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وقن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ascending mountains, specifically to reach bird nests, and by extension, to hunting birds from their nests. It also encompasses the concept of a protected or secluded place, particularly for birds or women.

Derived headwords

التوقنnoun
  1. 1.
    Ascending a mountainclassical

    The act of ascending a mountain, as described by Ibn al-A'rabi.

توقلverb
  1. 1.
    To ascend (mountain)classical

    To ascend a mountain, as stated by Ibn al-A'rabi.

أوقنverb
  1. 1.
    To hunt birds from nestsclassical

    A man hunted birds from their nests located on mountaintops.

الموقونةadjective
  1. 1.
    Protected womanclassical

    A secluded and protected young woman, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

الوقنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bird's nest (mountain)classical

    The place of a bird in the mountain, referring to its nest; also described as its lair.

  2. 2.
    Hollow in the groundclassical

    A hollow in the ground or a similar formation in sand dunes.

وقناتnoun
  1. 1.
    Nests (pl.)classical

    Plural of وقنة, referring to bird nests or hollows.

أقناتnoun
  1. 1.
    Nests (pl.)classical

    Another plural form of وقنة, referring to bird nests or hollows.

أكناتnoun
  1. 1.
    Nests (pl.)classical

    A plural form related to وقنة, referring to bird nests or hollows.

توقنverb
  1. 1.
    To hunt birds from nestsclassical

    A man hunted birds from their nests (وقنته).

Parallel reading

هو (التوقل في الجبل)
It is the ascending in the mountain.
وهو الصعود فيه
And it is the climbing in it.
{وأوقن) الرجل: (اصطاد الطير من محاضنها)
And the man 'awqana': he hunted the birds from their nests.
في رؤوس الجبال
On the tops of the mountains.
(} والموقونة: الجارية المصونة المخدرة)
And the 'mawqunah': the protected, secluded young woman.
( {والوقنة، بالضم: موضع الطائر) في الجبل
And the 'waqnah', with dammah: the place of the bird in the mountain.
محضنه
Its nest/lair.
حفرة في الأرض أو شبهها في ظهور القفاف
A hollow in the ground or its like in the sandy heights.
كالأقنة فيهما
Like the 'aqinnah' in them (referring to the hollows).
والأكنة
And the 'akannah'.
ج {وقنات} وأقنات وأكنات
Plural of 'waqnah' are 'waqanat', 'aqnat', and 'aknat'.
{توقن الرجل: اصطاد الطير من} وقنته
The man 'tawaqana': he hunted the birds from his 'waqnah' (nest).