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يقه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to obedience, submission, and understanding. It encompasses the concepts of yielding to authority, being tractable (especially for animals), and grasping or comprehending something.

Derived headwords

اليقهnoun
  1. 1.
    obedienceboth

    The state or act of complying with orders or requests; submission to authority.

أيقهverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyboth

    To comply with the wishes or commands of another; to be obedient.

  2. 2.
    to be submissiveboth

    To yield oneself to the power or authority of another; to be humble and obedient.

  3. 3.
    to be tractableboth

    Easily managed or controlled, especially referring to animals like horses.

أيقه الرجل — The man obeyed.
وكذلك الخيل إذا انقادت — And likewise horses when they are tractable.
استيقهverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyboth

    To comply with the wishes or commands of another; to be obedient.

  2. 2.
    to be submissiveboth

    To yield oneself to the power or authority of another; to be humble and obedient.

استيقه الرجل — The man obeyed.
أيقهverb
  1. 1.
    to understandboth

    To comprehend or grasp the meaning of something.

أيقه لهذا — Understand this.
أيقه لهذا، أي افهمه — Understand this, meaning comprehend it.
واتقهverb
  1. 1.
    to fearclassical

    To be afraid of someone or something, often implying respect or awe.

  2. 2.
    to obeyclassical

    To comply with the wishes or commands of another, often out of fear or respect.

واتقه له — He feared him and obeyed him.
ائتقهverb
  1. 1.
    to fearclassical

    To be afraid of someone or something, often implying respect or awe.

  2. 2.
    to obeyclassical

    To comply with the wishes or commands of another, often out of fear or respect.

ائتقه له — He feared him and obeyed him.

Parallel reading

اليقه: الطاعة.
Obedience: compliance.
أيقه الرجل
The man obeyed.
واستيقه: أطاع وذل؛
And he obeyed and was submissive: he obeyed and was humbled;
وكذلك الخيل إذا انقادت.
And likewise horses when they are tractable.
وأيقه: فهم.
And he understood: he comprehended.
يقال: أيقه لهذا، أي افهمه.
It is said: Understand this, meaning comprehend it.
واتقه له
He feared him and obeyed him
وائتقه: هاب له وأطاع؛
And he feared him and obeyed him: he was in awe of him and obeyed;
كmathbb{ذ ا في نوادر الأعراب.
This is according to the rare usages of the Arabs.