ن غ ب ق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds emanating from the belly, particularly of animals, and also describes a type of bird and a foolish person. It touches upon the idea of internal movement or sound.

Derived headwords

النغبقnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
A term used to describe someone who is foolish or idiotic.

النغبوقnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird.
2.
sound from bellyclassical
The sound heard from the belly of an animal, particularly when it is rumbling or gurgling.

النغبقةnoun

1.
sound from bellyclassical
The sound heard from the belly of an animal, particularly when it is rumbling or gurgling.

الوعاقnoun

1.
sound from bellyclassical
The sound heard from the belly of an animal, particularly when it is rumbling or gurgling.

الوعيقnoun

1.
sound from bellyclassical
The sound heard from the belly of an animal, particularly when it is rumbling or gurgling.

النغبوقةnoun

1.
sound from bellyclassical
The sound heard from the belly of an animal, particularly when it is rumbling or gurgling.

تنغبقverb

1.
to move in and outclassical
Describing a female animal's anus moving in and out due to emaciation.

Parallel reading

النغبق، كقنفذ أهمله الجوهري.

Al-Naghbaq, like Qunfudh, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.

وقال ابن عباد: هو الأحمق.

And Ibn 'Abbad said: It is the foolish one.

والنغبوق كعصفور: طائر.

And Al-Naghbuq, like 'Asfuur, is a bird.

وقال ابن دريد: النغبوق: ع.

And Ibn Duraid said: Al-Naghbuq: 'ayn (a letter, likely a typo for 'a bird').

وقال ابن الأعرابي: النغبقة والوعاق والوعيق: الصوت الذي يسمع من بطن الدابة.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-Naghbaqah, Al-Wi'aaq, and Al-Waiiq: the sound heard from the belly of the animal.

أو هو صوت جردانه إذا تقلقل في قنبه عن الأصمعي وأبي عمرو كالنغبوقة، وهذه عن أبي عمرو

Or it is the sound of its gerbil-like creatures if they move around in its pouch, according to Al-Asma'i and Abu 'Amr, like Al-Naghbuuqah. And this is from Abu 'Amr.

علفته غرزا وماء باردا ... شهري ربيع واغتبقت غبوقه

I fed it fodder and cold water... for two months of spring, and I gave it its evening drink.

حتى إذا دفع الجياد دفعته ... وسط الجياد ولاسته نغبوقه

Until when it pushed the strong horses, it pushed them... in the midst of the strong horses, and its evening drink was its rumbling.

وقال ابن عباد: الدابة تنغبق استها، أي: تدخل وتخرج متحركة للهزال.

And Ibn 'Abbad said: The animal's anus 'tanbaghqu' (moves in and out), meaning: it enters and exits, moving due to emaciation.