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رقع

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مُرَقَّعَةٌ ذ A certain garment worn by the devout Soofees;; so called because of the [many] patches that are in it. (TA.) [A garment of this kind, a gown, or long coat or cloak, is worn in the present day by many devotees, reputed saints, and darweeshes; and passing from one to another at the death of the former, at length consists almost entirely of patches; and therefore, the more it is patched, the more is it esteemed: it is also called خِرْقَةٌ; and دَلَقٌ, or دَلِقٌ, or دَلْقٌ, or (now generally by the vulgar) دِلْق, from the Persian دَلَهْ.] ― -b2- Also thought by A'Obeyd to mean A quiver, or a pouch, much patched: whence the prov., زَنْدَانِ فِى مُرَقَّعَةٍ [ Two pieces of stick for producing fire, in a quiver, or pouch, much patched: ] an allusion to a poor and unprofitable man. (Meyd.)

Derived headwords

مُرَقَّعَةٌ
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زَنْدَانِ فِى مُرَقَّعَةٍ