Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ر ق ق (r q q)
9 terms

Verb

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اِسْتَرَقَّ (istaraqqa) X (non-past يَسْتَرِقُّ (yastariqqu), verbal noun اِسْتِرْقَاق (istirqāq))

  1. to enslave
    • (Can we date this quote?), Abū Nuwās, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      كُلَّ يَوْمٍ يَسْتَرِقُّ لَهَا / حُسْنُهَا عَبْدًا بِلَا ثَمَنِ
      kulla yawmin yastariqqu lahā / ḥusnuhā ʕabdan bilā ṯamani
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  2. to soften
  3. to be thin, to be delicate
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Etymology 2

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س ر ق (s r q)
6 terms

Verb

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اِسْتَرَقَ (istaraqa) VIII (non-past يَسْتَرِقُ (yastariqu), verbal noun اِسْتِرَاق (istirāq))

  1. to steal, to pilfer [with accusative ‘something’ and مِن (min) ‘from someone’]
  2. to do in secret, clandestinely [with accusative ‘a noun of sensory perception’]
    اِسْتَرَقَ السَمْعَistaraqa s-samʕato eavesdrop
    اِسْتَرَقَ النَظَرَistaraqa n-naẓarato peep
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:18:
      إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُبِينٌ
      ʔillā mani staraqa s-samʕa faʔatbaʕahu šihābun mubīnun
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