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وو ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to water birds, specifically those found in Iraq. It also includes variations in pronunciation and alternative names for these birds.

Derived headwords

الواقةnoun
  1. 1.
    water birdclassical

    A type of water bird, specifically known among the people of Iraq. This term is attributed to Al-Layth.

وأقةnoun
  1. 1.
    water bird (hamzated)classical

    A variant pronunciation of 'الواقة', where the initial alif is hamzated. This pronunciation has been previously discussed.

القاقةnoun
  1. 1.
    water bird (alternative name)classical

    An alternative name used by some for the same type of water bird referred to as 'الواقة'.

Parallel reading

الواقة: من طير الماء عند أهل العراق، قاله الليث
Al-Wāqah: is a water bird among the people of Iraq, so said Al-Layth.
أبوك نهاري وأمك واقة
Your father is my daytime and your mother is a wāqah.
ومنهم من يهمز الألف، فيقول: وأقة
And among them are those who hamzate the alif, saying: wāqah.
وقد تقدم
And it has been previously mentioned.
وبعضهم يقول لهذا الطير: القاقة
And some of them call this bird: Al-Qāqah.