فرقع

Q. 1 فَرْقَعَ الأَصَابِعَ ذ i. q. نَقَّضَهَا, (S, * O, * K, [in copies of the K written نَقَضَهَا, but correctly with teshdeed, as is shown by what here follows,]) inf. n. فَرْقَعَةٌ i. q. تَنْقِيضٌ (S, O) and تَفْقِيعٌ, (TA,) [ He cracked the joints of his fingers; ] i. e. he pressed his fingers so that a sound was heard to proceed from their joints: (TA:) the doing of which is forbidden, (O, TA,) in prayer. (TA. [See also 2 in art. فقع.]) And one says, سَمِعْتُ فَرْقَعَةً لِرَجُلٍ and صَرْقَعَةً [ I heard a cracking of the joints of the fingers of a man ]: both signify the same. (TA.) ― -b2- And فَرْقَعَةُ He twisted his (a man's, K) neck. (O, K.) -A2- فَرْقَعَ [as an intrans. v.], (O, K, TA,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) He ran vehemently, (O, K, TA,) going back, or retreating: so in the Tekmileh. (TA.) ― -b2- And فِرْقَاعٌ (as an inf. n. of which the verb is فَرْقَعَ, TK) signifies The emitting of wind from the anus with a sound: (O, K:) mentioned by IDrd as from some one or more of the Arabs. (O.) ― -b3- See also فَرْقَعَةٌ in what next follows.