ن ز ق

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rapid, agitated movement, often associated with excitement, anger, or impulsiveness. It extends to meanings of being full, speaking excessively, and even a specific type of celestial object.

Derived headwords

نَزَقَverb

1.
to leap, to boundboth
Said of a horse or a person, meaning to move with a quick, sudden leap or bound.
2.
to be agitated by angerboth
To become agitated, restless, or flighty when angry.
3.
to be hasty and foolishclassical
To exhibit hastiness, impulsiveness, and a lack of judgment or sense.
4.
to be fullclassical
Said of a container or a body of water, meaning to be filled to the brim.

نَزَقًاnoun

1.
a leap, a boundboth
The act of leaping or bounding, particularly by a horse.
2.
agitation, hastinessclassical
A state of being agitated, hasty, or foolishly impulsive.

نُزُوقًاnoun

1.
a leap, a boundclassical
The act of leaping or bounding, similar to 'nazq'.

نَزِقٌadjective

1.
agile, quickclassical
Describing a horse that is quick and agile, not slow or sluggish.
2.
hasty, impulsiveclassical
Characterized by hastiness, impulsiveness, and a lack of good judgment.

نَزِقَةٌadjective

1.
agile, quickclassical
Feminine form of 'naziq', describing a quick or agile female horse.
2.
hasty, impulsiveclassical
Feminine form of 'naziq', describing a hasty or impulsive female.

أَنْزَقَهُverb

1.
to make leapboth
To cause someone or something to leap or bound, often by striking them.
2.
to make agitatedclassical
To provoke someone into a state of agitation or anger.

نَزَّقَهُverb

1.
to make leapboth
To cause someone or something to leap or bound, often by striking them.
2.
to make agitatedclassical
To provoke someone into a state of agitation or anger.

إِنْزَاقًاnoun

1.
making leapboth
The act of causing something to leap or bound.

تَنْزِيقًاnoun

1.
making leapboth
The act of causing something to leap or bound.

نَزَقَverb

1.
to be flighty with angerboth
To become agitated, restless, or flighty when angry.
2.
to be hasty and foolishclassical
To exhibit hastiness, impulsiveness, and a lack of judgment or sense.

نَزَقًاnoun

1.
agitation, hastinessclassical
A state of being agitated, hasty, or foolishly impulsive.

نَزَقٌnoun

1.
hastiness, foolishnessclassical
A characteristic of being hasty, impulsive, and lacking sense or wisdom.

نَزَقَverb

1.
to be fullclassical
Said of a container or a body of water, meaning to be filled to the brim.

نَزَّاقٌadjective

1.
swift (camel)classical
Describing a female camel that is fast or swift.

نَازَقَverb

1.
to exchange insultsboth
To verbally abuse or insult one another.
2.
to race, to competeclassical
To compete with someone, particularly in speed or running.

نِزَاقًاnoun

1.
exchanging insultsboth
The act of exchanging insults or verbal abuse.
2.
racing, competitionclassical
The act of competing, especially in speed.

مُنَازَقَةًnoun

1.
exchanging insultsboth
The act of exchanging insults or verbal abuse.

تَنَازَقَverb

1.
to exchange insultsboth
To verbally abuse or insult one another.

مَكَانٌ نَزِقٌadjective

1.
near placeclassical
A place that is close or nearby.

نَازَقَهُverb

1.
to approach closelyclassical
To come near to someone or something.

أَنْزَقَverb

1.
to laugh excessivelyclassical
To laugh a great deal or excessively.
2.
to become foolish after wisdomclassical
To act foolishly or senselessly after having been wise or sensible.

المُنَازِقُnoun

1.
talkative personclassical
Someone who talks a lot or is very verbose.

النَّيْزَقُnoun

1.
meteor, shooting starclassical
A celestial phenomenon, often described as a falling star or meteor.

النَّيْزَكُnoun

1.
meteor, shooting starclassical
A celestial phenomenon, often described as a falling star or meteor.

Parallel reading

نزق الفرس، كسمع، ونصر، وضرب اقتصر الجوهري على الثانية نزقا، ونزوقا كقعود: نزا، وكذلك الرجل.

The horse leaped, as in 'sami'a', 'nasara', and 'daraba'; Al-Jawhari limited it to the second form with 'nazqan' and 'nuzuqan' like 'qu'ud': it leaped, and so did the man.

فهو نزق، وهي نزقة.

He is quick/agile, and she is quick/agile.

فضل الجواد على الخيل البطاء فلا ... يعطي بذلك ممنونا ولا نزقا

The noble steed is preferred over slow horses, so... he is not given thanks for being unwilling, nor for being quick/agile.

وأنزقه، ونزقه غيره إنزاقا، وتنزيقا: ضربه حتى ينزو وينزق.

And he made it leap, and another made it leap, with 'inzaqan' and 'tanziiqan': he struck it until it leaped and bounded.

وفي التهذيب: حتى يثب نهزا.

And in Al-Tahdhib: until it leaps with a sudden bound.

ونزل كفرح، وضرب نزقا ونزقا: طاش وخف عند الغضب.

And he became agitated like 'fariha', and 'daraba' with 'nazqan' and 'nazqan': he became flighty and restless upon anger.

وقيل: النزق: خفة في كل أمر وعجلة في جهل وحمق.

And it was said: 'Al-nazq' is lightness in every matter and hastiness in ignorance and foolishness.

مماتن غايتها بعد النزق

Whose end is death after hastiness.

ونزل الإناء والغدير: امتلأ إلى رأسه.

And the vessel and the pool were full: filled to their brim.

وناق نزاق مثل مزاق ككتاب: سريعة.

And a swift she-camel, like 'mizaq' as in 'kitaab': fast.

ونازقا نزاقا ومنازقة، وتنازقا: إذا تشاتما، كما في العباب.

And they exchanged insults with 'nazqan' and 'munazaqatan', and 'tanazaqu': if they insulted each other, as in Al-'Abab.

تنازق الرجلان تنازقا ونزاقا ومنازقة: تشاتما، الأخيرتان على غير الفعل.

The two men exchanged insults with 'tanazaqun', 'nazaaqan', and 'munazaqatan': they insulted each other, the latter two are not derived directly from the verb.

ومكان نزق، محركة أي: قريب، نقله الصاغاني.

And a 'makan naziq', with vowelization, meaning: near, as reported by Al-Saghani.

وقال أبو زيد: أنزق الرجل: إذا أفرط في ضحكه وأكثر، وكذلك أهزق.

And Abu Zayd said: 'Anzaqa' the man: if he exceeded in his laughter and did it a lot, and likewise 'ahzaqa'.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: أنزق الرجل: إذا سفه بعد حلم.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: 'Anzaqa' the man: if he became foolish after being patient.

والمنازق: الكثير الكلام.

And 'Al-munaziq': the very talkative one.

والنزق والنيزق: لغة في النيزك، قال الشاعر:

And 'Al-nazq' and 'Al-nayzaq': a dialectal variant for 'Al-nayzak', the poet said:

وثديان لولا ما هما لم تكد ترى ... على الأرض إن قامت كمثل النيازق

And two breasts, were it not for them, you would hardly see... on the ground when she stands, like meteors.

كأنما عدلا جوالق اصبحا ... وحشوهما تبن على ظهر ناهق

As if two sacks became... and their filling was straw on the back of a braying camel.

ونازقه نزاقا: سابقه في العدو، وكذا في النوادر.

And he raced him with 'nazaaqan': he outran him in the race, and so it is in Al-Nawadir.