ف ر ق

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

The root ف ر ق (f-r-q) primarily denotes separation, distinction, and differentiation. It encompasses concepts like dividing, discerning between things (including truth and falsehood), and the act of parting. The root also extends to physical separation, such as a parting in hair, and specific measurements or objects.

Derived headwords

فَرَقَverb

1.
to distinguishboth
To differentiate or separate between two things, whether tangible or intangible.
2.
to divideboth
To split or separate something into parts.
3.
to discernclassical
To perceive the difference between things, especially between right and wrong.

فَرْقٌnoun

1.
differenceboth
The state of being different or distinct; a distinction between two things.
2.
separationboth
The act or instance of separating or being separated.
3.
parting (in hair)both
A line or division in the hair where it is parted.
4.
dawnclassical
The first light of dawn, when the darkness of night begins to separate.
5.
a large measureclassical
A specific, large ancient measure of capacity, with varying accounts of its volume.

فُرْقَانٌnoun

1.
distinctionclassical
A clear differentiation, especially between truth and falsehood, or right and wrong.
2.
Quranclassical
A name for the Quran, signifying its role in distinguishing truth from falsehood.

فَرَّقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To cause separation between things; to divide or disperse.
2.
to distinguishboth
To make a distinction between things, to differentiate.
3.
to scatterboth
To cause to disperse or spread out.

فَرَّقَ بَيْنَverb phrase

1.
to distinguish betweenboth
To make a clear distinction or separation between two entities.

فَارَقَverb

1.
to separate fromboth
To depart from, leave, or become separated from someone or something.
2.
to differboth
To be unlike or distinct from something else.

تَفَرَّقَverb

1.
to disperseboth
To scatter or spread out; to separate into groups.
2.
to separateboth
To become divided or separated from each other.

اِفْتَرَقَverb

1.
to separateboth
To become separated from each other; to part ways.
2.
to divergeboth
To go in different directions or have different outcomes.

فَارِقٌnoun

1.
separating camelclassical
A female camel that separates from the herd to give birth alone.
2.
separate cloudclassical
A cloud that is detached from the main body of clouds.

فَارُوقٌname

1.
Al-Farooq (title)classical
A title given to Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph, for his ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

فَرُوقَةٌadjective

1.
fearfulclassical
Easily frightened or prone to fear; timid.

مُفَرِّقٌnoun

1.
parting (in hair)both
The middle of the head where hair is parted.
2.
junctionboth
A place where a road or path divides or branches off.

فَرَقٌnoun

1.
fearboth
Sudden fright or terror.

أَفْرَقُadjective

1.
wide-set (nostrils)classical
Having a wide distance between the nostrils (said of a camel).
2.
uneven (hip)classical
Having one hip higher than the other (said of a horse or other animal).
3.
crested (rooster)classical
Having a divided or split comb (said of a rooster).
4.
gap-toothedclassical
Having a gap between the front teeth.

فِرْقَةٌnoun

1.
sparse vegetationclassical
Vegetation that is scattered and not dense.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to be terrifiedboth
To be overcome with fear or dread.

فَرَّقَ عَلَيْهِverb phrase

1.
to be frightened forclassical
To feel fear or apprehension on behalf of someone else.

فَارِقَةٌnoun

1.
separating camelclassical
A female camel that separates from the herd to give birth alone.

فَرَقَnoun

1.
fearclassical
A state of intense fear or panic.

فَرَقٌnoun

1.
natural dispositionclassical
An innate characteristic or tendency.

مَفْرَقٌnoun

1.
parting (in hair)both
The place on the head where the hair is parted.
2.
junctionboth
A point where something divides or branches off, like a road or a حديث.

فَرَقَverb

1.
to become clearclassical
To become apparent or evident; to manifest.

فَرَقَتِ النَّاقَةُverb phrase

1.
the she-camel gave birthclassical
The she-camel went into labor and gave birth, often implying separation from the herd.

فَارِقٌnoun

1.
she-camel giving birthclassical
A she-camel that is in the process of giving birth or has just given birth, often alone.

فَرَقٌnoun

1.
dawnclassical
The breaking of the day; the first light of morning.

أَفْرَقُadjective

1.
gap-toothedclassical
Having a noticeable space between the front teeth.
2.
wide-set (nostrils)classical
Describing an animal with widely separated nostrils.

فَرْقٌnoun

1.
separation (teeth)classical
A gap or space between the teeth.

أَفْرَقُadjective

1.
uneven (hip)classical
Describing an animal with one hip higher than the other.

فَرَقٌnoun

1.
divided combclassical
A rooster's comb that is split or divided.

فَرْقٌnoun

1.
one testicleclassical
Describing a male animal with only one testicle.

فَرْقَاءnoun

1.
ewe with wide teatsclassical
A ewe with widely spaced teats.

فَارِقِينname

1.
Fariqinclassical
A famous city in Diyarbakir.

أَفْرَاقname

1.
Afraqclassical
A place name associated with the properties of Medina.

Parallel reading

فرق بينهما أي: الشيئين

He differentiated between them, meaning the two things.

يفرق فرقا وفرقانا، بالضم: فصل

He distinguishes with a distinction and a Furqan, with damma: he separated.

والفرق بين الشيئين سواء كان بما يدركه البصر، أو بما تدركه البصيرة

And the distinction between two things, whether it is by what the sight perceives, or by what insight perceives.

والفرقان أبلغ من الفرق لأنه يستعمل في الفرق بين الحق والباطل

And Al-Furqan is more eloquent than Al-Farq because it is used in distinguishing between truth and falsehood.

فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم

In it, every wise affair is decided.

وقرآنا فرقناه أي: فصلناه وأحكمناه وبينا فيه الأحكام

And a Quran We have separated it, meaning: We have distinguished it, made it precise, and clarified the rulings within it.

وإذ فرقنا بكم البحر

And when We parted the sea for you.

فالفارقات فرقا

And those that separate, separating.

والفرق: الطريق في شعر الرأس

And Al-Farq: the parting in the hair of the head.

كنت إذا أردت أن أفرق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صدمت الفرق على يافوخه

When I wanted to part the hair of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), I would part the parting on his forehead.

فرق الشعر بالمشط يفرقه من حدي نصر وضرب فرقا: سرحه

He parted the hair with a comb, he parts it from the forms of Nasara and Daraba, with a Faraq: he smoothed it.

والفرق: طائر

And Al-Farq: a bird.

والفرق: الكتان

And Al-Farq: linen.

والفرق: مكيال ضخم بالمدينة

And Al-Farq: a large measure in Medina.

ما أسكر منه الفرق فالحسوة منه حرام

Whatever intoxicates a Faraq, then a sip of it is forbidden.

والفاروق: ما فرق بين الشيئين

And Al-Farooq: that which distinguishes between two things.

ورجل فاروق: يفرق بين الحق والباطل

And a man is a Farooq: he distinguishes between truth and falsehood.

لأنه فرق به بين الحق والباطل

Because he distinguished between truth and falsehood with it.

ترياق فاروق: أحمد التراييق وأجل المركبات لأنه يفرق بين المرض والصحة

Al-Tiryaq Al-Farooq: the most excellent of antidotes and the most noble of compounds because it distinguishes between illness and health.

وفرق الرجل منه كفرح: جزع

And the man became afraid from it, like faraha: he panicked.

وفرق عليه: فزع وأشفق

And he became afraid for him: he was frightened and compassionate.

ورجل وامرأة فاروقة وفروقة

And a man and a woman are Farooqah and Farooqah.

رب فروقة يدعى ليثا

Perhaps a timid one is called a lion.

والمفرق كمقعد ومجلس: وسط الرأس

And Al-Mafraq like Maq'ad and Majlis: the middle of the head.

وهو الذي يفرق فيه الشعر

And it is where the hair is parted.

والشيب في مفرقه وفرقه

And gray hair in his parting and his parting.

المفرق من الطريق: الموضع الذي يتشعب منه طريق آخر

Al-Mafraq of the road: the place from which another road branches off.

وقفته على مفارق الحديث

I stopped him at the junctions of the Hadith.

وفرق له الطريق فروقا بالضم، أي: اتجه له طريقان

And the road became clear for him with a Furooq, meaning: two paths became clear for him.

فرق لي رأي أي بدا وظهر

My opinion became clear, meaning it appeared and became evident.

وفرقت الناقة، أو الأتان تفرق فروقا بالضم: أخذها المخاض، فندت أي ذهبت نادة في الأرض

And the she-camel gave birth, or the she-ass gives birth with a Furooq, meaning: labor pains took her, and she went off wandering in the land.

فهي فارق كما في الصحاح، وفارقة أيضا كما في المفردات

So she is a Fariq as in Al-Sihah, and a Fariqah as well as in Al-Mufradat.

والفارق من الإبل: التي تفارق إلفها فتنتج وحدها

And Al-Fariq from the camels: the one that separates from her familiar companions and gives birth alone.

أو مزنة فارق يجلو غواربها

Or a separate cloud whose sides it clears.

والفرق، محركة: الصبح نفسه، أو فلقه

And Al-Faraq, with harakah: the dawn itself, or its breaking.

حتى إذا انشق عن إنسانه فرق هاديه في أخريات الليل منتصب

Until when its human form appeared, the dawn's guide stood erect in the late night.

لأنه فارق سواد الليل

Because it separates the darkness of the night.

أبين من فرق الصبح

Clearer than the breaking of dawn.

والفرق: تباعد ما بين الثنيتين

And Al-Faraq: the distance between the two incisors.

رجل أفرق: إذا كان في ثنيته انفراج

A man is Afraq: if there is a gap in his incisors.

والفرق: تباعد ما بين المنسمين

And Al-Faraq: the distance between the two nostrils.

بعير أفرق: بعيد ما بين المنسمين

A camel is Afraq: far between the nostrils.

والفرق في الخيل: إشراف إحدى الوركين على الأخرى

And Al-Faraq in horses: one hip overlapping the other.

فرس أفرق

A horse is Afraq.

والأفرق من الدواب: الذي إحدى حرقفتيه شاخصة، والأخرى مطمئنة

And Al-Afraq from the beasts: the one whose one hip bone is raised, and the other is lowered.

وديك أفرق بين الفرق: ذو عرفين للذي عرفه مفروق

And a rooster is Afraq between the two parts: having two combs for the one whose comb is separated.

ديك أفرق: انفرقت قنزعته

A rooster is Afraq: its crest is split.

رجل أفرق: كأن ناصيته أو لحيته كأنها مفروقة بين الفرق

A man is Afraq: as if his forelock or beard is as if parted between the parts.

وأرض فرقة، كفرحة: في نبتها فرق بالتحريك على النسب

And land is Firqah, like Farhah: in its vegetation there is Faraq (with harakah) by attribution.

نبت فرق، ككتف: صغير لم يغط الأرض

Vegetation is Faraq, like Katif: small and not covering the ground.

والأفرق: الديك الأبيض

And Al-Afraq: the white rooster.

والأفرق من ذكور الشاء: البعيد ما بين خصييه

And Al-Afraq from male sheep: far between his testicles.

والأفرق من الخيل: ذو خصية واحدة

And Al-Afraq from horses: having one testicle.

والأفرق: الأفلج

And Al-Afraq: the gap-toothed.

والفرقاء: الشاة البعيدة ما بين الطبيين

And Al-Farqaa: the ewe with wide teats.

فإن لا تكن بالشام داري مقيمة فإن بأجنادين مني ومسكن

If my dwelling is not in Sham, then it is in Ajnadayn and Masakin.

وأخرى بميافارقين فموزن

And another in Mayafariqin and Mawzan.

له فرق منه ينتجن حوله

It has a Faraq from which they give birth around it.