طرق

طَرْقَةٌ ذ A time; one time; syn. مَرَّةٌ; (S, O, K;) as also ↓ طَرْقٌ, (O, K,) and ↓ طُرْقَةٌ and ↓ طُرْقٌ. (K.) You say, اِخْتَضَبَتِ المَرْأَةُ طَرْقَةً, (S, O,) or طَرْقَتَيْنِ, (S,) or ↓ طَرْقًا, (K,) or ↓ طَرْقَيْنِ, (O, K,) [&c.,] i. e. [ The woman dyed her hands with hinnà] once, or twice. (S, O, K.) And أَنَا اآتِى, فُلَانًا فِى اليَوْمِ طَرْقَتَيْنِ, (S, K,) and ↓ طَرْقَيْنِ, (O, K,) &c., (K,) i. e. (tropical:) [ I come to such a one in the day ] twice. (S, O, TA.) And هُوَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ بِعِشْرِينَ طَرْقَةً (assumed tropical:) [ He is better than such a one by twenty times ]. (A, TA.) -A2- طَرْقَةُ الطَّرِيقِ means The main and middle part, or the distinct [ beaten ] track, of the road. (TA.) ― -b2- And هٰذِهِ النَّبْلُ طَرْقَةُ رِجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ [ These arrows are ] the work, or manufacture, of one man. (S, O, K. *) -A3- See also طِرِّيقَةٌ.