Arabic

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Root
غ س ق (ḡ-s-q)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غَاسِق (ḡāsiqm

  1. darkness; nightfall
    Synonym: غَسَق (ḡasaq)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 113:3:
      وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَب
      wamin šarri ḡāsiqin ʔiḏā waqab
      And from the evil of darkness when it settles.

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