فقه

فَقِيهٌ ذ Any one possessing knowledge of a thing. (TA.) فَفِيهُ العَرَبِ signifies The عَالِم [or man of knowledge ] of the Arabs; (TA;) and was an appellation given to El-Hárith Ibn-Keledeh (الحٰرِثُ بْنُ كَلَدَةَ), who was also called طَبِيبُ العَرَبِ [as is said in the S in art. ازم], because this appellation is syn. with the former; but IKh and El- Hareeree do not mean by فقيها لعرب any particular person. (Mz, close of the 39th نوع.) ― -b2- [Particularly and predominantly,] فَقِيهٌ signifies One possessing knowledge of the law; [ a lawyer; ] (S, K;) as also ↓ فَقُهٌ; (Msb, K;) fem. فَقِيهَةٌ and ↓ فَقُهَةٌ: pl. [of فَقِيهٌ] فُقَهَاآءُ; and [of فَفِيهَةٌ] فَقَائِهُ and فُقَهَاآءُ; (K;) the last of these pls. mentioned by Lh, and anomalous, as applied to women: ISd says, “ in my opinion, he, of the Arabs, who says فُقَهَاآء [in speaking of women] takes no account of the fem. ة: it is like فُقَرَاآءُ applied to women. ” (TA.) [In Egypt, the appellation فِقِى, a vulgar corruption of فَقِيه, is now applied to A schoolmaster; and to a person who recites the Kur-án &c. for hire. ] ― -b3- فَحْلٌ فَقِيهٌ means A stallion [ camel ] expert in covering, (K, TA,) that knows well the she-camels that are lusting, and the pregnant. (TA.)