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ول ق

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rapid movement, speed, and swift action, whether in travel, speech, or physical actions like striking. It also extends to concepts of persistence in an action, and metaphorically to madness or delusion.

Derived headwords

وَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To move quickly, especially in a journey or pursuit. It implies a rapid pace.

  2. 2.
    to strike lightlyclassical

    To strike someone with a light blow, often with a sword.

  3. 3.
    to persistclassical

    To continue steadfastly in an action, such as in lying or traveling.

وَلْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftnessclassical

    The act of moving swiftly, a rapid pace.

  2. 2.
    light strikesclassical

    Multiple light blows, such as those from a sword.

  3. 3.
    persistenceclassical

    Steadfast continuation in an action, like lying or traveling.

تَلْقُverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    The camels moved swiftly, indicating a fast pace.

  2. 2.
    to receiveclassical

    To receive something, often with the tongue, implying speaking or repeating.

وَلَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike lightlyclassical

    To strike someone with a light blow.

  2. 2.
    to strike repeatedlyclassical

    To strike someone with multiple blows, as with a sword.

وَلَقَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    light strikesclassical

    Multiple light blows, particularly with a sword.

وَلَقَ في السَّيْرِverb
  1. 1.
    to persist in travelingclassical

    To continue steadfastly and swiftly in traveling.

وَلَقَ في الكَذِبِverb
  1. 1.
    to persist in lyingclassical

    To continue steadfastly in lying.

تَلَقَّوْنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to receive itclassical

    To receive it with your tongues, implying speaking or repeating it.

الوَلْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    swift gaitclassical

    A swift and strong gait of a she-camel, characterized by a bounding motion.

  2. 2.
    swift she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that possesses a swift and energetic gait.

الوَلِيْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of foodclassical

    A type of food prepared from flour, milk, and ghee.

الأَوْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    madnessclassical

    Madness or a condition resembling it, characterized by lightness and excessive energy.

أَلِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to go madclassical

    To become mad or exhibit signs of delusion.

مَأْلُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    madclassical

    Afflicted with madness or delusion.

مُؤَوْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    madclassical

    Afflicted with madness or delusion.

وَالِقname
  1. 1.
    name of a Companionclassical

    A name of a Tabi'i (follower of the Companions) from Kufa, who narrated from Umar ibn al-Khattab.

الوَالِقِيّname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to the tribe of Khuzā'ah.

الوَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    swift pursuitclassical

    Swiftness in pursuing something, like one runner after another, or one statement after another.

  2. 2.
    easy swift travelclassical

    Easy and swift travel.

أَوَالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    swift pursuitclassical

    Swiftness in pursuit, particularly of speech following speech.

المِيلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    swift and lightclassical

    Swift and light, possibly derived from the concept of swift travel or striking.

وَلَقَ الكَلامverb
  1. 1.
    to follow speechclassical

    To follow speech, implying a continuation or succession of words.

  2. 2.
    to spread speechclassical

    To spread or disseminate speech, possibly fabricating it.

وَلَقَهُ بالسَّوْطverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a whipclassical

    To strike someone with a whip.

وَلَقَ عَيْنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the eyeclassical

    To strike someone's eye, to the point of blinding it.

Parallel reading

جاءت الإبل تلق، أي: تسرع.
The camels came swiftly, meaning: they were speeding.
جاءت به عنس من الشام تلق ولق فلانا
A she-camel brought it from Sham, swiftly striking so-and-so.
ولقه بالسيف ولقات
He struck him with the sword multiple light blows.
وولق في السير، أو في الكذب يلق ولقا: إذا استمر فيهما.
And he persisted in traveling, or in lying, he would persist swiftly: if he continued in them.
كذبت والله وولقت، وإنما أعاده تأكيدا، لاختلاف اللفظ.
You have lied, by God, and persisted in it; he repeated it for emphasis, due to the difference in wording.
إذ تلقونه بألسنتكم
When you receive it with your tongues.
والولقى: عدو للناقة فيه شدة كأنه ينزو
And Al-Walqā: a gait for a she-camel with intensity, as if it were bounding.
الولقى تعدو الولقى.
The swift she-camel runs with a swift gait.
والوليقة: نوع من الطعام تتخذ من دقيق ولبن وسمن
And Al-Waliqah: a type of food made from flour, milk, and ghee.
والأولق كالأفكل: الجنون، أو شبهه، وهو الخفة والنشاط.
And Al-Awalq, like Al-Afkal: madness, or its likeness, which is lightness and excessive energy.
وتصبح عن غب السرى وكأنما ألم بها من طائف الجن أولق
And she becomes after the night journey as if touched by a jinn's delusion.
جندل بن والسق، كصاحب: تابعي كوفي، روى عن عمر بن الخطاب
Jandal bin Walq, like Sahb: a Kufan Tabi'i, narrated from Umar ibn al-Khattab.
والوالقي: فرس كان لخزاعة.
And Al-Wāliqī: a horse that belonged to Khuzā'ah.
الولق: إسراعك بالشيء في أثر الشيء، كعدو في أثر عدو، وكلام في أثر كلام.
Al-Walq: your swiftness in something in pursuit of something else, like running after running, or speech after speech.
أوالق مخلاف الغداة كذوبها
Swift pursuers of the morning's falsehood.
الولق: السير السهل السريع، وقد يوصف العقاب بالولقى.
Al-Walq: the easy swift travel, and the eagle may be described with Al-Walqā.
وولق الكلام: دبره
And Walq al-kalām: its follow-up.
ولقه بالسوط: ضربه.
He struck him with the whip: he beat him.
وولق عينه: ضربها ففقأها.
And he struck his eye: he hit it and blinded it.