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عَرَق
sweat /ʕaˈraq/
nounB2#3137 most common
Also: perspiration, arak (anise-flavored spirit)
Example sentences
الجو حار وعلى وجهي عَرَق.
The weather is hot and there is sweat on my face.
عَرَقي كثير بعد الجري.
My sweat is heavy after running.
قميصه ابتلّ من العَرَق بعد التمرين.
His shirt got soaked with sweat after the workout.
رائحة العَرَق كانت قوية في الصالة الرياضية.
The smell of sweat was strong in the gym.
كان العَرَق يتصبب من جبينه وهو يحاول حل المشكلة.
Sweat was pouring from his brow as he tried to solve the problem.
كسب رزقه بعَرَق جبينه طوال حياته.
He earned his living by the sweat of his brow his whole life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَرَقٌ | أَعْرَاقٌ |
| Genitive | عَرَقٍ | أَعْرَاقٍ |
| Accusative | عَرَقًا | أَعْرَاقًا |
| Vocative | يَا عَرَقُ | يَا أَعْرَاقُ |
Word family
عِرْقvein, root, lineage
تَعَرَّقَto sweat, to perspire
عَرْقانsweaty (colloquial)
مُتَعَرِّقsweating, perspiring
عُرُوقveins (plural of عِرْق in the vein sense)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ʿ-r-q, which covers veins, roots, and the fluid that seeps through the skin. Sweat is understood as what a body exudes through its veins and pores, the same way a plant root draws and releases moisture. The related word عِرْق (ʿirq, vein or root) shows the same root sense before it narrowed to bodily perspiration. The distilled spirit arak takes its name from this word, since distillation makes liquid bead and drip much like sweat.
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