عَاتِقٌ
Root: عتق
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عَاتِقٌ
: see the next preceding paragraph, in six places.
2 Also A young bird above the stage of that which is termed نَاهِض, i. e. of that of which the first feathers have fallen off and strong feathers have grown; when it has flown and become independent; thought by A'Obeyd to be from the meaning of “ outgoing, ” or “ outstripping, ” كَأَنَّهُ يَعْتِقُ أَىْ يَسْبِقُ [as though it outwent, or outstripped]: or of the young of the sandgrouse (القَطَا), or of the pigeon, while not yet firm, or strong, not advanced in age: pl., in this and the following senses, عَوَاتِقُ.
3 And A girl that has attained to the commencement of the state of puberty, and become kept behind the curtain in the tent, or house, of her family, and not been separated to a husband: said by IAar to be so called because she has passed forth from the state of childhood, and attained to being marriageable; or because she has passed forth from the state, or condition, of serving her father and mother, and has not yet been possessed by a husband; but AAF says that this is not valid: or that has attained to the wearing of the garment called دِرْع, and has passed forth from the state of childhood and of being required to help in the service of her family: or such as is between the stages of puberty and middle age: or a woman who has passed forth from the state, or condition, of serving her father and mother, and from being possessed by a husband: pl. as above, and عُتَّقٌ also; the latter occurring in a trad.
4 And A زِقّ [or wine-skin], of which the wine is good: or of which the odour is pleasant, because of its oldness: or wide, and good: or wide as applied to a [leathern water-bag such as is called] مَزَادَة.
5 And A bow (قَوْسٌ) that has become altered in colour; as also عَاتِكٌ: or عَاتِقَةٌ and عَاتِقٌ a bow that has become old and red; as also عَاتِكَةٌ.
def.2 العَاتِقُ also signifies The part, of the مَنْكِب [or shoulder], which is the place of the [garment called] رِدَآء: or the part between the مَنْكِب and the neck; which is the place of the رِدَآء: or the part, of the كَتِف [properly the shoulder-blade, but app. here meaning, as in some other instances, the shoulder itself], which is the place of the suspensory-cord of the sword: it is [said to be] masc. and fem.; sometimes fem.; but this is not of established authority: a verse which is cited by IB [and in the O] as an instance of its being fem. is asserted by some to be forged: the pl. is عَوَاتِقُ and عُتْقٌ. One says رَجُلٌ أَمْيَلُ العَاتِقِ A man bent, or bending, [or sloping,] in [the part which is] the place of the رِدَآء. حَبْلُ العَاتِقِ see in art. حبل.
2 And [the pl.] العَوَاتِقُ signifies also النَّوَاحِى [The sides; or lateral, or outward, or adjacent, parts or portions; &c.: see the sing., نَاحِيَةٌ].
2 Also A young bird above the stage of that which is termed نَاهِض, i. e. of that of which the first feathers have fallen off and strong feathers have grown; when it has flown and become independent; thought by A'Obeyd to be from the meaning of “ outgoing, ” or “ outstripping, ” كَأَنَّهُ يَعْتِقُ أَىْ يَسْبِقُ [as though it outwent, or outstripped]: or of the young of the sandgrouse (القَطَا), or of the pigeon, while not yet firm, or strong, not advanced in age: pl., in this and the following senses, عَوَاتِقُ.
3 And A girl that has attained to the commencement of the state of puberty, and become kept behind the curtain in the tent, or house, of her family, and not been separated to a husband: said by IAar to be so called because she has passed forth from the state of childhood, and attained to being marriageable; or because she has passed forth from the state, or condition, of serving her father and mother, and has not yet been possessed by a husband; but AAF says that this is not valid: or that has attained to the wearing of the garment called دِرْع, and has passed forth from the state of childhood and of being required to help in the service of her family: or such as is between the stages of puberty and middle age: or a woman who has passed forth from the state, or condition, of serving her father and mother, and from being possessed by a husband: pl. as above, and عُتَّقٌ also; the latter occurring in a trad.
4 And A زِقّ [or wine-skin], of which the wine is good: or of which the odour is pleasant, because of its oldness: or wide, and good: or wide as applied to a [leathern water-bag such as is called] مَزَادَة.
5 And A bow (قَوْسٌ) that has become altered in colour; as also عَاتِكٌ: or عَاتِقَةٌ and عَاتِقٌ a bow that has become old and red; as also عَاتِكَةٌ.
def.2 العَاتِقُ also signifies The part, of the مَنْكِب [or shoulder], which is the place of the [garment called] رِدَآء: or the part between the مَنْكِب and the neck; which is the place of the رِدَآء: or the part, of the كَتِف [properly the shoulder-blade, but app. here meaning, as in some other instances, the shoulder itself], which is the place of the suspensory-cord of the sword: it is [said to be] masc. and fem.; sometimes fem.; but this is not of established authority: a verse which is cited by IB [and in the O] as an instance of its being fem. is asserted by some to be forged: the pl. is عَوَاتِقُ and عُتْقٌ. One says رَجُلٌ أَمْيَلُ العَاتِقِ A man bent, or bending, [or sloping,] in [the part which is] the place of the رِدَآء. حَبْلُ العَاتِقِ see in art. حبل.
2 And [the pl.] العَوَاتِقُ signifies also النَّوَاحِى [The sides; or lateral, or outward, or adjacent, parts or portions; &c.: see the sing., نَاحِيَةٌ].
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