عِتْقٌ

[mentioned above as a verbal noun and also as a simple subst. (see 1)] i. q. نَجَابَةٌ [apparently as a quality of a horse and the like, meaning Generousness, excellence, or swiftness: see 1, first and second sentences]. (K.)

And i. q. كَرَمٌ [Generousness, generosity, or nobility]; (S, Mgh, O, K;) as in the saying, مَا أَبْيَنَ العِتْقَ فِى وَجْهِ فُلَانٍ [How manifest is generousness, &c., in the face of such a one!]. (S, O.)

And i. q. شَرَفٌ [Highness, or eminence, of rank or condition]. (K.)

Also Beauty, or comeliness. (S, O, K.)

And The state, or condition, of freedom; opposite of slavery. (S, O, K.)

[And Oldness: in which sense,] according to some, عِتْقٌ and عُتْقٌ relate to inanimate things, as wine and dates; and قِدَمٌ relates to inanimate things and also to animals. (L, K.)

Also, and عُتُقٌ, A species of trees from which Arabian bows are made: (AHn, K: *) the name being meant to imply the excellence of the bow [made therefrom]. (AHn.)