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ف ق ق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to opening, breaking apart, and sounds, particularly those of animals like dogs. It also extends to concepts of foolishness, excessive talk, poverty, and even specific locations or objects.

Derived headwords

{فققته}verb
  1. 1.
    to open itboth

    To open something, specifically a mouth or opening.

فَقَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    talkative, uselessclassical

    A man who is very talkative but says little of substance.

فَقَاقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish, babblingclassical

    A foolish, garrulous, and confused person; the feminine form is the same.

فَقْفَقverb
  1. 1.
    to become impoverishedclassical

    To become extremely poor, to the point of being covered in dust.

  2. 2.
    to bark (dog)classical

    A dog barking out of fear.

  3. 3.
    to speak affectedlyclassical

    To speak in an affected or pompous manner.

  4. 4.
    to mix wordsclassical

    To mix or confuse words in speech.

الفَقْفَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dog's barking soundclassical

    The sound of dogs barking or howling.

  2. 2.
    sound of waterclassical

    The sound of water dripping or flowing.

الفَقْفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    incoherent speechclassical

    Nonsensical or rambling speech.

الفَقْفُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    intellect, mindclassical

    Intelligence, understanding, or mental acuity.

الفَقَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of birdclassical

    A small bird, similar to a sparrow, with short legs and neck, smaller than the 'fagar'.

الفَقِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small birdclassical

    The diminutive form of 'fagaha', referring to the small bird.

الفَقْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish peopleclassical

    A collective noun for foolish or stupid individuals.

انْفَقَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become openclassical

    To become open or split apart.

انْفِقَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    opening, splittingclassical

    The act or state of becoming open or split apart.

  2. 2.
    dog's howlingclassical

    The sound of a dog's howling or barking.

فَقْverb
  1. 1.
    to split (palm fronds)classical

    To split the fronds of a palm tree to pollinate its spathe.

  2. 2.
    to split, openclassical

    To split or open up.

تَفَقْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak confusedlyclassical

    To speak in a confused or mixed-up manner, similar to 'faqfaqa'.

فَقَّاقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    red-facedclassical

    Describing a person with a red complexion.

الفَقَقname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    A village in Al-Yamamah known for having a pulpit.

Parallel reading

فقا: فتحته عن ابن دريد.
Faqqa: I opened it, according to Ibn Duraid.
ورجل فقاق، كسحاب إذا كان كثير الكلام قليل الغناء.
And a man is 'fagg', like 'sahab', if he is much-talking and little-beneficial.
ورجل فقاقة، مثل سحابة، وكذلك فقفاق وفقفاقة أي: أحمق هذرة مخلط، والأنثى كذلك.
And a man is 'faggaga', like 'sahaba', and likewise 'faffaq' and 'faffaga', meaning: foolish, garrulous, and confused, and the feminine is the same.
وفقفق الرجل: افتقر فقرا مدقعا أي: ملصقا بالتراب.
And the man 'faqfaqa': he became extremely poor, like one stuck to the dust.
فقفق الكلب: نبح فرقا، نقله الجوهري.
The dog 'faqfaqa': it barked out of fear, as reported by Al-Jauhari.
الفقفقة: حكاية عواءات الكلاب.
Al-Faqfaqah: The sound of dogs' howls.
وفقفق في كلامه: إذا تقعر وهو مثل الفيهقة فيه.
And he 'faqfaqa' in his speech: if he spoke affectedly, which is like 'al-faihaqah' in it.
وقيل: إذا خلط في كلامه.
And it was said: if he mixed up his speech.
والفقفاق: السقط من الكلام عن ابن عباد.
And Al-Faffaq: nonsensical speech, according to Ibn Abbad.
والفقفوق بالضم: العقل، والذهن.
And Al-Faqfuq (with damma): intellect, and mind.
الفقاقة كسحابة: طائر من العصافير بقعاء، وليست من الدخل، قصيرة الرجلين والعنق، وهي أصغر من الفقار.
Al-Faqqahah (like sahaba): a speckled bird from the sparrows, not from the 'dakhil', with short legs and neck, and it is smaller than the 'fagar'.
ج: فقاق بحذف الهاء، وتصغيره: الفقيقة، بالتشديد.
Plural: 'fagag' (without the 'ha'), and its diminutive: 'al-fagiiqah' (with shadda).
والفققة، محركة: الحمقى عن ابن الأعرابي.
And Al-Faqhah (vowelized): the foolish people, according to Ibn Al-Arabi.
وانفق الشيء انفقاقا أي: انفرج عن ابن دريد.
And the thing 'anfaqqa' 'infifaaqan': it split open, according to Ibn Duraid.
الانفقاق: انفراج عواء الكلب، والفقفقة حكاية ذلك.
Al-Infifaaq: the opening of a dog's howl, and Al-Faqfaqah is the narration of that.
ويقال: انفقت عوة الكلب، أي: انفرجت.
And it is said: the dog's howl 'infagqat', meaning: it opened up.
والفقفقة: حكاية صوت الماء.
And Al-Faqfaqah: the narration of the sound of water.
يقال: سمعت! فقفقة الماء: إذا سمعت صوت تدارك قطره أو سيلانه عن ابن دريد.
It is said: 'I heard! Faqfaqat al-maa': if you hear the sound of its dripping or flowing, according to Ibn Duraid.
فق النخلة يفقها فقا: فرج سعفها، ليصل الى طلعها، فيلقحها، عن ابن دريد.
He 'faqqa' the palm tree, 'yafquhu' 'faqqan': he parted its fronds, to reach its spathe, to pollinate it, according to Ibn Duraid.
وفق الشيء فقا: انفرج.
And the thing 'faqqa' 'faqqan': it split open.
وتفقفق في كلامه، مثل فقفق.
And he 'tafqufaqu' in his speech, like 'faqfaqa'.
ورجل فقاقة، كسحابة، أي: أحمر.
And a man is 'faggaga', like 'sahaba', meaning: red-faced.
والفقق، محركة: قرية باليمامة بها منبر، وأهلها ضبة والعنبر.
And Al-Faqaq (vowelized): a village in Al-Yamamah with a pulpit, and its people are from Dabba and Anbar.