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وء ق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to water birds, specifically a type of waterfowl. The primary discussion revolves around the etymology and linguistic classification of a specific term for such a bird.

Derived headwords

الوأقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Waterfowlclassical

    A type of water bird, as mentioned by the author of Al-Lisān. Some have cited it in a simplified form.

Parallel reading

الوأقة: من طير الماء، هكذا أورده صاحب اللسان، وحكاه بعضهم في التخفيف.
Al-Wa'iqah: is a water bird, thus it was cited by the author of Al-Lisān, and some have transmitted it in a simplified form.
قال ابن سيده: فلا أدري أهو تخفيف قياسي، أو بدلي، أو لغة، وعلى الأولين فهو من هذا الباب، وعلى الأخير لا.
Ibn Sidah said: I do not know if it is a regular simplification, or a substitution, or a dialect, and if it is the former two, then it belongs to this root, but if it is the latter, then it does not.