فوق

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root 'fawq' primarily relates to concepts of being above, superior, or exceeding. It extends to meanings of surpassing others in honor, the interval between milking a camel, and the moment of death or recovery. It also encompasses the physical structure of an arrow and the state of poverty.

Derived headwords

فَوْقpreposition

1.
opposite of 'under'both
opposite of 'under'

فَوْقَهَاpronoun+preposition

1.
what is above itclassical
Referring to something greater or larger than the mentioned object, like a fly or spider in relation to a mosquito.

فَمَا فَوْقَهَا — and what is above it

فَاقَverb

1.
he surpassed them in honorboth
he surpassed them in honor
2.
when the wind rose from his chestboth
when the wind rose from his chest

وفاق الرجل أصحابه يفوقهم، أي علاهم بالشرف — And the man surpassed his companions, meaning he excelled them in honor.

يَفُوقُverb

1.
to surpassboth
He surpasses his companions in honor.
2.
to exhale sharplyclassical
Wind is expelled sharply from his chest.
3.
to be on the verge of leavingclassical
His soul is about to depart.

فُؤُوقnoun

1.
sharp exhalationclassical
The sharp expulsion of wind from the chest.
2.
soul departingclassical
The state of one's soul being on the verge of leaving the body.

وفلان يفوق بنفسه فؤوقا — And so-and-so is on the verge of death, his soul departing.

الفَوْقnoun

1.
notch of an arrowboth
The place on an arrow where the bowstring is nocked.

والفوق: موضع الوتر من السهم — And the 'fawq' is the place of the string on the arrow.

أفْوَاقnoun

1.
notches of arrowsboth
Plural of 'fawq', referring to the nocks of arrows.

فَوَّقَverb

1.
opposite of 'under'both
opposite of 'under'

وفوقته أي جعلت له فوقا — And I made a notch for it, meaning I made a 'fawq' for it.

انْفَاقَverb

1.
to be notchedboth
Said of an arrow whose notch has been made.

تقول فقت السهم فانفاق — You say: I notched the arrow, and it became notched.

الأفْوَقadjective

1.
arrow with a broken notchclassical
An arrow whose notch is broken.
2.
disappointed returnclassical
Returning with an incomplete gain, like an arrow broken without its head.

رجع فلان بأفوق ناصل — So-and-so returned with a broken-notched (arrow), lacking a head, meaning he returned with an incomplete share.

أَفَقْتُverb

1.
to nock (an arrow)both
To place an arrow on the bowstring, ready to be shot.

وأفقت السهم، أي وضعت فوقه في الوتر لأرمي به — And I nocked the arrow, meaning I placed its notch on the string to shoot it.

أَوْفَقْتُهُverb

1.
to nock (an arrow)both
An alternative form for placing an arrow on the bowstring.

وأوفقته أيضا — And I also nocked it.

الفَوَاقnoun

1.
moment of deathclassical
The gasp or spasm that occurs at the point of death.
2.
sharp exhalationclassical
The wind that is expelled sharply from the chest.
3.
interval between milkingsboth
The short time between two milkings of a camel, during which the young might suckle.
4.
brief respiteboth
A short pause or interval.

والفواق: الذي يأخذ الإنسان عند النزع — And the 'fawāq' is what seizes a person at the point of death.

ما بين الحلبتين من الوقت — The time between the two milkings.

العيادة قدر فواق ناقة — Visiting the sick should be for the duration of a camel's milking interval.

الفَوَاقُnoun

1.
respiteboth
A pause, rest, or recovery.

ما لها من فواق — It has no respite.

الفِيقَةnoun

1.
milk collected between milkingsclassical
The milk that accumulates in a camel's udder between two milkings.

حتى إذا فيقة في ضرعها اجتمعت — Until a 'fīqah' gathered in her udder.

فِيقnoun

1.
milk collected between milkingsclassical
Plural of 'fīqah', referring to milk accumulated between milkings.

أفْوَاقnoun

1.
milk collected between milkingsclassical
Another plural form for milk accumulated between milkings.

أفَاوِيقnoun

1.
milk collected between milkingsclassical
A further plural form for milk accumulated between milkings.
2.
water collected in cloudsclassical
Water that gathers in clouds, falling intermittently.

وذموا لنا الدنيا وهم يرضعونها أفاريق — And they criticized the world to us while they were nursing it in intervals.

فباتت تثج أفاويقها سجال النطاف — So it rained down its collected waters in pouring showers.

أَفَاقَتْverb

1.
to gather (milk)classical
Said of a she-camel whose milk has accumulated in her udder.

وأفافت الناقة تفيق إفاقة — And the she-camel gathered milk, accumulating milk.

مُفِيقadjective

1.
gathering milkclassical
A she-camel whose milk has accumulated in her udder.

مُفِيقَةadjective

1.
gathering milkclassical
A she-camel whose milk has accumulated in her udder.

مَفَاوِيقnoun

1.
she-camels gathering milkclassical
Plural of 'mufiqah', referring to she-camels whose milk has accumulated.

فَوَّقَverb

1.
opposite of 'under'both
opposite of 'under'

فوقت الفصيل، أي سقيته اللبن فواقا فواقا — I gave the young camel milk, meaning I gave it milk in intervals.

تَفَوَّقَverb

1.
to drink milk intermittentlyboth
Said of a young animal drinking milk in intervals.
2.
to recite graduallyboth
To read or recite something in portions, not all at once.

تفوق الفصيل، إذا شرب اللبن كذلك — The young camel drank intermittently, meaning it drank milk in intervals.

أما أنا فأتفوقه تفوق اللقوح — As for me, I recite it gradually, like a she-camel nursing her young.

الفَاقَةnoun

1.
povertyboth
Destitution and lack of means.
2.
needboth
A state of necessity or requirement.

والفاقة: الفقر. والحاجة — And 'fāqah' means poverty and need.

افْتَاقَverb

1.
he became poorboth
he became poor

وافتاق الرجل، أي افتقر — And the man became poor, meaning he became destitute.

الفَائِقnoun

1.
neck jointclassical
The connection of the neck to the head.

والفائق: موصل العنق في الرأس — And the 'fā'iq' is the connection of the neck to the head.

اسْتَفَاقَverb

1.
he recovered from his illness and from his intoxicationboth
he recovered from his illness and from his intoxication

واستفاق من مرضه ومن سكره — And he recovered from his illness and from his intoxication.

أَفَاقَverb

1.
he recoveredboth
he recovered

وأفاق بمعنى — And he recovered, meaning he regained consciousness.

Parallel reading

نقيض تحت

The opposite of below.

إن الله لا يستحيي أن يضرب مثلا ما بعوضة فما فوقها

Indeed, Allah is not shy to present an example of a mosquito or what is above it.

قال أبو عبيدة: فما دونها، أي أعظم منها، يعني الذباب والعنكبوت

Abu Ubaidah said: 'What is above it' means what is less than it, meaning greater than it, referring to the fly and the spider.

وفاق الرجل أصحابه يفوقهم، أي علاهم بالشرف

And the man surpassed his companions, meaning he excelled them in honor.

وفاق الرجل فواقا، إذا شخصت الريح من صدره

And the man exhaled sharply, if wind was expelled from his chest.

والفوق: موضع الوتر من السهم

And the 'fawq' is the place of the string on the arrow.

تقول فقت السهم فانفاق، أي كسرت فوقه فانكسر

You say: I notched the arrow, and it became notched, meaning I broke its notch, and it broke.

وفوقته أي جعلت له فوقا

And I made a notch for it, meaning I made a 'fawq' for it.

يقال رجع فلان بأفوق ناصل، أي بسهم منكسر لا نصل فيه، أي رجع بحظ ليس بتمام

It is said: So-and-so returned with a broken-notched (arrow), meaning with a broken arrow without a head, meaning he returned with an incomplete share.

وأفقت السهم، أي وضعت فوقه في الوتر لأرمي به

And I nocked the arrow, meaning I placed its notch on the string to shoot it.

والفواق: الذي يأخذ الإنسان عند النزع

And the 'fawāq' is what seizes a person at the point of death.

وكذلك الريح التي تشخص من صدره

And likewise the wind that is expelled sharply from his chest.

والفواق والفواق: ما بين الحلبتين من الوقت، لانها تحلب ثم تترك سويعة يرضعها الفصيل لتدر ثم تحلب

And the 'fawāq' and 'fawāq' is the time between the two milkings, because it is milked, then left for a short while for the young to suckle to stimulate milk production, then milked again.

ما لها من فواق

It has no respite.

يقرأ بالفتح والضم، أي ما لها من نظرة وراحة وإفاقة

It is read with a fatha and damma, meaning it has no pause, rest, or recovery.

والفيقة بالكسر: اسم اللبن الذي يجتمع بين الحلبتين

And the 'fīqah' (with kasra) is the name for the milk that collects between the two milkings.

حتى إذا فيقة في ضرعها اجتمعت جاءت لترضع شق النفس لو رضعا

Until a 'fīqah' gathered in her udder, she came to let the young suckle a little if it were to suckle.

والجمع فيق ثم أفواق، - مثل شبر وأشبار، ثم أفاويق

And the plural is 'fiq', then 'afwāq', like 'shibr' and 'ashbār', then 'afāwīq'.

وذموا لنا الدنيا وهم يرضعونها أفاريق حتى ما يدر لها ثعل

And they criticized the world to us while they were nursing it in intervals until it no longer produced milk for the young fox.

فباتت تثج أفاويقها سجال النطاف

So it rained down its collected waters in pouring showers.

وأفافت الناقة تفيق إفاقة، أي اجتمعت الفيقة في ضربها، فهى مفيق ومفيقة

And the she-camel gathered milk, accumulating milk, meaning the 'fīqah' gathered in her udder, so she is 'mufiq' and 'mufiqah'.

فوقت الفصيل، أي سقيته اللبن فواقا فواقا

I gave the young camel milk, meaning I gave it milk in intervals.

تفوق الفصيل، إذا شرب اللبن كذلك

The young camel drank intermittently, meaning it drank milk in intervals.

أما أنا فأتفوقه تفوق اللقوح

As for me, I recite it gradually, like a she-camel nursing her young.

والفاقة: الفقر. والحاجة

And 'fāqah' means poverty and need.

وافتاق الرجل، أي افتقر

And the man became poor, meaning he became destitute.

والفائق: موصل العنق في الرأس، فإذا طال الفائق طال العنق

And the 'fā'iq' is the connection of the neck to the head; if the 'fā'iq' is long, the neck is long.

واستفاق من مرضه ومن سكره وأفاق بمعنى

And he recovered from his illness and from his intoxication, and 'afāqa' means he recovered.