فَائِقٌ
Root: فوق
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فَائِقٌ
Superior, excellent, or surpassing: anything excellent, or choice, and pure, in its kind. You say, هُوَ فَائِقٌ
فِى العِلْمِ [He is superior, excellent, or surpassing, in knowledge], and فِى الفِنَى [in wealth, &c.]. And جَارِيَةٌ فَائِقَةٌ [A young woman excelling in beauty, or comeliness]. And فَوَقَةٌ [an irreg. pl. of فَائِقٌ, like as خَوَنَةٌ is of خَائِنٌ, for by rule these pls. should be فَاقَةٌ and خَانَةٌ,] signifies Elegant scholars, and orators.
def.2 Also The place of junction of the neck with the head: therefore when this is high, the neck is long.
def.2 Also The place of junction of the neck with the head: therefore when this is high, the neck is long.
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