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ءفق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of horizons, boundaries, and directions. It extends to encompass regions, lands, and individuals associated with those distant areas.

Derived headwords

الآفاقnoun
  1. 1.
    the regions, horizonsboth

    the regions, horizons

أفقnoun
  1. 1.
    the singular is ufuqboth

    the singular is ufuq

أفقىadjective
  1. 1.
    with an open hamza and fa' if he is from the regions of the earthboth

    with an open hamza and fa' if he is from the regions of the earth

  2. 2.
    with both (hamza and fa') having dammaboth

    with both (hamza and fa') having damma

أفقيadjective
  1. 1.
    with an open hamza and fa' if he is from the regions of the earthboth

    with an open hamza and fa' if he is from the regions of the earth

  2. 2.
    with both (hamza and fa') having dammaboth

    with both (hamza and fa') having damma

Parallel reading

الآفاق: النواحي
The horizons: the regions.
الواحد أفق وأفق
The singular is 'afaq' and 'ufuq'.
ورجل أفقى بفتح الهمزة والفاء، إذا كان من آفاق الأرض
And a man is 'afaqi' with fath al-hamza and al-fa', if he is from the horizons of the earth.
وحكاه أبو نصر
And Abu Nasr narrated it.
وبعضهم يقول أفقي بضمهما
And some of them say 'ufuqi' with dammah for both.