ه وك

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of foolishness, recklessness, and falling into something without proper consideration. It extends to meanings of confusion, hesitation, and being lost, often in a negative or destructive sense. It also relates to the physical act of digging or falling into a pit.

Derived headwords

الهوك، بالفتحnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
A state of foolishness or lack of intelligence, with a remaining capacity for thought.

وكهجفadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Describing someone as foolish or lacking sense.

الهوك محركةnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
The state of being foolish, with the vowels of the word being short.

هوكverb

1.
to be foolishclassical
To act foolishly or to be characterized by foolishness.

هوكاnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
The state or act of being foolish.

المتهوكadjective

1.
confusedboth
Someone who is confused, hesitant, or uncertain.
2.
recklessclassical
Someone who falls into something without care or deliberation.
3.
fallen into ruinclassical
One who has fallen into a pit of destruction or ruin.

الهواكadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Similar to 'al-mutahawwik', indicating confusion and hesitation.

تهوكتverb

1.
to be confusedclassical
To become confused, hesitant, or to fall into error, as used in the context of the Jews and Christians.

تهوكونverb

1.
to be confusedclassical
The plural form of 'tahawwaka', meaning to be confused or hesitant.

متهوكونadjective

1.
confusedboth
Plural form of 'mutahawwik', meaning confused or hesitant.

متهوكونadjective

1.
confusedboth
Plural form of 'mutahawwik', meaning confused or hesitant.

مترددونadjective

1.
hesitantboth
Those who are hesitant or wavering.

ساقطونadjective

1.
fallenclassical
Those who have fallen, implying a state of decline or error.

الهوكة، بالضمnoun

1.
pitboth
A pit or hole, from which one might fall into.

تهويكاverb

1.
to digclassical
To dig a pit or hole.

الهوكةnoun

1.
pitboth
A pit or hole.

هوكverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall into something, especially a pit or a dangerous situation.

تهويكاverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall into something without care or deliberation, similar to 'tahawwur'.

متهوكاadjective

1.
recklessclassical
In a state of falling into something without care or deliberation.

الهواكة، مشددةnoun

1.
mudflatclassical
A muddy, marshy area where feet can sink.

تتهوكverb

1.
to sinkclassical
To sink into a substance, like feet sinking into a mudflat.

أرض هوكةnoun

1.
muddy groundclassical
Ground that is muddy and causes one to sink.

انهكverb

1.
to fall into a pitclassical
To fall into a pit or a dangerous situation, similar to 'tahawwaka'.

الأهوكadjective

1.
foolishclassical
A foolish person, similar to 'al-ahwaj'.

هواكadjective

1.
foolishclassical
A foolish man.

هوكهverb

1.
to make foolishclassical
To cause someone to become foolish or to act foolishly.

تهويكاverb

1.
to make foolishclassical
To cause someone to become foolish or to act foolishly.

التهوكnoun

1.
recklessnessclassical
Falling into something without care or deliberation.
2.
disorder in speechclassical
To speak in a disordered or unstraightforward manner.

الهوك، ككتفnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
A state of foolishness.

هاكverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall or to plunge into something.

Parallel reading

الأحمق وفيه بقية

The foolish person, and he has some remaining capacity.

وقد هوك كفرح هوكا

And he acted foolishly, like 'faraha', in foolishness.

والمتهوك: المتحير المتردد

And 'al-mutahawwik': the confused, the hesitant.

أمتهوكون أنتم كما تهوكت اليهود والنصارى

Are you confused like the Jews and Christians became confused?

ما! متهوكون

What! Confused?

قال: متحيرون

He said: Confused.

أمترددون ساقطون

Are you hesitant, fallen?

المتهوك: الساقط في هوة الردى

'Al-mutahawwik': one who falls into the pit of ruin.

وإنه لمتهوك لما هو فيه، أي: يركب الذنوب والخطايا

And indeed he is one who falls into what he is in, meaning: he commits sins and transgressions.

والهوكة، بالضم: الحفرة لأنه يتهوك فيها، أي يسقط

And 'al-hawka', with damma: the pit, because one falls into it, meaning he descends.

هوك تهويكا: حفر الهوكة

'Hawwaka' in the pattern 'tahwikan': to dig the pit.

التهوك مثل التهور، وهو الوقوع في الشيء بغير مبالاة ولا روية

'At-tahawwuk' is like 'at-tahawwur', which is falling into something without care or deliberation.

رآني امرأ لا هدرة متهوكا

He saw me as a man not heedless, but falling into recklessness.

والهواكة، مشددة: السبخة لأنها تتهوك فيها الأرجل

And 'al-hawwaka', with shadda: the mudflat, because feet sink into it.

وأرض هوكة، كفرحة كذلك

And 'ard hawka', like 'farha', is likewise.

وانهك الرجل: مثل تهوك: إذا سقط في الهوة

And 'inhakka the man': like 'tahawwaka': if he falls into the pit.

الأهوك: الأحمق مثل الأهوج

'Al-ahwuk': the foolish, like 'al-ahwaj'.

وهوكه غيره تهويكا: حمقه

And 'hawwaka' someone else 'tahwikan': to make him foolish.

والتهوك: الاضطراب في القول وأن يكون على غير استقامة مثل التهفك

And 'at-tahawwuk': disorder in speech and to be not straightforward, like 'at-tahaffuk'.

والهوك، ككتف: الأحمق

And 'al-huk', like 'kutuf': the foolish.

وهاك: تردى

'Hawaka': to fall.