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ف ر ق م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific, perhaps obscure, anatomical or descriptive terms, with one lemma referring to a part of the male anatomy and another to a man characterized by slow aging and poor nourishment.

Derived headwords

الفَرْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    glans penisclassical

    This term refers to the glans of the male organ. It is noted that this word was omitted by Al-Jawhari but cited by Abu 'Amr.

المُفَرْقَمadjective
  1. 1.
    slow to grayclassical

    Describing a man who is slow to develop gray hair, implying a slow aging process. It is also associated with poor nourishment.

  2. 2.
    poorly nourishedclassical

    A man characterized by poor nutrition, which may contribute to his slow aging or other physical attributes.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال أبو عمر و: هو (حشفة الرجل)
And Abu 'Amr said: it is (the glans of the man).
مشغوفة برهزحك الفرقم
Infatuated with the glans of the penis...
قال: ورواه بعضهم بالقاف، وأنا لا أعرفها.
He said: And some of them narrated it with the letter Qaf, and I do not know it.
والمفرقم، بفتح القاف: البطيء الشيب السيئ الغذاء من الرجال.
And Al-Mufarqam, with the Fatha on the Qaf: is the slow-to-gray, poorly nourished man.