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ن م ر ق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns cushions, pillows, and soft bedding, often used for comfort or as furnishings. It can also refer to a type of cloud formation.

Derived headwords

النمرقnoun
  1. 1.
    cushionboth

    A soft cushion or pillow, often placed on a saddle or for seating.

  2. 2.
    small pillowclassical

    A small pillow, possibly a diminutive form.

النمرقةnoun
  1. 1.
    cushionboth

    A soft cushion or pillow, often placed on a saddle or for seating.

  2. 2.
    small pillowclassical

    A small pillow, possibly a diminutive form.

النمارقnoun
  1. 1.
    cushionsboth

    Plural of نمرق/نمرقة, referring to cushions or pillows.

  2. 2.
    beddingclassical

    Soft furnishings or bedding, often for comfort.

نمرقةnoun
  1. 1.
    gap in cloudsclassical

    A gap or opening within clouds, indicating some transparency.

Parallel reading

النمرق والنمرقة، مثلثة أي: بتثليث النون، الضم هو المشهور، والكسر لغة حكاها يعقوب
An-numruq and an-numruqah, with three pronunciations, meaning: with the three vowels on the noon; the dammah is the famous one, and the kasrah is a dialect reported by Ya'qub.
الوسادة قاله الفراء، أو الصغيرة، أو هي الميثرة وهي: ما افترشت است الراكب على الرحل، كالمرفقة، غير أن مؤخرها أعظم من مقدمها، ولها أربعة سيور تشد بآخرة الرحل، قاله أبو عبيد.
A pillow, said Al-Farra', or a small one, or it is the mitharah, which is: what the rider's rear end spreads on the saddle, like an armrest, except its rear is larger than its front, and it has four straps tied to the rear of the saddle, said Abu Ubayd.
أو هي الطنفسة التي فوق نمرق الرحل، قاله أبو عبيد أيضا.
Or it is the rug that is above the saddle cushion, also said Abu Ubayd.
والجمع النمارق قال الله تعالى) ونمارق مصفوفة (
And the plural is an-namariq, as Allah Almighty said: 'and cushions laid in rows'.
إذا ما بساط اللهو مد وقربت ... للذاته أنماطه ونمارقه
When the carpet of amusement is spread and brought near... its patterns and cushions for its pleasure.
تضج من أستاهها النمارق مفارش الرحال والأيانق
The cushions, the saddle cloths of camels and fine camels, cry out from their rear ends.
ونحن بنات طارق نمشي على النمارق
And we are the daughters of Tariq, walking on cushions.
ويقال: ما على السحاب نمرقة.
And it is said: There is no cushion on the clouds.
النمرقة بالكسر من السحاب: ما كان بينه خلوص، أي: فتوق نقله الصاغاني.
An-numruqah (with kasrah) from the clouds: what has transparency between it, meaning: gaps, reported by Al-Saghani.