عُوَقٌ
Root: عوق
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عُوَقٌ
and
عُوَقَةٌ and
عِوَقٌ , which last is from IAar, and is by some written
عَوِقٌ , and
عَيِّقٌ and
عَيِّقٌ , this last with fet-h, i. e. with fet-h and teshdeed to the ى, (TA, [but in the CK عَيْقٌ,]) A man having the quality of hindering, preventing, impeding, retarding, or diverting by otherwise occupying, men from that which is good, and his companions, because accidents diverting him from his course prevent his attaining the object of his want: (TA: [see also عَوْقٌ:]) and IDrd says, عُوَّقٌ , thus with tesh-deed accord. to El-Arzenee and Aboo-Sahl ElHarawee, applied to a man, signifies one who hinders, prevents, impedes, &c., men from [accomplishing] their affairs: or it signifies, or signifies also, accord. to IDrd, a coward, or cowardly; in this sense peculiar to the dial. of Hudheyl; and so عُوَقٌ: and عُوَقٌ is also syn. with
عَائِقٌ : thus it means accord. to Aboo-Usámeh, as an epithet applied to a man: and
عُوَّقٌ accord. to him is pl. of
عَائِقٌ : and عُوَقٌ and
عُوَّقٌ both signify also one whom affairs cease not to hinder, prevent, impede, &c., from [accomplishing] the object of his want: and one who, when he purposes a thing, does it: thus they are expl. by Ibn-'Abbád; as though having two contr. significations.
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