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ه وق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a place where water collects, becoming muddy and attracting birds. It is a specific type of depression or hollow in the ground.

Derived headwords

الهوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Muddy waterholeclassical

    A depression in the ground where water collects, becoming abundant with mud and frequented by birds.

الأوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Waterlogged depressionclassical

    A hollow or depression that collects water, becoming muddy and attracting birds.

هوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of hoqaclassical

    The plural form of 'al-huqa', referring to multiple muddy waterholes.

Parallel reading

الهوقة أهمله الجوهري
Al-huqa was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن عباد وصاحب اللسان: هو مثل {الأوقة وهي هبطة يجتمع فيها الماء ويكثر فيها الطين، ويألفها الطير، والجمع} هوق.
And Ibn 'Abbad and the author of Al-Lisan said: it is like 'al-awqa', which is a depression where water collects, mud becomes abundant, and birds frequent it, and the plural is 'huq'.