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فقر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مُفْقِرٌ ذ , applied to a man, (O, TA,) Strong (O, K, TA) in the vertebræ of the back; (TA;) and thus ↓ مُفَقَّرٌ, applied to a camel; and [in like manner] ↓ ذُوفُقْرَةٍ, so applied, strong to be ridden: (O, TA:) and مُفْقِرٌ signifies also strong in the back; applied to a colt: (TA:) and, thus applied, that has attained to the time when he may be ridden. (K.) ― -b2- And [hence] one says, اـِنَّهُ لَمُفْقِرٌ لِهٰذَا الأَمْرِ (assumed tropical:) Verily he is equal to this affair, possessing firmness of mind, or strength, or power, for it; (ISh, O, L, K;) and لهذا العَزْمِ for this determination, or resolution; and لهذا القِرْنِ for this adversary, or opponent. (L.) And ↓ رَجُلٌ مُفَقَّرٌ (assumed tropical:) A man sufficient for everything that he is ordered to do; (O, K, TA;) as thought by reason of the strength of his vertebræ. (TA.) -A2- See also فَقْرٌ.

Derived headwords

مُفْقِرٌ
  1. 1.
اـِنَّهُ لَمُفْقِرٌ
لِهٰذَا الأَمْرِ
لهذا العَزْمِ
لهذا القِرْنِ