Arabic vocabulary
باشقfalcon in Arabic
باشق is how you say “falcon” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
إِذا لَاحَ للباشق الصَّيْد نسي مألوف الْكَفّ
When the falcon catches sight of the prey, it forgets the hand it knows.
لِلْبَاشِقِ — to the falcon. 'Li-' (to / for) fused with 'the sparrowhawk', genitive — 'appeared to the hawk'. The 'li-' marks the one to whom it appeared.
From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →
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