عبقر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a mythical land of the Jinn, from which the concept of 'genius' or exceptional skill is derived. It also extends to descriptions of fine carpets, strong individuals, and even natural phenomena like mirages and frost.

Derived headwords

العبقرnoun

1.
a place that Arabs claim is from the land of the jinnboth
a place that Arabs claim is from the land of the jinn

عبقريadjective

1.
it is singular and pluralboth
it is singular and plural

فقالوا: عبقري — and they said: genius

وهذا عبقري قوم، للرجل القوي — and this is a man of his people, for the strong man

ظلم عبقري — deceitful injustice

عبقريةadjective

1.
it is said for a woman: 'Abqariyyah clothesboth
it is said for a woman: 'Abqariyyah clothes

والأنثى عبقرية — and the feminine is 'abqariyyah

يقال ثياب عبقرية — patterned cloths are said

عباقرىnoun

1.
Plural of geniusclassical
A plural form of 'genius' or 'exceptional thing', considered incorrect by some grammarians.

عب قرnoun

1.
Frostclassical
The cold that descends from the clouds, also called 'hub al-ghamam' (hail of the clouds).

حبقرnoun

1.
Frost (variant)classical
A variant form of 'ab qarr', possibly a compound word, referring to frost.

Parallel reading

العبقر (3) : موضع تزعم العرب أنه من أرض الجن.

Al-'Abqar (3): A place that Arabs claim is from the land of the Jinn.

قال لبيد: كهول وشبان كجنة عبقر (4)

Labeed said: Old men and young men like the gardens of 'Abqar (4)

ثم نسبوا إليه كل شئ تعجبوا من حذقه أو جودة صنعته وقوته، فقالوا: عبقري.

Then they attributed to it everything they marveled at for its skill, quality of craftsmanship, or strength, and they said: 'abqari.

وهو واحد وجمع، والأنثى عبقرية، يقال ثياب عبقرية.

It is singular and plural, and the feminine is 'abqariyyah; patterned cloths are said.

وفي الحديث: " أنه كان يسجد على عبقري "، وهو هذه البسط التي فيها الأصباغ والنقوش، حتى قالوا: ظلم عبقري، وهذا عبقري قوم، للرجل القوي.

And in the Hadith: 'He used to prostrate on an 'abqari', which are these carpets that have dyes and patterns, to the point they said: 'abqari injustice, and this is a man of his people, for the strong man.

وفي الحديث: " فلم أر عبقريا يفري فرية ".

And in the Hadith: 'I have not seen an 'abqari' who could fabricate a lie'.

ثم خاطبهم الله تعالى بما تعافوه فقال: (وعبقرى حسان)

Then Allah the Almighty addressed them with what they found distasteful, saying: (And 'Abqariyyah are the excellent ones)

وقرأه بعضهم: (وعباقرى)

And some of them read it: (And 'abaqira)

وهو خطأ، لان المنسوب لا يجمع على نسبته.

And it is an error, because the attributed noun is not pluralized based on its attribution.

وعبقر السراب: تلالا.

And 'Abqar of the mirage: hills.

أعرفت (1) الدار أم أنكرتها * بين تبراك فشسى عبقر -

Do you recognize the dwelling or deny it? * Between Tabrak and Shasa 'Abqar -

وهو قولهم: " أبرد من عبقر ".

And it is their saying: 'Colder than 'Abqar'.

ويقال " حبقر " كأنهما كلمتان جعلتا واحدة، لان أبا عمرو بن العلاء يرويه: " أبرد من عب قر "

And it is said 'habqar', as if they were two words made into one, because Abu Amr ibn al-'Ala narrated it: 'Colder than 'ab qarr'

قال: والعب اسم للبرد الذى ينزل من المزن، وهو حب الغمام، فالعين مبدلة من الحاء.

He said: And 'al-'ab' is the name for the cold that descends from the clouds, which is the hail of the clouds, so the 'ayn is a substitution for the ha'.

والقر: ms0539 البرد.

And 'al-qarr': the cold.

كأن فاها عب قر بارد * أو ريح روض (1) مسه تنضاح رك -

As if her mouth were cold 'ab qarr * Or the breeze of a meadow (1) touched by a light rain -

الرك: المطر الضعيف. وتنضاحه: ترششه.

Ar-rak: light rain. And tanḍāḥuhu: its sprinkling.