Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

طِرِّيقَةٌ

Root: طرق

Full Definition

طِرِّيقَةٌ [fem. of طِرِّيقٌ: see what next precedes.

def.2 And also a subst., signifying] Gentleness and submissiveness: or softness, or flaccidity, and gentleness: and softness, or flaccidity, and languor, or affected languor, and weakness, in a man; as also طَرْقَةٌ and طِرَاقٌ . One says, تَحْتَ طِرِّيقَتِكَ لَعِنْدَأْوَةٌ i. e. Beneath thy gentleness and submissiveness is occasionally somewhat of hardness: or beneath thy silence is impetuosity, and refractoriness: or beneath thy silence is deceit, or guile. (K, voce عِنْدَأْوَةٌ, q. v.)


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