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فرقع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with sounds of cracking, popping, or breaking, often associated with sudden or sharp noises. It also extends to actions involving manipulation that results in such sounds, and metaphorically to sudden departure or revelation.

Derived headwords

فَرْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to run swiftlyclassical

    To run with great speed and intensity.

  2. 2.
    to twist someone's neckclassical

    To twist the neck of a person, implying a forceful or violent action.

  3. 3.
    to crack knucklesmodern

    To crack one's fingers, causing them to make a popping sound.

تَفَرْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crackmodern

    To make a cracking or popping sound, often used for fingers or joints.

افْرَنْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crackclassical

    To make a cracking or popping sound, similar to تفرقع.

  2. 2.
    to become clearclassical

    To become clear or revealed from something.

  3. 3.
    to move awayclassical

    To move away or withdraw from something.

الفُرْقاعnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    A fart; the emission of intestinal gas.

الفَرْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cracking soundmodern

    The act of cracking or making a popping sound, such as with fingers.

  2. 2.
    fartingclassical

    The act of passing gas.

الافْرِنْقاعnoun
  1. 1.
    crackingclassical

    The act of cracking or making a popping sound.

  2. 2.
    clarificationclassical

    The act of becoming clear or revealed.

  3. 3.
    withdrawalclassical

    The act of moving away or withdrawing from something.

Parallel reading

فرقع: عدا شديدا
To run swiftly.
و فلانا: لوى عنقه
And to twist someone's neck.
و الأصابع: نقضها فتفرقعت
And the fingers: to crack them so they cracked.
وافرنقعت
And they cracked.
والفرقاع، بالكسر: الضرط
And al-furqā', with a kasra: farting.
والفرقعة، كقنفذة: الاست
And al-farqa'ah, like qurfuzah: passing gas.
والافرنقاع: الفرقعة
And al-ifrinqā': cracking.
و عن الشيء: الانكشاف عنه
And from a thing: becoming clear from it.
والتنحي
And moving away.