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ب و ق

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ب و ق (b-w-q)

  1. concerning concepts related to "trumpets" or "a sudden loud blast of sound"; hence the meaning of "a sudden striking calamity" and by extension "an evil" or "wrongful conduct". Ultimately related to the root ب ق ق (b-q-q), meaning "the buzzing of insects", "to be loud or noisy", "to be obnoxiously talkative", with likely phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek βούκινο (boúkino) or Latin būcina, borrowed itself as Classical Syriac ܒܘܩ̈ܝܢܐܣ (bwqynʾ, būqīnā). Compare English bugle, an ox or bovid horn.

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  • بَوْق m (bawq, trumpet, horn; trumpeter, horn-blower; someone who cannot keep a secret)
  • بُوْق m (buwq, trumpet, horn; trumpeter, horn-blower; vain; false; indiscreet, indiscreet person)
  • بَاقَة f (bāqa, bundle of herbs, vegetables)
  • بَوَّاق m (bawwāq, trumpeter, horn; trumpeter, horn-blower; vain; false; indiscreet, indiscreet person)