فنق
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaفُنُقٌ ذ (S, O, K, TA) and ↓ مِفْنَاقٌ (O, K, TA) A woman, (S,) or young woman, (O, K, TA,) that has been made to enjoy, or lead, a plentiful, and a pleasant or an easy, and a soft or delicate, life; (S, O, K, TA;) large in body, beautiful, and youthful: As says that the former, applied to a woman, signifies having little flesh; but Sh knew not this, and he cites El-Aashà as applying this epithet to a woman whom he describes as one whose elbows are unapparent, and such, he says, is not one having little flesh: IAar says that it is applied to one who is as though she were a stallion-camel such as is termed فَنِيق. (TA.) ― -b2- And the former, applied to a she-camel, signifies Youthful, fat or plump, (S, O, K, TA,) fleshy, and bulky. (TA.) ― -b3- See also فَنِيقٌ. ― -b4- It is also pl. of َفنِيقٌ. (S, O, K.)
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