عُنُقٌ neck in Arabic
عُنُقٌ is how you say “neck” in Arabic.
Root ع ن ق ʿ-n-q. noun. ʿunuq.
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Meaning of neck in Arabic
- the neck (the body part joining head and shoulders) Also vocalized عُنْق or عُنَق with the same meaning; these are variant forms of the same word.
Example sentence
فأقبل عمر حتى أخذ بحمالة سيفه في عنقه، فلببه به،
Umar approached and took hold of the strap of his sword around his neck, then grabbed him firmly with it.
عُنُقِهِ his neck
unuq means 'neck'; the ending '-hi' adds 'his' — 'his neck'.
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How it is used
The everyday word for the physical neck. The same root turns up in verbs built on the image of the neck: reaching arms around someone's neck gives 'to embrace' (عانق, اعتنق), while stretching the neck forward gives the sense of a brisk, striding pace (عنق, اعنق).
Words from the same root
- عَنِقَ to have a long neck
- عانق to embrace, hug
- اعتنق to embrace, take up earnestly
- اعنق to hasten, go at a swift pace
- عَنَقٌ length of neck; a swift stretching pace
More example sentences
قال فما بال السيف في عنقك؟
He said: What about the sword around your neck?
عُنُقِكَ your neck
unuq means 'neck'; the ending '-ka' adds 'your' — 'your neck'.
القاصم أعناق الجبابرة فقد بت مرتبك،
The one who breaks the necks of tyrants, and your situation has become confused.
أَعْنَاقَ necks
This noun is the thing acted upon by the breaker and sits in the object ending, and it is also the first half of a possessive pair. As the leading noun it leans on the next word to say necks of whom, with no separate 'of'.
Common questions
- How do you say "neck" in Arabic?
- عُنُقٌ (ʿunuq).
- Is عُنُقٌ related to the word for "embrace" in Arabic?
- Yes — both come from the root ع-ن-ق. عانق (ʿānaqa, 'to embrace') and اعتنق (iʿtanaqa) literally describe putting one's arms around someone's neck.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).