فرق

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The root 'فرق' (faraqa) fundamentally relates to separation, distinction, and division. It encompasses concepts like differing from a group, distinguishing between things, splitting apart, and making a division. This root also extends to the idea of a group or division itself, and in a religious context, it signifies the Quran as a differentiator between truth and falsehood.

Derived headwords

فَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To cause a separation or division between two things or groups.
2.
to distinguishboth
To differentiate or make a distinction between two things.
3.
to splitboth
To cause something to split or break apart.

فرقه يفرقه فرقا — He separated it, distinguishing it.

فرق للصلاح فرقا — He separated for the sake of reform.

فرق للإفساد تفريقا — He separated for the sake of corruption.

فرقوا عن المنية واجعلوا الرأس رأسين — Separate yourselves from death and make the head two heads (i.e., buy two for the price of one).

فرق الشعر بالمشط يفرقه ويفرقه فرقا وفرقه — To comb hair, parting it.

فرق له عن الشيء — To clarify something for him.

فرق له الطريق — Two paths became clear to him.

فالفارقات فرقا — And those that distinguish, distinguishing.

فُرْقَانnoun

1.
Quranboth
The Quran, as it distinguishes between truth and falsehood.
2.
distinctionboth
That which distinguishes between right and wrong, or truth and falsehood.
3.
victoryclassical
Victory, especially in a decisive battle.

وقرآنا فرقناه — And a Quran We have distinguished (or revealed piecemeal).

وما أنزلنا على عبدنا يوم الفرقان — And what We revealed to Our servant on the day of Al-Furqan (the day of Badr).

فِرْقَةnoun

1.
separationboth
The state of being separated or divided; a split.
2.
groupboth
A group or division of people.
3.
sectboth
A distinct group, often with differing beliefs.

والفرقة: مصدر الافتراق — And 'firqah' is the source noun for 'iftiraq' (separation).

تَفْرِيقnoun

1.
separationboth
The act of separating or dividing things.
2.
distributionboth
The act of distributing or scattering.
3.
parting (hair)both
The act of parting or combing hair.

وفرق للإفساد تفريقا — And he separated for corruption, a thorough separation.

وتفرق القوم تفرقا وتفريقا — And the people separated, a separation and a scattering.

مُفَارَقَةnoun

1.
separationboth
The act of parting or separating from someone or something.
2.
departureboth
The act of leaving or departing.

وفارق الشيء مفارقة وفراقا: باينه — And he parted from a thing, a parting and a separation: he separated from it.

فَارَقَverb

1.
to separate fromboth
To part from, leave, or abandon someone or something.
2.
to divorceboth
To separate from one's wife.

من فارق الجماعة فميتته جاهلية — Whoever separates from the community, his death is a death of ignorance.

وفارق فلان امرأته مفارقة وفراقا: باينها — And so-and-so divorced his wife, a separation and a parting: he separated from her.

انْفَرَقَverb

1.
to splitboth
To become split or divided.
2.
to partboth
To become separated or parted.

وانفرق الشيء — And the thing split apart.

تَفَرَّقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To become separated or divided; to disperse.
2.
to divergeboth
To go in different directions or have different opinions.

وانفرق الشيء وتفرق وافترق — And the thing split apart, and separated, and parted.

تفرق القوم تفرقا وتفريقا — The people separated.

افْتَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To become separated from each other; to part ways.
2.
to differboth
To disagree or have different opinions.

وانفرق الشيء وتفرق وافترق — And the thing split apart, and separated, and parted.

البيعان بالخيار ما لم يفترقا — The two sellers have the choice as long as they have not separated.

فُرْقnoun

1.
divisionboth
A part or section that has been split off.
2.
partboth
A piece or segment of something.

فانفلق فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم — Then it split, and each part became like a mighty mountain.

فَرَقnoun

1.
divisionboth
A division or separation between things.
2.
distinctionboth
A difference or distinction.
3.
partboth
A section or part.

والفرق: القسم — And 'al-fark': the division.

فَرِيقnoun

1.
groupboth
A large group or division of people.
2.
teammodern
A team or company of people.

والفريق أكثر منه — And 'fariq' is more than 'firqah' (a larger group).

أَفْرَاقnoun

1.
divisionsboth
Plural of 'fark', meaning divisions or parts.
2.
groupsboth
Plural of 'firkah', meaning groups or divisions of people.

أفراق العرب — Groups of Arabs.

مُفَرِّقnoun

1.
parting (in hair)both
The line where hair is parted on the head.
2.
junctionboth
A place where roads or paths diverge.

والمفرق والمفرق: وسط رأسه — And 'mafraq' and 'mafraq': the middle of the head.

ومفرق الطريق ومفرقه: متشعبه — And the junction of the road and its diverging point: where it branches off.

أَفْرَقadjective

1.
parted (hair)classical
Having a naturally parted forelock or hair.
2.
wide-setclassical
Having a wide space between certain features, like testicles or horns.
3.
uneven (hip)classical
Having one hip higher than the other.

ورجل أفرق: للذي ناصيته كأنها مفروقة — And a man 'afraq': one whose forelock is as if parted.

والأفرق من الرجال: الذي ناصيته كأنها مفروقة — And 'al-afraq' among men: he whose forelock is as if parted.

فِرْقَانnoun

1.
distinctionboth
The act or quality of distinguishing between things.
2.
proofboth
Evidence or argument that distinguishes truth from falsehood.

والفرقان: الحجة — And 'al-furqan': the proof.

فُرْقَةnoun

1.
separationboth
The state of being separated or divided.
2.
partboth
A portion or section of something.

والفرق والفرقة والفريق: الطائفة من الشيء المتفرق — And 'al-fark' and 'al-firqah' and 'al-fariq': the portion of something separated.

فِرَاقnoun

1.
separationboth
The act of parting or separating from someone or something.
2.
farewellboth
A parting, often with a sense of finality.

وفارق الشيء مفارقة وفراقا: باينه — And he parted from a thing, a separation and a parting: he separated from it.

فَرَقَانnoun

1.
separationclassical
The act of separating two things.

وفرقت بين الشيئين أفرق فرقا وفرقانا — And I separated between the two things, I separate, a separation and a distinction.

مُفَارِقnoun

1.
junctionboth
A place where a road or path branches off.

وقولهم للمفرق مفارق كأنهم جعلوا كل موضع منه مفرقا فجمعوه على ذلك — And their saying for 'mafraq' is 'mafariq' as if they made every place in it a parting point and collected it on that basis.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to splitboth
To split or divide something.
2.
to distinguishboth
To distinguish or separate.

فرق يفرق ويفرق — He splits and he splits.

فَرَّقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To cause separation or division.
2.
to scatterboth
To cause to disperse or scatter.

وقيل: فرق للصلاح فرقا، وفرق للإفساد تفريقا — And it was said: he separated for reform, a separation, and he separated for corruption, a thorough separation.

فَرَقْnoun

1.
divisionclassical
A division or separation.

والفرق: القسم — And 'al-fark': the division.

فَرَقَةnoun

1.
groupboth
A group or division of people.
2.
partboth
A section or part of something.

وقال أعرابي لصبيان رآهم: هؤلاء فرق سوء — And a Bedouin said to some boys he saw: These are bad groups.

فَرِيقَةnoun

1.
groupboth
A group or division of people.

أتجمع قولا بالعراق فريقه، ... ومنه بأطلال الأراك فريق؟ — Do you gather words in Iraq, its group, ... and from it, by the ruins of Al-Arak, is a group?

فَرَقَnoun

1.
parting (in hair)both
The line where hair is parted on the head.

والفرق: موضع المفرق من الرأس — And 'al-fark': the place of parting on the head.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to part (hair)both
To comb and part hair.

وفرق الشعر بالمشط يفرقه ويفرقه فرقا وفرقه: سرحه — And to comb hair with a comb, parting it and parting it, a parting and a parting: to arrange it.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to distinguishboth
To distinguish or separate.

فرق يفرق فرقا: فصل — He distinguished, distinguishing, separating.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to splitboth
To split or divide.

فرق بين القوم يفرق ويفرق — He separated between the people, he separates and he separates.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To separate or divide.

فرق بينهم: كفرق — He separated between them: like separating.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to distinguishboth
To distinguish or differentiate.

كان يفرق بالشك ويجمع باليقين — He used to distinguish by doubt and gather by certainty.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to splitboth
To split or divide.

وإذ فرقنا بكم البحر — And when We split the sea for you.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To separate or distinguish.

فافرق بيننا وبين القوم الفاسقين — So separate us from the wicked people.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To separate or divide.

محمد فرق بين الناس — Muhammad distinguished between people.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to splitboth
To split or divide.

فانفلق فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم — Then it split, and each part became like a mighty mountain.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to distinguishboth
To distinguish or separate.

وقرآنا فرقناه — And a Quran We have distinguished (or revealed piecemeal).

فَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To separate or divide.

فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم — therein is decreed every matter of wisdom.

Parallel reading

خلاف الجمع

Contrary to the gathering.

فرقه يفرقه فرقا وفرقه

He separated it, distinguishing it.

وقيل: فرق للصلاح فرقا، وفرق للإفساد تفريقا

And it was said: he separated for reform, a separation, and he separated for corruption, a thorough separation.

وانفرق الشيء وتفرق وافترق

And the thing split apart, and separated, and parted.

وفي حديث الزكاة: لا يفرق بين مجتمع ولا يجمع بين متفرق خشية الصدقة

And in the hadith of Zakat: one should not separate between those who are gathered, nor gather those who are separated, out of fear of the charity.

البيعان بالخيار ما لم يفترقا

The two sellers have the choice as long as they have not separated.

فإن رواية ابن عمر في تمامه: أنه كان إذا بايع رجلا فأراد أن يتم البيع قام فمشى خطوات حتى يفارقه

For the narration of Ibn Umar in its completion states: that when he sold something to a man and wanted to finalize the sale, he would stand and walk a few steps until he parted from him.

والتفرق والافتراق سواء

And 'tafarruq' and 'iftiraq' are the same.

يقال فرقت بين الكلامين فافترقا، وفرقت بين الرجلين فتفرقا

It is said: I separated between the two speeches and they became separated, and I separated between the two men and they became separated.

فرقوا عن المنية واجعلوا الرأس رأسين

Separate yourselves from death and make the head two heads.

كان يفرق بالشك ويجمع باليقين

He used to distinguish by doubt and gather by certainty.

من فارق الجماعة فميتته جاهلية

Whoever separates from the community, his death is a death of ignorance.

وإذ فرقنا بكم البحر

And when We split the sea for you.

فانفلق فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم

Then it split, and each part became like a mighty mountain.

فافرق بيننا وبين القوم الفاسقين

So separate us from the wicked people.

وفرقت بين الشيئين أفرق فرقا وفرقانا

And I separated between the two things, I separate, a separation and a distinction.

وقرآنا فرقناه

And a Quran We have distinguished (or revealed piecemeal).

أنزل الله تعالى القرآن جملة إلى سماء الدنيا ثم نزل على النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، في عشرين سنة، فرقه الله في التنزيل ليفهمه الناس

Allah the Almighty sent down the Quran in its entirety to the lowest heaven, then it was sent down to the Prophet, peace be upon him, over twenty years, and Allah separated it in revelation so that people would understand it.

وفرق الشعر بالمشط يفرقه ويفرقه فرقا وفرقه: سرحه

And to comb hair with a comb, parting it and parting it, a parting and a parting: to arrange it.

إن انفرقت عقيقته فرق وإلا فلا يبلغ شعره شحمة أذنه إذا هو وفره

If his forelock parts on its own, then part it, otherwise his hair does not reach the lobe of his ear when he lets it grow long.

والمفرق والمفرق: وسط الرأس وهو الذي يفرق فيه الشعر

And 'al-mafraq' and 'al-mafraq': the middle of the head, which is where the hair is parted.

ومفرق الطريق ومفرقه: متشعبه الذي يتشعب منه طريق آخر

And the junction of the road and its diverging point: where another road branches off from it.

نبت فرق صغير لم يغط الأرض

Small, scattered vegetation that did not cover the ground.

والفرق: تفريق ما بين الشيئين حين يتفرقان

And 'al-fark': the separation between two things when they part.

والفرق: الفصل بين الشيئين

And 'al-fark': the distinction between two things.

قال ثعلب: هي الملائكة تزيل بين الحلال والحرام

Tha'lab said: They are the angels who distinguish between the lawful and the unlawful.

أي فصلناه وأحكمناه

Meaning: We distinguished it and made it precise.

والفرقان: القرآن

And 'Al-Furqan': The Quran.

وكل ما فرق به بين الحق والباطل، فهو فرقان

And everything by which truth and falsehood are distinguished is 'Furqan'.

ما أنزل في التوراة ولا الإنجيل ولا الزبور ولا الفرقان مثلها

Nothing like it was revealed in the Torah, nor the Gospel, nor the Psalms, nor the Furqan.

والدهر يفرق بين كل جماعة، ... ويلف بين تباعد وتناء

And time separates every group, ... and brings together distance and remoteness.

محمد فرق بين الناس

Muhammad distinguished between people.

وهو يوم بدر لأن الله أظهر من نصره ما كان بين الحق والباطل

And it is the day of Badr because Allah manifested in His victory what distinguished between truth and falsehood.