ف ن ق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of honor, special treatment, and luxury, often associated with esteemed animals like unridden stallions or pampered individuals. It extends to notions of comfort, refinement, and delicate living, sometimes contrasting with hardship.

Derived headwords

الفَنِيقnoun

1.
Honored stallionclassical
An esteemed stallion that is not ridden or harmed due to its high status among its people.
2.
Place near Medinaclassical
A location near the city of Medina, may the best prayers and peace be upon its inhabitants.

زيافة مثل الفنيق المكرم — A swift runner like the honored stallion

إذا عرضت دون العشار فنيق — as if it were a pampered stallion when presented before the pregnant camels

فَنَقٌnoun

1.
Pampered personclassical
A description of a person, particularly a woman, who is plump, well-built, youthful, and pampered.
2.
Lean personclassical
A description of a woman as having little meat or being lean.
3.
Fat, strong camelclassical
A description of a female camel as being young, plump, fleshy, and large.

جارية فنق — A pampered young woman

امرأة فنق: قليلة اللحم — A woman with little meat

ناقة فنق: فتية سمينة لحيمة ضخمة — A young, plump, fleshy, and large female camel

مِفْناقadjective

1.
Pamperedclassical
Describing a young woman who is plump, well-built, youthful, and pampered.

وأثيث جثل النبات تروي ... ه لعوب غريرة مفناق — and lush, abundant vegetation watered by her, playful, young, and pampered

أفْنَقَverb

1.
To live in luxuryclassical
To experience a state of luxury and comfort after a period of hardship or poverty.

أفنق الرجل: إذا تنعم بعد بؤس — A man 'afnaqa' if he lived in luxury after hardship

التَّفْنِيقnoun

1.
Pamperingclassical
The act of pampering or living a life of luxury and ease.

التفنيق: التنعيم — At-tafnīq: pampering

مُفَنَّقadjective

1.
Pamperedclassical
Describing someone who is pampered, living in luxury and ease.

وقد تراني مرحا مفنقا زيرا أماني ود من تومقا — And you may see me, cheerful and pampered, a weaver of wishes from the beloved

تَفَنَّقَverb

1.
To live luxuriouslyclassical
To live a life of luxury and ease, similar to how an indulged child is pampered by their family.

تفنق الرجل: إذا تنعم كما يفنق الصبي المترف أهله — A man 'tafannaqa' if he lived in luxury as an indulged child is pampered by his family

مُفَانِقadjective

1.
Softclassical
Describing a life that is soft, luxurious, and comfortable.

وعيش مفانق وحرير — and a soft life and silk

الفَنِيقَةnoun

1.
Small bagclassical
A small bag, smaller than a 'gharrara' (a large sack).

الفنيقة: الغرارة الصغيرة — Al-fannīqah: the small bag

كأن تحت العلو والفنائق من طوله رجما على شواهق — as if beneath the heights and the small bags, due to its length, were a pile of stones on high peaks

فَنَقٌnoun

1.
Luxuryclassical
Refers to luxury and ease in living.

الفَنَاقnoun

1.
Luxuryclassical
Refers to luxury and ease in living.

فَانَقَهُverb

1.
To pamperclassical
To treat someone with luxury and pampering.

فانقه فناقا: نعمه — Fānaqahu fanaqan: he pampered him

تَفَنَّقَverb

1.
To be meticulousclassical
To be meticulous or overly careful in a matter.

تفنگقت في أمر كذا، أي: تأنقت، وتنطعت — Tafannaqtu fī amri kadhā, i.e., I was meticulous, I was overly careful

جَمَلٌ فَنَقٌnoun

1.
Stallionclassical
A male camel described as being like a stallion, implying strength and vigor.

فنق كأنها فنيق، أي: جمل فحل — Fanq, as if it were a stallion, i.e., a stud camel

فَنَقٌnoun

1.
Stallionclassical
A male camel described as being like a stallion.

جمل فنق، مثل: فنيق — A camel 'fanaq', like 'faniiq'

Parallel reading

الفنيق، كأمير: ع قرب المدينة على ساكنها أفضل الصلاة والسلام.

Al-fannīq, like amīr: a place near the city, may the best prayers and peace be upon its inhabitants.

والفنيق: الفحل المكرم الذي لا يؤذى، لكرامته على أهله، ولا يركب.

And al-fannīq: the honored stallion that is not harmed, due to its nobility among its people, and is not ridden.

ينباع من ذفرى غضوب جسرة ... زيافة مثل الفنيق المكرم

A swift runner like the honored stallion

بأدماء مرباع النتاج كأنها ... إذا عرضت دون العشار فنيق

With a dark-skinned she-camel, the prime of offspring, as if it were a pampered stallion when presented before the pregnant camels

وقيل: جمل فنيق: مودع للفحلة.

And it was said: a fannīq camel: one that is left after mating.

ج: فنق ككتب، جج جمع الجمع: أفناق كطنب وأطناب، الأول عن أبي زيد، والثاني عن ابن دريد، كما في الصحاح.

Plural: fanaq like kutub, plural of plural: afnāq like ṭanb and aṭnāb, the first from Abī Zayd, the second from Ibn Durayd, as in al-Ṣiḥāḥ.

وندامى بيض الوجوه كأن ال ... شرب منهم مصاعب أفناق

And companions with white faces, as if they were drinkers, difficult, numerous (afnāq).

وقال أبو عمرو: الفنيقة: الغرارة الصغيرة.

And Abū Amr said: al-fannīqah: the small bag.

وعاء أصغر من الغرارة، ج: فنائق، وأنشد أبو عمرو: كأن تحت العلو والفنائق من طوله رجما على شواهق

A container smaller than a gharrārah, plural: fanā'iq, and Abū Amr recited: as if beneath the heights and the small bags, due to its length, were a pile of stones on high peaks

وجارية فنق، بضمتين، ومفناق بالكسر، واقتصر الجوهري على الأول: جسيمة حسنة فتية منعمة.

And a 'fanaq' young woman, with two dammahs, and 'mifnāq' with a kasrah, and al-Jawharī limited himself to the first: plump, beautiful, youthful, pampered.

وقال الأصمعي: امرأة فنق: قليلة اللحم.

And al-Aṣmaʿī said: a 'fanaq' woman: having little meat.

وقال شمر: لا أعرف، ولكن الفنق المنعمة، وأنشد قول الأعشى: هركولة فنق درم مرافقها ... كأن أخمصها بالشوك منتعل

And Shamir said: I do not know, but al-fanaq means pampered, and he recited the saying of al-Aʿshā: A tall, pampered woman with soft elbows... as if her sole were shod with thorns.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: فنق كأنها فنيق، أي: جمل فحل.

And Ibn al-Aʿrābī said: 'fanaq' as if she were 'faniiq', meaning: a stud camel.

وأثيث جثل النبات تروي ... ه لعوب غريرة مفناق

And lush, abundant vegetation watered by her, playful, young, and pampered.

ورؤبة: تنشطته كل مغلاة الوهق مضبورة قرواء هرجاب فنق مائرة الضبعين مصلاب العنق

And Ru'bah: it stimulated her, every strong, well-built, broad-backed, tall, pampered female camel with wide flanks and a strong neck.

وأفنق الرجل: إذا تنعم بعد بؤس.

And a man 'afnaqa': if he lived in luxury after hardship.

والتفنيق: التنعيم، وهو مفنوق منعم.

And at-tafnīq: pampering, and he is 'mafnūq', pampered.

وقد تراني مرحا مفنقا زيرا أماني ود من تومقا

And you may see me, cheerful and pampered, a weaver of wishes from the beloved.

وقال غيره: لا ذنب لي كنت امرأ مفنقا أبيض نوام الضحى غرونقا

And another said: I am not to blame, I was a pampered man, fair, sleeping until mid-morning, a youth.

وتفنق الرجل: إذا تنعم كما يفنق الصبي المترف أهله.

And a man 'tafannaqa': if he lived in luxury as an indulged child is pampered by his family.

وعيش مفانق: ناعم.

And a 'mufāniq' life: soft.

زانهن الشفوف ينضحن بالمس ... ك وعيش مفانق وحرير

The fine garments adorned them, exuding musk, and a soft life and silk.

الفنق: محركة، والفناق، كغراب: النعمة في العيش.

Al-fanaq: with harakah, and al-fanāq, like ghurāb: luxury in living.

وفانقه فناقا: نعمه، نقله الجوهري.

And he 'fānaqahu' 'fanaqan': he pampered him, as transmitted by al-Jawharī.

وتفنقت في أمر كذا، أي: تأنقت، وتنطعت.

And I was meticulous in such a matter, meaning: I was refined, I was overly careful.

وجمل فنق، مثل: فنيق.

And a 'fanaq' camel, like: 'faniiq'.