Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

طَرْقَةٌ

Root: طرق

Full Definition

طَرْقَةٌ A time; one time; syn. مَرَّةٌ; as also طَرْقٌ , and طُرْقَةٌ and طُرْقٌ . You say, اِخْتَضَبَتِ المَرْأَةُ طَرْقَةً, or طَرْقَتَيْنِ, or , or , [&c.,] i. e. [The woman dyed her hands with hinnà] once, or twice. And أَنَا آتِى, فُلَانًا فِى اليَوْمِ طَرْقَتَيْنِ, and , &c., i. e. [I come to such a one in the day] twice. And هُوَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ بِعِشْرِينَ طَرْقَةً [He is better than such a one by twenty times].

def.2 طَرْقَةُ الطَّرِيقِ means The main and middle part, or the distinct [beaten] track, of the road.
2 And هٰذِهِ النَّبْلُ طَرْقَةُ رِجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ [These arrows are] the work, or manufacture, of one man.

def.3 See also طِرِّيقَةٌ.


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