فرج

فُرْجَةٌ ذ An opening, or intervening space, [or a gap, or breach, ] between two things; (Msb, TA;) as also ↓ فَرْجٌ, (A,) of which the pl. is فُرُوجٌ only; (TA;) [and so ↓ مَفْرَجٌ, lit. a place of opening, occurring in the K in art. ودى, &c.;] and ↓ مُنْفَرَجٌ: (JK and K voce خَلَلٌ, &c.:) the pl. of the first is فُرَجٌ (Msb, TA) and فُرُجَاتٌ: (TA:) and it is also in a wall, (S, Msb, K,) and the like: (S, Msb:) and signifies also an opening, or a space, or room, made by persons for a man entering among them, in a place of standing or of sitting. (Msb.) One says, بَيْنَهُمَا فُرْجَةٌ, meaning انْفِرَاجٌ [i. e. Between them two is an opening, or intervening space, &c.]. (S.) فُرَجُ الشَّيْطَانِ [ The Devil's gaps ], occurring in a trad., means the gaps, or unoccupied spaces, in the ranks of men praying [ in the mosque ]. (L.) ― -b2- See also فَرْجٌ, last sentence: ― -b3- and see فَرَجٌ, in seven places: ― -b4- and فَرْجَةٌ.