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فرتج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific markings or features, particularly concerning camels, and also denotes a place name.

Derived headwords

الفَرْتَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's markclassical

    A specific mark or brand characteristic of camels, mentioned by Abu Ubayd.

فَرْتَاجname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, said to be a location in the lands of the Tayy tribe.

Parallel reading

الفَرْتَاج: سمة من سمات الإبل حكاه أبو عبيد ولم يحل هذه السمة.
Al-Fartaj: A mark of camels, narrated by Abu Ubayd, who did not explain this mark.
وفرتاج: موضع، وقيل: موضع في بلاد طيئ؛
And Fartaj: a place, and it was said: a place in the lands of Tayy;
ألم تسلي فتخبرك الرسوم، ... على فرتاج، والطلل القديم؟
Have you not asked, so that the ruins inform you... upon Fartaj, and the ancient ruins?
قلت لحجن وأبي العجاج: ... ألا الحقا بطرفي فرتاج
I said to Hajin and Abi al-Ajjaj: ... 'Indeed, you two have reached the edge of Fartaj.'