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حُقَّةٌ

Root: حق

Full Definition

حُقَّةٌ A receptacle of wood, or of ivory, or of some other material proper to be cut, or shaped out; a receptacle for perfume; [generally a small round box, used for unguents and perfumes &c.; and applied also to a small cocoa-nut used as a box for snuff &c.;] a thing well known: [also a receptacle for wine: (see تَأْمُورٌ, in art. امر:)] pl. حُقٌّ , [or rather this is a coll. gen. n., as is indicated in the TA, and it is now used as a sing., like حُقَّةٌ,] and حُقَقٌ, which latter is pl. of حُقَّةٌ, and حِقَاقٌ and حُقُوقٌ and [of pauc.] أَحْقَاقٌ, which three are pls. of حُقٌّ.
2 And A woman; as being likened thereto.

def.2 See also حَاقَّةٌ.
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