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نمرق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds, particularly repetitive or guttural ones, and related concepts like vocalization, eating, and specific types of noises. It also extends to physical descriptions like sunken eyes and objects associated with sound or punishment.

Derived headwords

نقنقverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundboth

    To make a repetitive, guttural, or chirping sound, often associated with birds or other animals.

  2. 2.
    to vocalizeclassical

    To make a sound with the voice, often in a repetitive or low manner.

نقنقةnoun
  1. 1.
    soundboth

    A repetitive, guttural, or chirping sound.

  2. 2.
    eating littleclassical

    Eating in small quantities; a modern colloquial usage.

نقنقتverb
  1. 1.
    eyes sankclassical

    The eyes became sunken or hollow.

نقانقnoun
  1. 1.
    sunken eyesclassical

    A description of eyes that are sunken or hollow.

  2. 2.
    long necksclassical

    Refers to long necks, metaphorically compared to the necks of 'naqaniq'.

نققnoun
  1. 1.
    frogsclassical

    The plural of 'naqooq', referring to frogs.

  2. 2.
    soundsclassical

    A plural form referring to sounds, possibly of livestock.

نقوقadjective
  1. 1.
    croakingclassical

    Describing a frog that croaks or makes a repetitive sound.

نقnoun
  1. 1.
    long necksclassical

    A plural form referring to long necks.

النقنيقnoun
  1. 1.
    gallowsclassical

    The wooden structure on which a crucified person is placed.

أنقverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To begin to make a 'naqeeq' sound, or to enter into a state of making such a sound.

منقnoun
  1. 1.
    soundclassical

    Possibly referring to the sound of livestock, indicating abundance of wealth.

نقتقverb
  1. 1.
    to descendclassical

    To descend or go down.

  2. 2.
    eyes sankclassical

    The eyes became sunken or hollow.

تقتقتverb
  1. 1.
    eyes sankclassical

    The eyes became sunken or hollow; considered a possible misspelling.

Parallel reading

وقال أبو عمرو: نقنق في صوته وهي بهاء.
Abu Amr said: He made a sound in his voice, and it was a sign of beauty.
ويقال: نقنقت عينه أي: غارت
And it is said: His eye 'naqnaqat' meaning: it became sunken.
خوص ذوات أعين نقانق
Date palm leaves with sunken eyes.
ضفدع نقوق، والجمع نقق
A croaking frog, and the plural is 'naqiq'.
إذا دنا منهن أنقاض النقق
When the croaking frogs approached them.
على هنين وهنات نق
On small things and small things of long necks.
وكأن أعناقهم أعناق النقانق، أي: طويلة.
And as if their necks were the necks of 'naqaniq', meaning: long.
والنقنيق، بالكسر: الخشبة التي يكون عليها المصلوب.
And 'al-naqnaq', with a kasra: the wooden beam on which the crucified person is placed.
وأنق: إذا صار ذا نقيق، أو دخل في النقيق.
And 'anqa': if he began to make a 'naqeeq' sound, or entered into the state of making such a sound.
ودايس ومنق بكسر النون.
And 'dayis' and 'manq' with a kasra on the noon.
يريد أصوات المواشي والأنعام، تصفه بكثرة أمواله.
He means the sounds of livestock and cattle, describing his abundance of wealth.
والنقنقة: الأكل قليلا، عامية مولدة.
And 'al-naqnaqah': eating little, a modern colloquialism.
نقتق، أي: هبط، هكذا ضبطه ابن الأعرابي بالنون، وبين القافين تاء.
'Naqtaqa', meaning: descended, this is how Ibn al-Arabi vocalized it with a noon, and a ta' between the two qafs.
وقال غيره: نقتقت عينه: غارت، وأنكره ابن الأعرابي.
And others said: His eye 'naqtaqat': it became sunken, and Ibn al-Arabi rejected this.
وفي المصنف لأبي عبيد: تقتقت، بتاءين.
And in the work of Abu Ubaid: 'taqtaqat', with two tas.
قال ابن سيده: وهو تصحيف، وقد مر البحث فيه في تقتق فراجعه.
Ibn Sidah said: And it is a misspelling, and the discussion of it has passed in 'taqtaq', so refer to it.