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عَرَقَةٌ

Root: عرق

Full Definition

عَرَقَةٌ : see عَرَقٌ, last quarter, in three places.
2 Also The piece of wood, or timber, that intervenes between the [or any] two rows of bricks of a wall. (S, O, K, TA. [ساقَى, in this explanation in the CK, is a mistake for سَافَى, with ف.])
3 And The border (طُرَّة) that is woven in the sides of the [tent called] فُسْطَاط. See also عِرْقَاةٌ, last sentence.
4 And The دِرَّة [or whip], with which one beats, or flogs.
5 And The plaited thong with which a captive is bound: pl. عَرَقَاتٌ and [coll. gen. n.] عَرَقٌ : or عَرَقَاتٌ signifies [simply] plaited thongs (نُسُوع).
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