فك

فَكَّةٌ ذ [an inf. n.: see 1, last sentence]. -A2- الفَكَّةُ is the name of One of the northern constellations, [ Corona Borealis, ] (Kzw,) certain stars, (S, O, K,) eight stars, called in Pers. كاسه درويشان, (Kzw,) behind السِّمَاك الرَّامِح [i. e. Arcturus ], (S, O, K,) [ near ] behind the staff of الصَّيَّاح [which is a name of Bootes ], (Kzw,) having a circling form, (S, O, K, and Kzw,) but with a gap, or breach, in the circling, for which reason, [agreeably with the Pers. appellation mentioned above,] it is called قَصْعَةُ المَسَاكِينِ [ the bowl of the paupers ], (Kzw,) this being the name given to it by the children. (As, S, O, K.)