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ه ي ق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes extreme tallness and slenderness, particularly in reference to ostriches and men. It also extends to the concept of being well-formed or structured, possibly due to the association with tallness.

Derived headwords

الهَيْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    A male ostrich, named for its tall and slender build.

  2. 2.
    Tall, slender manclassical

    A man who is very thin and excessively tall.

الهَيْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    An alternative name for an ostrich, similar to 'hayq', with the 'm' considered an augmentative suffix.

الهَيْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall, slender manclassical

    A man characterized by extreme tallness and slenderness. The 'y' is considered an original part of the root here, unlike in 'hayq'.

هَيْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female ostrichclassical

    The female of the ostrich.

الأَهْيَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of hayqclassical

    The plural form of 'hayq', referring to ostriches or tall, slender men.

الهُيُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of hayqclassical

    Another plural form of 'hayq', also referring to ostriches or tall, slender men.

الأَهْيَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Long-neckedclassical

    Describing something, particularly an ostrich, as having a long neck.

أَهْيَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To become tall and slenderclassical

    The verb form indicating the process of becoming like a 'hayq', i.e., tall and slender, especially used for an ostrich.

Parallel reading

الهيق: الظليم
Al-hayq: The ostrich.
كالهيقم كما في الصحاح، والميم زائدة
Like al-hayqam, as in Al-Sihah, and the 'm' is augmentative.
وكذلك الهيقل، والياء فيه زائدة وفي الهيق أصل
And likewise al-hayqal, and the 'y' in it is augmentative, while in al-hayq it is original.
والهيق: الرجل الدقيق الطويل وقيل: المفرط الطول
And al-hayq: the thin, tall man, and it is said: the excessively tall one.
ولذلك سمي الظليم هيقا
And for that reason, the ostrich was named hayq.
والأنثى هيقة
And the female is hayqah.
وما ليلى من الهيقات طولا ... وما ليلى من الحذف القصار
And Layla is not among the tall ones in length... and Layla is not among the short ones.
والجمع أهياق وهيوق
And the plural is ahyaq and huyooq.
والأهيق: الطويل العنق
And al-ahyaq: the long-necked one.
أهيق الظليم: إذا صار هيقا
The ostrich became ahyaq: when it became hayq (tall and slender).
أزل أو هيق نعام أهيقا
Either a swift or a tall, slender ostrich.