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فنك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root 'فنك' primarily relates to concepts of persistence, stubbornness, and staying in a place. It also extends to specific anatomical terms and a type of fur.

Derived headwords

الفنوكnoun
  1. 1.
    obstinacy, persistenceclassical

    Stubbornness or persistence in an argument or matter.

فنكverb
  1. 1.
    that from which fur is made (fennec fox)both

    that from which fur is made (fennec fox)

وقد فنك في هذا الأمر يفنك فنوكا — He was stubborn in this matter, persisting in it.
وفنك بالمكان فنوكا — He stayed in the place.
وفنك في الطعام يفنك فنوكا، إذا استمر على أكله ولم يعف منه شيئا — He persisted in eating the food, not leaving any of it.
فنوكاnoun
  1. 1.
    obstinacyclassical

    The act of being stubborn or persistent.

  2. 2.
    stayingclassical

    The act of remaining or staying in a place.

  3. 3.
    persistent eatingclassical

    The act of continuing to eat without leaving anything.

الفنكnoun
  1. 1.
    fur animalclassical

    An animal from which fur is taken, likely referring to a type of weasel or similar creature.

قيل لاعرابي: إن فلانا بطن سراويله بفنك — It was said to a Bedouin: 'So-and-so's lower abdomen is covered in the fur of a 'fank'.'
الفنيكينnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the chinclassical

    The two sides of the chin near the philtrum, specifically the area around the corners of the mouth.

إذا توضأت فلا تنس الفنيكين — When you perform ablution, do not forget the 'fannikayn' (sides of the chin).
الفنيكnoun
  1. 1.
    jaw cornersclassical

    The end of the jawbones near the chin, specifically where they meet the chin.

Parallel reading

الفنوك: اللجاج، عن السكسائى وأبو عبيدة مثله
Al-Fanūk: Obstinacy, according to Al-Saksā'ī, and Abū 'Ubaydah said the same.
وقد فنك في هذا الأمر يفنك فنوكا، عن أي لج فيه
And he persisted in this matter, 'fannaka' (he was stubborn), meaning he was obstinate in it.
وفنك بالمكان فنوكا: أقام به، عن الاموى
And 'fannaka' in a place (he stayed), meaning he resided there, according to Al-Ummawī.
وفنك في الطعام يفنك فنوكا، إذا استمر على أكله ولم يعف منه شيئا
And he persisted in eating the food, 'fannaka' (he continued eating), if he continued eating it and did not leave any of it.
وفيه لغة أخرى فنك في الطام بالكسر فنوكا
And there is another pronunciation: 'fannaka' in the food (with a kasra), 'fannūkan'.
والفنك، بالتحريك: الذي يتخذ منه الفرو.
And 'al-fank', with harakat (vowelization): that from which fur is made.
قيل لاعرابي: إن فلانا بطن سراويله بفنك.
It was said to a Bedouin: 'So-and-so's lower abdomen is covered in the fur of a 'fank'.'
فقال: التقى الثريان يعنى وبر الفنك وشعرا استه
He replied: 'The two Pleiades have met,' meaning the fur of the 'fank' and the hair of his buttocks.
والفنيك: طرف اللحيين عند العنفقة
And 'al-fannīk': the end of the jawbones near the chin.
ويقال: هوالا فنيك. ولم يعرفه الكسائي
And it is said: 'It is al-fannīk.' Al-Saksā'ī did not recognize it.
وفى الحديث " إذا توضأت فلا تنس الفنيكين " يعنى جانبى العنفقة عن يمين وشمال
And in the Hadith: 'When you perform ablution, do not forget the 'fannikayn',' meaning the sides of the chin, to the right and left.
وهما المغفلة
And they are the 'maghfalatan' (unattended parts).