فقع

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root فقع (f-q-ʿ) primarily relates to intense colors, bursting or popping sounds, and certain types of fungi. It extends to concepts of sudden events, physical actions like snapping fingers, and even derogatory comparisons.

Derived headwords

فَقْعnoun

1.
its color became intenseboth
its color became intense
2.
he cracked themboth
he cracked them

فاقِعadjective

1.
intensely yellowboth
intensely yellow

أصفر فاقع — intensely yellow

بقرة صفراء فاقع لونها — a cow whose color is intensely yellow

فَقَعَverb

1.
its color became intenseboth
its color became intense
2.
he cracked themboth
he cracked them

وقد فقع لونه يفقع ويفقع فقوعا — and its color became intensely yellow

فُقوعnoun

1.
intensity of colorclassical
The state or quality of being intensely colored, especially yellow.

الفاقِعَةnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A sudden, overwhelming disaster or misfortune.

والفاقعة: الداهية — And al-fāqiʿah: the calamity.

فَواقِعnoun

1.
calamitiesclassical
Plural of 'fāqiʿah', referring to the misfortunes or adversities of time.

وفواقع الدهر: بوائقه — And fawāqiʿ al-dahr: its calamities.

الفُقاعnoun

1.
the drinkboth
the drink

والفقاع: الذي يشرب — And al-fuqāʿ: that which is drunk.

فَقاقيعnoun

1.
bubblesboth
The small, rising spheres of air or gas on the surface of a liquid, like those seen on water.

والفقاقيع: النفاخات التي ترتفع فوق الماء كالقوارير — And al-faqāqīʿ: the bubbles that rise above water like vials.

الفَقْعnoun

1.
truffleboth
A type of edible fungus, specifically a truffle, often described as white and soft.

وهي البيضاء الرخوة — it is the white and soft one.

والفقع: ضرب من الكمأة — And al-faqʿ: a type of truffle.

فَقَعَةnoun

1.
truffle (singular)both
A singular instance of the truffle fungus.

وجمع الفقع فقعة — and the plural of al-faqʿ is faqʿah

فَقَعَverb

1.
its color became intenseboth
its color became intense
2.
he cracked themboth
he cracked them

وفقع أصابعه تفقيعا — and he snapped his fingers

تَفْقيعnoun

1.
snapping of fingersboth
The act or sound of snapping one's fingers.

فَقْع قَرْقَرnoun

1.
contemptible personclassical
A derogatory term for a lowly or despised man, likened to a truffle that animals trample.

ويشبه به الرجل الذليل فيقال: هو فقع قرقر — And a base man is likened to it, so it is said: he is faqʿ qarqar

Parallel reading

أصفر فاقع، أي شديد الصفرة.

intensely yellow, meaning extremely yellow.

وقد فقع (1) لونه يفقع ويفقع فقوعا.

And its color became intensely yellow, it becomes intensely yellow, and it becomes intensely yellow, with an intensity of color.

وبقرة صفراء فاقع لونها، أي لونها فاقع.

And a cow whose color is intensely yellow, meaning its color is intensely yellow.

والفاقعة: الداهية.

And al-fāqiʿah: the calamity.

وفواقع الدهر: بوائقه.

And the calamities of time: its adversities.

والفقاع: الذي يشرب.

And al-fuqāʿ: that which is drunk.

والفقاقيع: النفاخات التي ترتفع فوق الماء كالقوارير.

And al-faqāqīʿ: the bubbles that rise above water like vials.

والفقع: الحصاص (2) .

And al-faqʿ: the small stones/gravel.

وفقع أصابعه تفقيعا: فرقعها.

And he snapped his fingers (tafqīʿan): he made them crack.

والفقع: ضرب من الكمأة، قال أبو عبيد: وهي البيضاء الرخوة، وكذلك الفقع بالكسر، عن ابن الكسيت.

And al-faqʿ: a type of truffle, Abu Ubaid said: it is the white and soft one, and likewise al-fiqʿ (with kasr), according to Ibn al-Kusayt.

وجمع الفقع فقعة، مثل جبء وجبأة وجمع الفقع أيضا فقعة، مثل قرد وقردة.

And the plural of al-faqʿ is faqʿah, like jubʾ and jubʾah, and the plural of al-faqʿ is also faqʿah, like qird and qirdah.

ويشبه به الرجل الذليل فيقال: هو فقع قرقر ; لان الدواب تنجله بأرجلها.

And a base man is likened to it, so it is said: he is faqʿ qarqar; because animals trample it with their legs.

حدثوني بنى الشقيقة ما يمنع فقعا بقرقر أن يزولا

Tell me, O sons of the sister, what prevents a faqʿ qarqar from disappearing?