بَقٌّ

بَقَّةٌ A woman having many children: (Ibn-'Abbád, JK, K:) and مِبَقَّةٌ a woman that brings forth many children. (M, TA.)

أَثَرٌ بَقٌّ [A trace, mark, track, impression, or the like,] that is plainly apparent, or conspicuous. (JK, TA.)

Also, a plural n.; (S, TA;) [or rather a coll. gen. n.;] singular, (S, TA,) or n. un., (JK, M, Msb, K, *) بَقَّةٌ; (JK, S, M, &c.;) Gnats, or musquitoes; synonym بَعُوضٌ: (S, M, K: *) or large بَعُوض: (JK, M, Msb:) the poet 'Abder-Rahmán Ibn-El-Hakam, cited by IB, speaks of their singing [or humming]. (TA.) يَا عَيْنَ بَقَّةٍ [O eye of a gnat or musquito] denotes smallness of the person of him to whom it is said; or of the eye, as being likened to the eye of the gnat or musquito. (Har p. 619. [See an example voce حُزُقٌّ.])

Also, [in the M is here added “ it is said, ” but this implies uncertainty where none exists,] A kind of insect, [namely, bugs,] (M, K,) resembling the louse, (M, TA,) [but larger,] wide, (K,) red, and stinking, (M, K,) [and hence termed بَقٌّ مُنْتِنٌ,] found in bed-frames, or couch-frames, and in walls, [and therefore termed بَقُّ الخَشَبِ and بَقُّ الحِيطَانِ,] (M, TA,) called also بَنَاتُ الحَصِيرِ [from being found in mats]; (TA;) when one kills them, he smells [what resembles] the odour of bitter almonds proceeding from them. (M, TA.)

شَجَرَةٌ البَقِّ [The elmtree]: see دَرْدَارٌ.