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تِرْياق
antidote /tirˈjaːq/
nounB2#4376 most common
Also: theriac, counterpoison
Example sentences
هذا تِرْياقٌ.
This is an antidote.
شَرِبَ المَريضُ التِّرْياقَ بَعدَ اللَّدْغَةِ.
The patient drank the antidote after the bite.
يُعَدُّ العَسَلُ تِرْياقًا طَبيعِيًّا لِبَعضِ السُّمومِ.
Honey is considered a natural antidote for some poisons.
بَحَثَ العُلَماءُ عَن تِرْياقٍ فَعّالٍ لِسُمِّ الأَفعى.
The scientists searched for an effective antidote for snake venom.
لا يوجَدُ حَتّى الآنَ تِرْياقٌ مَعروفٌ لِهذا النَّوعِ النّادِرِ مِنَ السُّمِّ.
There is still no known antidote for this rare type of poison.
اِشتَهَرَ الأَطِبّاءُ القُدَماءُ بِتَحضيرِ التِّرْياقِ الَّذي كانوا يَعتَقِدونَ أَنَّهُ يَشفي مِن جَميعِ السُّمومِ وَلَدغاتِ الأَفاعي.
Ancient physicians were famous for preparing theriac, which they believed cured all poisons and snake bites.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تِرْياقٌ | تَرَايِيقُ |
| Genitive | تِرْياقٍ | تَرَايِيقَ |
| Accusative | تِرْياقًا | تَرَايِيقَ |
| Vocative | يا تِرْياقُ | يا تَرَايِيقُ |
Word family
تِرْياقantidote, theriac
تَرْيَقَto treat with theriac, to administer an antidote
مُتَرْيَقtreated with theriac
دِرْياقantidote (older variant form)
Etymology
The word comes from Greek θηριακή (thēriakē), meaning a remedy against the bite of venomous creatures, itself linked to θηρίον (thērion, wild animal). It entered Arabic during the great translation movement that brought Greek medical texts, especially Galen, into the Islamic world. From the same Greek source, Latin took theriaca, which passed into Old French as triacle and then into Middle English. English treacle descends from that same word, first meaning an antidote and only later coming to mean the sweet syrup.
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