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فنقع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to specific terms for a mouse and anatomical parts, with some potential for obscure or less common usage.

Derived headwords

الفَنْقَعname
  1. 1.
    A type of mouseclassical

    A specific name for a mouse, mentioned as 'al-fanaqa'.

الفِرِنْبname
  1. 1.
    A type of mouseclassical

    Similar to 'al-fanaqa', this term also refers to a type of mouse.

الفَنْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Anusclassical

    This term refers to the anus, as stated by al-Azhari and attributed to Kra'a.

القُنْفُعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Anusclassical

    This term also refers to the anus, mentioned alongside 'al-fanaqa' and attributed to Kra'a.

Parallel reading

من أسماء الفأر الفنقع، الفاء قبل القاف
Among the names of the mouse is al-fanaqa, with the fa before the qaf.
والفرنب مثله
And al-firnib is similar to it (i.e., also a name for a mouse).
والفنقعة والقنفعة جميعا: الاست
And al-fanaqa and al-qunfua both mean: the anus.
كلتاهما عن كراع
Both of them are from Kra'a.