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فقع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

فَقْرٌ مُفْقِعٌ ذ , accord. to the K, signifies مُدْقِعٌ [as though meaning Poverty causing to cleave to the dust or earth ]: but the right phrase is فَقِيرٌ مُفْقِعٌ, signifying مُدْقِعٌ [i. e. a poor person cleaving to the dust or earth: for أَدْقَعَ is intrans. as well as trans.]; which denotes the worst condition, like مَجْهُودٌ. (TA.) [See 4.]

Derived headwords

فَقْرٌ مُفْقِعٌ
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فَقِيرٌ مُفْقِعٌ