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الفرانق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to lions, guidance, and corruption or degradation. It also touches upon physical attributes like pointed ears.

Derived headwords

الفَرَانِقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion.

  2. 2.
    One who warns aheadclassical

    One who gives a warning or signal in front.

  3. 3.
    Guide for the postmanclassical

    One who shows the way to the carrier of mail or messages.

الفَرَانِقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Inferior thingclassical

    A term for something of poor quality or inferior.

تَفَرْنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To become corruptclassical

    To become spoiled, degraded, or corrupted.

تَفَرْنَقَ أُذُنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    His ear became pointedclassical

    Referring to an ear becoming pointed or erect.

Parallel reading

الفرانق، كعلابط: الأسد
Al-faranq, like 'alābiṭ: the lion.
والذي ينذر قدامه
And he who warns ahead.
معرب: بروانك
Persianized: burwānk.
والذي يدل صاحب البريد على الطريق
And he who shows the postman the way.
والفرنق، كقنفذ: الرديء
And al-faranaq, like qunfudh: the inferior.
وتفرنق: فسد
And tafarnuqa: it became corrupt.
و أذنه: شخصت
And his ear: it became pointed.