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`araq, vulg. `arq (inf. n. of عرق 'to sweat'), s.m. Sweat; exuded moisture, exudation; moisture, sap, juice, liquor; extract, essence, spirit; the root (of anything):—`araq-ālūda, adj. Covered with sweat, sweaty:—`araq ānā(-ko), To sweat, be covered with sweat (through shame or fear):—`araq-rezī, s.f. Sweating; toil and sweat, hard labour or exertion, severe application:—`araq `araq honā, v.n. To be drenched in perspiration:—`araq khaićnā(-kā), To extract the juice, or sap, or liquor (of); to distil:—`araq-khecne-wālā, s.m. A distiller:—`araq-ě-gulāb, s.m. Rosewater:—`araq-gīr, s.m. lit. 'Sweat-receiver'; a skull-cap;—a pad (placed under a saddle):—`araq-nāk, adj.=`araq-ālūda, q.v.:—`araq-na`nā, s.m. Vinegar (so called because mint (na`nā) is thrown into the sharpest country vinegar to distil it).
Origin: Arabic