الفرقد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a calf, particularly of a wild cow, and also denotes a guiding star. It is used in both singular and dual forms and is associated with specific geographical locations and historical figures.

Derived headwords

الفرقدnoun

1.
calfboth
A young bovine, specifically the offspring of a cow or a wild cow.
2.
guiding starboth
A star used for navigation, particularly one in the constellation Ursa Minor.

الفرقودnoun

1.
calfclassical
An alternative form for a calf, especially of a wild cow.
2.
guiding starclassical
An alternative form for a guiding star.

فرقدانnoun

1.
two guiding starsboth
The dual form referring to two guiding stars, often used for navigation.

فرقدname

1.
nameboth
A given name, also used as a surname or part of a compound name.

عتبة بن فرقدname

1.
companion of the Prophetclassical
A companion of the Prophet Muhammad, whose name includes 'Farqad'.

فرقدname

1.
place nameboth
A place name, specifically a location in Bukhara.

فرقدname

1.
valley featureboth
A geographical feature, a ravine or gorge that flows into the Wadi al-Safra.

Parallel reading

الفرقد: ولد البقرة، أو الوحشية، والنجم الذي يهتدى به، كالفرقود، فيهما، وهما فرقدان.

Al-Farqad: the calf of a cow, or a wild one, and the star by which one is guided, like Al-Farqood, in both meanings, and they are two Farqadans.

وجاء في الشعر مثنى وموحدا.

And it came in poetry in the dual and singular form.

وفرقد، غير منسوب، وعتبة بن فرقد: صحابيان.

And Farqad, not attributed, and Utbah ibn Farqad: two companions.

وفرقد: ع ببخارى.

And Farqad: a place in Bukhara.

وكعلابط: شعبة تدفع في وادي الصفراء.

And like 'Alaabit: a ravine that flows into the Wadi al-Safra.