فَقِيهٌ
Root: فقه
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فَقِيهٌ
Any one possessing knowledge of a thing. فَفِيهُ العَرَبِ signifies The
عَالِم [or man of knowledge] of the Arabs; and was an appellation given to El-Hárith Ibn-Keledeh (الحٰرِثُ
بْنُ كَلَدَةَ), who was also called طَبِيبُ العَرَبِ [as is said in the S in art. ازم], because this appellation is syn. with the former; but IKh and El- Hareeree do not mean by فقيها لعرب any particular person. (Mz, close of the 39th نوع.)
2 [Particularly and predominantly,] فَقِيهٌ signifies One possessing knowledge of the law; [a lawyer;] as also فَقُهٌ ; fem. فَقِيهَةٌ and : pl. [of فَقِيهٌ] فُقَهَآءُ; and [of فَفِيهَةٌ] فَقَائِهُ and فُقَهَآءُ;
3 فَحْلٌ فَقِيهٌ means A stallion [camel] expert in covering, that knows well the she-camels that are lusting, and the pregnant.
2 [Particularly and predominantly,] فَقِيهٌ signifies One possessing knowledge of the law; [a lawyer;] as also فَقُهٌ ; fem. فَقِيهَةٌ and : pl. [of فَقِيهٌ] فُقَهَآءُ; and [of فَفِيهَةٌ] فَقَائِهُ and فُقَهَآءُ;
3 فَحْلٌ فَقِيهٌ means A stallion [camel] expert in covering, that knows well the she-camels that are lusting, and the pregnant.
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