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فرقب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to types of fine linen garments, particularly those originating from Egypt. It also extends to a specific type of small bird and a person associated with a place.

Derived headwords

الفرقبيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentsclassical

    White linen garments, specifically mentioned as being Egyptian in origin.

الثرقبيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentsclassical

    White linen garments, synonymous with الفرقبية, also of Egyptian origin.

فرقبيadjective
  1. 1.
    Egyptian linen garmentclassical

    Describing a garment, specifically a white linen one from Egypt.

ثرقبيadjective
  1. 1.
    Egyptian linen garmentclassical

    Describing a garment, synonymous with فرقبي, referring to a white linen one from Egypt.

الفرقبnoun
  1. 1.
    Small birdsclassical

    The small birds, comparable to the صعو (a type of small bird).

زهير الفرقبيname
  1. 1.
    Zuhayr al-Farqabiclassical

    A man from the people of the Quran, named after a place.

Parallel reading

الفرقبية والثرقبية: ثياب كتان بيض؛ حكاها يعقوب في البدل.
Al-Farqabiyyah and al-Tharqabiyyah: white linen garments; Ya'qub mentioned them in the context of substitution.
ثوب فرقبي وثرقبي: بمعنى واحد.
A farqabi and tharqabi garment: they mean the same thing.
فأقبل شيخ عليه حبرة وثوب فرقبي ، وهو ثوب أبيض مصري من كتان.
Then a sheikh approached, wearing a striped garment and a farqabi garment, which is a white Egyptian garment made of linen.
قال الزمخشري: الفرقبية والثرقبية: ثياب مصرية من كتان.
Al-Zamakhshari said: Al-Farqabiyyah and al-Tharqabiyyah are Egyptian garments made of linen.
ويروى بقافين، منسوب إلى قرقوب، مع حذف الواو في النسب، كسابري في سابور.
And it is narrated with two qafs, attributed to Qarqab, with the omission of the waw in the attribution, like Sabiri from Sabur.
الفراء: زهير الفرقبي رجل من أهل القرآن، منسوب إلى موضع.
Al-Farra' said: Zuhayr al-Farqabi is a man from the people of the Quran, attributed to a place.
والفرقب: الصغار من الطير نحو من الصعو.
And al-Farqab: the small birds, similar to the sa'u.