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ك وس ق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a single derived word, 'al-kawsak', which is identified as a loanword from Persian. It explains the etymology and phonetic changes involved in its Arabicization.

Derived headwords

اَلْكَوْسَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Kawsakclassical

    A term referring to a specific type of jewel or precious stone. It is identified as an Arabicized form of a Persian word.

اَلْكَوْسَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Kawsajclassical

    The original Persian term from which 'al-kawsak' is derived. It also refers to a type of jewel.

اَلْيَرْمَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Yarmakclassical

    An example of a loanword in Arabic where the final 'h' sound has been replaced by a 'q' sound. It refers to a type of food or grain.

اَلْمُفَسْتَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Mufastaqclassical

    Another example of a loanword where 'h' is replaced by 'q'. This word refers to a pistachio nut.

Parallel reading

ومنها:! الكوسق، كجوهر، هو الكوسج معرب
Among them is: al-kawsak, like a jewel, it is the Arabicized al-kawsaj.
كما في اللسان
as in al-Lisan (al-Arabi dictionary).
وإبدال الهاء قافا كثير في المعربات
And the substitution of 'h' with 'q' is frequent in loanwords.
مثل اليرمق، والمفستق، وغيرهما
like al-yarmak, and al-mufastaq, and others.