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ثُفْرُوقٌ

Root: ثفرق

Full Definition

ثُفْرُوقٌ The قِمَع [or base] of a date: or the قِمَع of a full-grown unripe date; i. e., the round portion of its covering, surrounding the stalk, and adhering to the upper part of the date: or the part of the date to which the قمع adheres: or, accord. to Lth, the connecting medium (علاقة) between the stone of the date and the قمع; and AZ says the like: (TA: [see فَرضٌ as signifying a sort of dates of 'Omán:]) or a raceme of which the dates have been eaten, or of which all the dates have been stripped off except one or two or three: pl. ثَفَارِيقُ; explained by Ks as meaning the أَقْمَاع of fullgrown unripe dates. تُفْرُوقٌ is a dial. var. thereof. (TA in art. تفرق.) The pl. also signifies The bases (أَقْمَاع) of grapes: or the ثُفْرُوق of a grape is what adheres to the raceme; and a closed perforation therein.
2 [Hence,] مَا لَهُ ثُفْرُوقٌ He possesses not anything.
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