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فرتج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific markings or brands for camels, and also to a place name. The primary derived term refers to a type of camel brand.

Derived headwords

الفَرْتَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel brandclassical

    A specific mark or brand used to identify camels.

فَرْتَاجname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly located in the territory of the tribe Tayy'.

Parallel reading

الفرتاج، بالكسر: سمة للإبل
Al-fartaj, with a kasra: a brand for camels.
حكاه أبو عبيد ولم يحل هاذه السمة.
Abu Ubayd mentioned it but did not explain this brand.
فرتاج: (ع، قيل:) ببلاد طيىء، أنشد سيبويه.
Fartaj: (a place name, it is said:) in the lands of Tayy', Sibawayh cited it.
ألم تسأل فتخبرك الرسوم على فرتاج والطلل القديم
Did you not ask, so that the ruins on Fartaj and the ancient remains would inform you?
قلت لحجن وأبي العجاج ألا الحقا بطرفي فرتاج
I said to Hujn and Abu al-Ajjaj: 'Indeed, you two reached the edge of Fartaj.'