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فرخ
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaفُرَيْخٌ ذ a dim. [of فَرْخٌ]: hence the saying, فُلَانٌ فُرَيْخُ قُرَيْشٍ (tropical:) [ Such a one is the honoured and cherished of Kureysh ]: فريخ being here a dim. (S, K) denoting magnification (K) [i. e.] denoting commendation: (S:) and فُلاَنٌ فُرَيْخُ قَوْمِهِ (tropical:) Such a one is the honoured [ and cherished ] of his people; like a little young bird in the house of a people who rear it and treat it with kindness. (A.)
Derived headwords
فُرَيْخٌ
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فُرَيْخُ قُرَيْشٍ
فُلاَنٌ فُرَيْخُ قَوْمِهِ