فوق

فَائِقٌ ذ Superior, excellent, or surpassing: (Mgh, Msb: *) anything excellent, or choice, (O, K, TA,) and pure, in its kind. (TA.) You say, هُوَ فَائِقٌ فِى العِلْمِ [ He is superior, excellent, or surpassing, in knowledge ], and فِى الفِنَى [ in wealth, &c.]. (Mgh.) And جَارِيَةٌ فَائِقَةٌ [ A young woman excelling in beauty, or comeliness]. (Msb.) And فَوَقَةٌ [an irreg. pl. of فَائِقٌ, like as خَوَنَةٌ is of خَائِنٌ, for by rule these pls. should be فَاقَةٌ and خَانَةٌ,] signifies Elegant scholars, and orators. (IAar, O, K.) -A2- Also The place of junction of the neck with the head: (S, O, K:) therefore when this is high, the neck is long. (S, O.)