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ذقو

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a physical characteristic related to the ears and nose, specifically a looseness or flaccidity in these features. It is primarily used to describe animals, particularly horses.

Derived headwords

أذقىadjective
  1. 1.
    loose-earedclassical

    Describing a horse that has loose ears.

  2. 2.
    loose-nosedclassical

    Describing a horse that has a loose nose.

ذقواءadjective
  1. 1.
    loose-eared (female)classical

    The feminine form of 'adhqā', describing a female animal (like a mare) with loose ears.

  2. 2.
    loose-nosed (female)classical

    The feminine form of 'adhqā', describing a female animal (like a mare) with a loose nose.

ذقواءnoun
  1. 1.
    flaccidity of ear/noseclassical

    The condition of having loose or flaccid ears and nose.

Parallel reading

فرس {أذقى) : أهمله الجوهري والجماعة.
A horse {adhqā): Al-Jawhari and the group neglected it.
وهو الرخو الأذن الرخو الأنف، وهي} ذقواء
And it is the loose-eared, loose-nosed one, and she is dhagwā'.
فرس أذقى ورمكة! ذقواء
A horse adhqā and a mare dhagwā'!
وهو الرخو الرانف الأذن
And it is the one with the loose nose and ear.