Appendix:Arabic roots/ر ز ق

Arabic

Root

ر ز ق • (r z q)

1. related to subsisting
2. related to blessing
3. related to endowing

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: رَزَقَ (razaqa, “to give sustenance, to support”)
  • Verbal noun: رِزْق (rizq, “subsistence, maintenance, daily bread”)
  • Active participle: رَازِق (rāziq, “supplier, keeper, outfitter”)
  • Passive participle: مَرْزُوق (marzūq, “blessed, prosperous”)
• Form VIII: اِرْتَزَقَ (irtazaqa, “to receive rations or emoluments”)
  • Verbal noun: اِرْتِزَاق (irtizāq, “the receiving of sustenance”)
  • Active participle: مُرْتَزِق (murtaziq, “hireling, mercenary”)
  • Passive participle: مُرْتَزَق (murtazaq, “sustenance, means for life”)
• Form X: اِسْتَرْزَقَ (istarzaqa, “to ask for nourishment, to procure one's sustenance”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِرْزَاق (istirzāq, “the procurement of sustenance”)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَرْزِق (mustarziq)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَرْزَق (mustarzaq)

Nouns and adjectives

• رَزَّاق (razzāq, “the one who procures the most (ie, God)”)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “ر ز ق”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 428