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ت ف ر ق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of separation, division, and scattering. It encompasses various forms of parting, distinguishing, and dispersing, both physically and abstractly.

Derived headwords

التفروقnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattering, dispersionclassical

    The act of scattering or being scattered. It is mentioned as being neglected by the general populace.

  2. 2.
    Date palm's calyxclassical

    According to Ibn 'Abbad, it refers to the calyx of a date palm, a variant pronunciation of 'ثفروق'.

ثفروقnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm's calyxclassical

    The calyx of a date palm. This is the primary form, with 'التفروق' being a variant.

التفاريقnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered items, odds and endsclassical

    Refers to miscellaneous or scattered items, particularly of merchandise. The common usage by the public for items priced individually is considered incorrect.

التفاريجnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered items, odds and endsclassical

    The correct term for miscellaneous or scattered items, especially of merchandise, as opposed to the commonly misused 'التفاريق'.

Parallel reading

التفروق كعصفور أهمله الجماعة
Al-tafarruq, like 'asfur', was neglected by the general populace.
وقال ابن عباد هو قمع التمرة لغة في الثفروق بالمثلثة والجمع بالتفريق
And Ibn 'Abbad said it is the calyx of the date palm, a variant pronunciation for 'al-thafruq' with the unvoiced dental fricative, and the plural is formed with 'al-tafriq'.
وأما قول العامة التفاريق لمن ثمن من المتاع فغلط صوابه التفاريج
As for the common people's saying 'al-tafariq' for priced merchandise, it is a mistake; the correct term is 'al-tafarij'.