فقّع
Root: فقع
Form: 2
Full Definition
فقّعII
, Verbal.Noun تَفْقِيعٌ, He twisted the sides of his mouth, or opened his mouth and was diffuse, in speech, and uttered speech that had no meaning.
2 And فقّع أَصَابِعَهُ, Verbal.Noun as above, i. q. فَرْقَعَهَا, [He cracked the joints of his fingers;] i. e. he pressed his fingers so that a sound was heard to proceed from their joints: the action signified thereby is forbidden to be performed in prayer: [but it is said that] this is the contracting of the fingers to the inner side of the hand and making a sound with the outer side [app. by pressing the fist upon the ground so as to make the joints of the fingers crack, when rising; for I think that any action more irregular than this would be too obviously wrong to need prohibition].
3 And فقّع الوَرْدَةَ, Verbal.Noun تَفْقِيعٌ, He made the rose into a round form (أَدَارَهَا), and then struck it so that it rent open, or asunder, producing a sound: or التَّفْقِيعُ signifies the striking a rose with the hand, or the making a rose-leaf into a round [and app. hollow] form, and pressing it with the fingers, so that it produces a sound, when rending open, or asunder.
4 [And فقّع signifies also It cracked with a sound: and it crackled: said of a flint-stone in fire: see صَوَّانٌ: and said of salt thrown into a fire: see نَارٌ.]
5 See also 1, last sentence but one.
def.2 فقّع الأدِيمَ, Verbal.Noun as above, He made the hide red.
2 And فقّع أَصَابِعَهُ, Verbal.Noun as above, i. q. فَرْقَعَهَا, [He cracked the joints of his fingers;] i. e. he pressed his fingers so that a sound was heard to proceed from their joints: the action signified thereby is forbidden to be performed in prayer: [but it is said that] this is the contracting of the fingers to the inner side of the hand and making a sound with the outer side [app. by pressing the fist upon the ground so as to make the joints of the fingers crack, when rising; for I think that any action more irregular than this would be too obviously wrong to need prohibition].
3 And فقّع الوَرْدَةَ, Verbal.Noun تَفْقِيعٌ, He made the rose into a round form (أَدَارَهَا), and then struck it so that it rent open, or asunder, producing a sound: or التَّفْقِيعُ signifies the striking a rose with the hand, or the making a rose-leaf into a round [and app. hollow] form, and pressing it with the fingers, so that it produces a sound, when rending open, or asunder.
4 [And فقّع signifies also It cracked with a sound: and it crackled: said of a flint-stone in fire: see صَوَّانٌ: and said of salt thrown into a fire: see نَارٌ.]
5 See also 1, last sentence but one.
def.2 فقّع الأدِيمَ, Verbal.Noun as above, He made the hide red.
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