainclassical

    Rain that is not intense.

  3. 3.
    sudden attackclassical

    A sudden assault or attack on something.

  4. 4.
    sudden returnclassical

    A sudden return from absence.

غَفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short sleepclassical

    A brief period of sleep, a nap.

التَّغْفِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    sleeping while hearingclassical

    To sleep while being aware of people's conversation.

  2. 2.
    treating the bittenclassical

    To treat a snakebite victim and keep them awake.

  3. 3.
    sleep with restlessnessclassical

    A state of sleep accompanied by restlessness or wakefulness.

المُغْفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    return placeclassical

    A place of return or a destination.

تَغَفَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink excessivelyclassical

    To drink a lot of a beverage throughout the day, or intermittently.

المُنْغَفِقnoun
  1. 1.
    departing oneclassical

    One who is departing or returning.

  2. 2.
    one who turnsclassical

    One who turns or bends.

غَافَقَname
  1. 1.
    a fortress in Al-Andalusclassical

    A fortress located in Al-Andalus, in the province of Fahs al-Balut.

  2. 2.
    a tribeclassical

    A tribe from the Azd lineage.

  3. 3.
    a palace near Tripoliclassical

    A palace mentioned near Tripoli in the west.

اغْتَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to surroundclassical

    To surround something completely.

الغَيْفَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pouring outclassical

    The act of pouring out liquid.

Parallel reading

خرجت منه ريح عن أبي عمرو.
A wind emerged from it, according to Abu Amr.
غفق فلانا بالسوط غفقا: ضربه كثيرا
He struck him with a whip repeatedly, meaning he struck him a lot.
وهو أشد من العفق بالعين المهملة، وكذلك بالعصا والدرة.
And it is more intense than 'afq' (with the unpointed 'ayn), and likewise with a stick or a strap.
وغفقت الإبل غفقا: وردت كل ساعة
And the camels drank repeatedly, meaning they came to water every hour.
ترعى الغضى من جانبي مشفق غبا ومن يرع الحموض يغفق
They graze on the thorny shrubs from both sides of the valley, and whoever grazes on sour plants drinks repeatedly.
شربت الإبل غفقا، وهي تغفق: إذا شربت مرة بعد أخرى، وهو الشرب الواسع.
The camels drank repeatedly, and they drink repeatedly: meaning they drank once after another, which is extensive drinking.
وغفق الحمار الأتان: أتاها مرة بعد مرة مثل عفقها بالعين المهملة.
And the donkey approached the female donkey repeatedly, meaning he approached her once after another, similar to 'afaqaha' (with the unpointed 'ayn).
وغفق القوم غفقة من الليل، أي: ناموا نومة.
And the people slept a short sleep during the night, meaning they slept a nap.
والغفق بالفتح: المطر ليس بالشديد.
And 'al-ghafq' (with fatha) is rain that is not intense.
وأيضا: الهجوم على الشيء.
And also: a sudden attack on something.
وأيضا الإياب من الغيبة فجأة.
And also: a sudden return from absence.
التغفيق: النوم وأنت تسمع حديث القوم.
Al-taghfeeq: sleeping while you hear the people's conversation.
والتغفيق: أن تعالج السليم وتسهده.
And al-taghfeeq: to treat a snakebite victim and keep them awake.
أو جملة التغفيق: نوم في أرق.
Or the entirety of al-taghfeeq: sleep with restlessness.
والمغفق، كمنزل: المرجع.
And al-maghfaq, like 'manzil': the place of return.
من بعد مغزاي وبعد المغفق
After my departure and after the place of return.
وتغفق الشراب: إذا شربه يومه أجمع نقله الجوهري عن ابن الأعرابي، وقيل: شربه ساعة بعد أخرى.
And 'taghaffaqa' the drink: if he drank it all day, as narrated by Al-Jawhari from Ibn Al-A'rabi, and it was said: he drank it hour after hour.
وتقول: رأيته يتغفق الصبوح، كما يتفوق الفصيل اللقوح.
And you say: I saw him drinking the morning drink, like a weaned camel drinks the milk of its mother.
فإذا أكثر الشرب) فقد تغفق.
And if he drinks excessively, then he has 'taghaffaqa'.
والمنعفق: للمنصرف، بالعين المهملة.
And 'al-mun'afiq': for the one departing, with the unpointed 'ayn.
قال ابن الأعرابي: والمنغفق: المنصرف.
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: And 'al-munghafiq': the one departing.
وقال الأصمعي: المنعطف، وأنشد لرؤبة: حتى تردى أربع في المنغفق بأربع ينزعن أنفاس الرمق
And Al-Asma'i said: the one turning, and he recited for Ru'ba: until four fell into the place of turning, with four that draw out the breaths of the dying.
وإن بينه وبين قرطبة مرحلتين
And between it and Cordoba are two stages.
وكل شيء أحاط بشيء فقد اغتفق به.
And everything that surrounded something has 'ightafaq' with it.
الغيفقة: الإهراق، عن أبي عمرو.
Al-ghayfaqah: pouring out, according to Abu Amr.
وكذلك الدغرقة.
And likewise 'ad-dagharqah'.
وإليهم نسب الحصن، ولهم خطة بمصر أيضا.
And the fortress is attributed to them, and they also have a quarter in Egypt.