فرق

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of separation, distinction, and division. It extends to meanings of differentiating between things, parting, breaking apart, and also encompasses specific terms for measurements, religious texts, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

فَرَقَverb

1.
he distinguished between the two thingsboth
he distinguished between the two things
2.
he separated the thing, dispersed itboth
he separated the thing, dispersed it
3.
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratlsboth
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratls
4.
he fearedboth
he feared

فرقت بين الشيئين أفرق فرقا وفرقانا — I distinguished between the two things, distinguishing a distinction and a separation.

فَرَّقَverb

1.
he distinguished between the two thingsboth
he distinguished between the two things
2.
he separated the thing, dispersed itboth
he separated the thing, dispersed it
3.
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratlsboth
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratls
4.
he fearedboth
he feared

وفرقت الشئ تفريقا وتفرقة — And I divided the thing up, dividing it up and a division.

تَفَرَّقَverb

1.
they dispersedboth
they dispersed

فانفرق وافترق وتفرق — So it became separated, and it parted, and it dispersed.

اِفْتَرَقَverb

1.
they separatedboth
they separated

فانفرق وافترق وتفرق — So it became separated, and it parted, and it dispersed.

تَفَارُقnoun

1.
partingboth
The act of separating or going away from someone or something.

تَفْرِيقَةnoun

1.
divisionboth
The act or process of dividing something.
2.
distributionboth
The act of giving something out to several people or in several places.

وفرقت الشئ تفريقا وتفرقة — And I divided the thing up, dividing it up and a division.

تَفَارِيْقnoun

1.
in installments, in separate partsboth
in installments, in separate parts

وأخذت حقى منه بالتفاريق — And I took my right from him in pieces.

فَرْقnoun

1.
he distinguished between the two thingsboth
he distinguished between the two things
2.
he separated the thing, dispersed itboth
he separated the thing, dispersed it
3.
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratlsboth
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratls
4.
he fearedboth
he feared

والفرق بالتحريك: الخوف، وقد فرق بالكسر — And al-Faraq (with vowel movement) is fear, and it has been said with kasr.

فُرْقَانnoun

1.
the Quranboth
the Quran
2.
everything by which truth and falsehood are distinguishedboth
everything by which truth and falsehood are distinguished

والفرقان: القرآن، وكل ما فرق به بين الحق والباطل فهو فرقان — And al-Furqan is the Quran, and everything by which one distinguishes between truth and falsehood is al-Furqan.

والفرق: مكيال معروف بالمدينة، وهو ستة عشر رطلا، وقذ يحرك — And al-Faraq is a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen pounds, and it may be vocalized differently.

فِرْقَةnoun

1.
the noun from 'he separated from him', separationboth
the noun from 'he separated from him', separation

والفرقة: طائفة من الناس، والفريق أكثر منهم — And al-Firaq is a group of people, and al-Fariq is more than them.

فَرِيْقnoun

1.
teammodern
A group of people working together or competing.
2.
groupboth
A larger group or division of people.

والفرقة: طائفة من الناس، والفريق أكثر منهم — And al-Firaq is a group of people, and al-Fariq is more than them.

فَارَقَverb

1.
to leaveboth
To depart from a place or person.
2.
to separate fromboth
To become estranged or disconnected from someone or something.

والفرقة: الاسم من فارقته مفارقة وفراقا — And al-Furaqah is the noun from 'I parted from you', a parting and a separation.

مُفَارَقَةnoun

1.
partingboth
The act of leaving or separating from someone or something.
2.
estrangementboth
The state of becoming unfriendly or distant.

والفرقة: الاسم من فارقته مفارقة وفراقا — And al-Furaqah is the noun from 'I parted from you', a parting and a separation.

فِرَاقnoun

1.
separationboth
The act or state of being apart.
2.
farewellboth
An act of saying goodbye.

والفرقة: الاسم من فارقته مفارقة وفراقا — And al-Furaqah is the noun from 'I parted from you', a parting and a separation.

فَارُوْقname

1.
a name given to Umar ibn al-Khattabboth
a name given to Umar ibn al-Khattab

والفاروق: اسم سمى به عمر بن الخطاب رضى الله عنه — And al-Farooq is a name given to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him.

مَفْرَقnoun

1.
parting of hairboth
The line where hair is divided on the head.
2.
junctionboth
A place where roads or paths meet or diverge.

والمفرق والمفرق: وسط الرأس، وهو الذى بفرق فيه الشعر — And al-Mafraq and al-Mafriq: the middle of the head, which is where the hair is parted.

وكذلك مفرق الطريق ومفرقه، للموضع الذي يتشعب منه طريق آخر — And likewise the junction of a road and its diverging point, for the place from which another road branches off.

فَرُوْقَةadjective

1.
a fearful woman or manboth
a fearful woman or man

وامرأة فروقة ورجل فروقة أيضا، ولاجمع له — And a timid woman and a timid man also, and it has no plural.

أَفْرَقadjective

1.
a rooster whose comb is partedboth
a rooster whose comb is parted
2.
a man whose forelock or beard appears partedboth
a man whose forelock or beard appears parted
3.
he recovered, he got betterboth
he recovered, he got better

والفرس أفرق — And the horse is a-farq (uneven-hipped).

أَفْرَاقnoun

1.
plural of firqaboth
plural of firqa

وجمع الرق أفراق — And the plural of Ruq is Afraq.

فِرْقnoun

1.
he distinguished between the two thingsboth
he distinguished between the two things
2.
he separated the thing, dispersed itboth
he separated the thing, dispersed it
3.
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratlsboth
a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen ratls
4.
he fearedboth
he feared

والفرق بالكسر: القطيع من الغنم العظيم — And al-Firk (with kasr) is the great flock of sheep.

والفرق: الفلق من الشئ إذا انفلق، ومنه قول تعالى: {فانفلق فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم} — And al-Firk is the split part of something when it splits, and from this is the saying of God Almighty: 'So he split and each part became like a great mountain.'

فَرِيْقَةnoun

1.
date pasteclassical
Dates cooked with fenugreek for postpartum women.
2.
stray sheepclassical
A small group of sheep that has separated from the main flock at night.

والفريقة: تمر يطبخ بحلبة للنفساء — And al-Fareeqah is dates cooked with fenugreek for a woman after childbirth.

والفريقة من الغنم: أن تتفرق منها قطعة شاة أو شاتان أو ثلاث شياه فتذهب تحت الليل عن جماعة الغنم — And al-Fareeqah of sheep is when a piece of one, two, or three sheep separates from them and goes away at night from the flock of sheep.

فَرَنَقnoun

1.
messengerclassical
A courier or scout who precedes an army or a lion.

والفرانق: البريد، وهو الذى ينذر قدام الأسد، وهو معرب " پروانك " بالفارسية — And al-Faranq is the messenger, who is the one who warns ahead of the lion, and it is a Persian loanword 'parwanak'.

إفْرِيْقِيَةname

1.
name of a country (Africa)both
name of a country (Africa)

وإفريقية: اسم بلاد — And Ifriqiyah: the name of a land.

Parallel reading

فرقت بين الشيئين أفرق فرقا وفرقانا.

I distinguished between the two things, distinguishing a distinction and a separation.

وفرقت الشئ تفريقا وتفرقة، فانفرق وافترق وتفرق.

And I divided the thing up, dividing it up and a division, so it became separated, and it parted, and it dispersed.

وأخذت حقى منه بالتفاريق.

And I took my right from him in pieces.

أشهد بالمروة يوما والصفا أنك خير من تفاريق العصا

I bear witness by Marwah one day and Safa that you are better than the scattered pieces of the staff.

وقرآنا فرقناه

And a Quran We have separated (or revealed piecemeal).

والفرق: مكيال معروف بالمدينة، وهو ستة عشر رطلا، وقذ يحرك.

And al-Faraq is a known measure in Medina, which is sixteen pounds, and it may be vocalized differently.

يأخذون الارش في إخوتهم فرق السمن وشاة في الغنم والجمع فرقان.

They take the blood money for their brothers, a measure of ghee and a sheep among the sheep, and the plural is furqan.

والفرقان: القرآن، وكل ما فرق به بين الحق والباطل فهو فرقان، فلهذا قال تعالى: {ولقد آتينا موسى وهارون الفرقان}.

And al-Furqan is the Quran, and everything by which one distinguishes between truth and falsehood is al-Furqan, for this reason God Almighty said: 'And We had certainly given Moses and Aaron the criterion'.

والفرقة: الاسم من فارقته مفارقة وفراقا.

And al-Furaqah is the noun from 'I parted from you', a parting and a separation.

والفاروق: اسم سمى به عمر بن الخطاب رضى الله عنه.

And al-Farooq is a name given to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him.

والمفرق والمفرق: وسط الرأس، وهو الذى بفرق فيه الشعر.

And al-Mafraq and al-Mafriq: the middle of the head, which is where the hair is parted.

وكذلك مفرق الطريق ومفرقه، للموضع الذي يتشعب منه طريق آخر.

And likewise the junction of a road and its diverging point, for the place from which another road branches off.

وفرق له الطريق، أي اتجه له طريقان.

And the road split for him, meaning two roads became apparent to him.

وفرقت الناقة أيضا تفرق فروقا، إذا أخذها المخاض فندت في الأرض، وكذلك الاتان.

And the she-camel also separates, she separates a separation, when the afterbirth takes her and she wanders in the land, and likewise the she-ass.

والفرق بالتحريك: الخوف، وقد فرق بالكسر.

And al-Faraq (with vowel movement) is fear, and it has been said with kasr.

وامرأة فروقة ورجل فروقة أيضا، ولاجمع له.

And a timid woman and a timid man also, and it has no plural.

والفرق أيضا في الخيل: إشراف إحدى الوركين على الأخرى، وهو يكره.

And al-Faraq also in horses: the elevation of one hip over the other, and it is disliked.

والفرس أفرق.

And the horse is a-farq (uneven-hipped).

ورجل أفرق للذي ناصيته كأنها مفروقة بين الفرق.

And a man a-farq is one whose forelock is as if parted between the divisions.

وهذه أرض فرقة، وفي نبتها فرق، إذا كان متفرقا ولم يكن منصلا.

And this is a sparse land, and its vegetation is sparse, meaning it is scattered and not dense.

ويقال: هو أبين من فرق الصبح، لغة في فلق الصبح.

And it is said: it is clearer than the parting of the dawn, a dialectal variant of the splitting of the dawn.

والفرق بالكسر: القطيع من الغنم العظيم.

And al-Firk (with kasr) is the great flock of sheep.

والفرق: الفلق من الشئ إذا انفلق، ومنه قول تعالى: {فانفلق فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم}.

And al-Firk is the split part of something when it splits, and from this is the saying of God Almighty: 'So he split and each part became like a great mountain.'

والفرقة: طائفة من الناس، والفريق أكثر منهم.

And al-Firaq is a group of people, and al-Fariq is more than them.

أفرق المريض من مرضه، والمحموم من حماه، أي أقبل.

The patient recovered from his illness, and the feverish person recovered from his fever, meaning he improved.

ما أمار إفراق المورود؟ فقال الرحضاء.

What is the sign of recovery for the one with fever? He said: perspiration.

وناقة مفرق، أي فارتها ولدها بموت.

And a she-camel mafraq, meaning she lost her young to death.

والفريقة: تمر يطبخ بحلبة للنفساء.

And al-Fareeqah is dates cooked with fenugreek for a woman after childbirth.

والفريقة من الغنم: أن تتفرق منها قطعة شاة أو شاتان أو ثلاث شياه فتذهب تحت الليل عن جماعة الغنم.

And al-Fareeqah of sheep is when a piece of one, two, or three sheep separates from them and goes away at night from the flock of sheep.

ومفرق النعم هو الظربان، لأنه إذا فسا بينها وهى مجتمعة تفرقت.

And the disperser of livestock is the skunk, because when it farts among them while they are gathered, they scatter.

والفرانق: البريد، وهو الذى ينذر قدام الأسد، وهو معرب " پروانك " بالفارسية.

And al-Faranq is the messenger, who is the one who warns ahead of the lion, and it is a Persian loanword 'parwanak'.

وإني أذين إن رجعت مملكا بسير ترى منه الفرانق أزورا

And I swear that if I return as a king with a journey from which the scouts turn away.

وإفريقية: اسم بلاد.

And Ifriqiyah: the name of a land.