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فرقد

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root 'فرقد' primarily relates to young cattle, specifically calves, and extends to celestial bodies, particularly stars used for navigation. It also encompasses proper names and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الفَرْقَدnoun
  1. 1.
    calfboth

    A young bovine, either of domestic cattle or wild species.

  2. 2.
    starboth

    A star, particularly one used for navigation, often referring to the pole star or constellations near it.

والفرقد: النجم الذي يهتدى به — And Al-Farqad: the star by which one is guided.
فَرْقَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female calfclassical

    The female of a young bovine.

والأنثى: فرقدة — And the female is: Farqadah.
الفَرْقُودnoun
  1. 1.
    calfclassical

    A variant term for a young bovine.

  2. 2.
    starclassical

    A variant term for a star, especially one used for navigation.

وروي: الفرقود، بمعنى: ولد البقرة — And it was narrated: Al-Farqood, meaning: the calf.
فَرْقَدَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two starsboth

    A dual form referring to two specific stars, often those near the pole or part of a constellation.

وهما فرقدان — And they are two stars (Al-Farqadan).
الفَرَاقِدnoun
  1. 1.
    starsboth

    A plural form for stars, referring to multiple celestial bodies, often the two navigational stars.

وأما ثالثا فقد قالوا فيهما: الفراقد — And as for the third, they said of them: Al-Faraqid.
فرقدname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A name of a person, mentioned in relation to eating at the Prophet's table.

وفرقد، غير منسوب، أكل على مائدة النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم — And Farqad, unassigned, ate at the table of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
عتبة بن فرقدname
  1. 1.
    companion of the Prophetclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad, who held a position of leadership and participated in significant events.

وعتبة بن فرقد بن يربوع السلمي، أبو عبد الله، ولي الموصل لعمر، وكان شريفا — And Utbah ibn Farqad ibn Yarbu' Al-Sulami, Abu Abdullah, governed Mosul for Umar, and he was a notable figure.
فرقد العجليname
  1. 1.
    companion of the Prophetclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad, whose mother brought him to the Prophet for a blessing.

فرقدname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a location in Bukhara.

وفرقد: ع ببخارى — And Farqad: a place in Bukhara.
فراقدnoun
  1. 1.
    gorgeclassical

    A gorge or ravine, specifically one that flows into Wadi Al-Safra.

وفراقد، كعلابط: شعبة من شق غيقة، تدفع في وادي الصفراء — And Farāqid, like 'alābiṭ: a gorge from Shaq Ghayqah, flowing into Wadi Al-Safra.
الفرقديname
  1. 1.
    nisbaclassical

    A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin or affiliation, used for scholars.

وأبو جعفر محمد بن علي بن مخلد الفرقدي الداركي الأصبهاني — And Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mukhlid Al-Farqadi Al-Daraki Al-Asbahani.

Parallel reading

الفرقد: ولد البقرة أو الوحشية
Al-Farqad: a calf of a domestic or wild cow.
قال طرفة، يصف عيني ناقة: طحوران عوار القذى فتراهما كمكحولتي مذعورة أم فرقد
Tarafah said, describing the eyes of a she-camel: They are two that cast away debris, and you see them as if they were the kohl-lined eyes of a frightened mother of a Farqad.
والفرقد: النجم الذي يهتدى به، كالفرقود، فيهما
And Al-Farqad: the star by which one is guided, like Al-Farqood, in both meanings.
ولي ليلة خامدة خمودا طخياء تعشي الجدي والفرقودا
And a night of intense darkness, so dark that it blinds the kid and Al-Farqad.
وهما فرقدان، نجمان في السماء، لا يغربان، ولاكنهما يطوفان بالجدي
And they are two stars (Al-Farqadan), two stars in the sky, they do not set, but they circle around the kid (constellation).
وكل أخ يفارقه أخوه لعمر أبيك إلا الفرقدان
And every brother is separated from his brother, by your father's life, except for the two stars (Al-Farqadan).
وربما قالت العرب لهما: الفرقد
And sometimes the Arabs would call them: Al-Farqad.
حالف الفرقد شربا في الهدى خلة باقية دون الخلل
He swore by Al-Farqad, drinking in guidance, a lasting friendship without flaw.
لقد طال يا سوداء منك المواعد ودون الجدا المأمول منك الفراقد
Indeed, the promises from you, O black one, have been long, and between me and the hoped-for bounty are the stars (Al-Faraqid).
وفرقد: ع ببخارى
And Farqad: a place in Bukhara.
وفراقد، كعلابط: شعبة من شق غيقة، تدفع في وادي الصفراء
And Farāqid, like 'alābiṭ: a gorge from Shaq Ghayqah, flowing into Wadi Al-Safra.
الفرقد في الأرض: لمستوي الصلب
Al-Farqad on the ground: the level hardness.