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فرقب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to something being distinct, separated, or marked. It is associated with specific types of clothing and a person known for their knowledge.

Derived headwords

فَرَقَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    type of clothingclassical

    A type of clothing, possibly white linen garments, associated with the root.

فرقبيadjective
  1. 1.
    related to فرقبclassical

    Pertaining to or made of the type of clothing referred to as فرقب.

الفرقبيname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname or epithet given to Zuhayr ibn Maymun al-Hamdani.

Parallel reading

فرقب، كقنفذ: ع
Faraqaba, like Qunfudhun: 'ayn.
ومنه الثياب الفرقبية، أو هي: ثياب بيض من كتان.
And from it are the Faraqabi garments, or they are: white garments of linen.
وزهير بن ميمون الفرقبي الهمداني: قارئ نحوي، أو هو بقافين.
And Zuhayr ibn Maymun al-Faraqabi al-Hamdani: a reader and grammarian, or he is with two qafs.