فَقَارٌ

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فَقَارٌ The vertebra of the back; the bones of the spine, which are set in regular order, one upon another, from the part where is the كَاهِل to the عَجْب: [it is sometimes used as a sing., as in the S and O and K voce طَبَقٌ: but properly] the sing., or n. un., is فَقَارَةٌ , for which one should not say فِقَارَةٌ, with kesr: and فِقْرَةٌ , of which the pl. is فِقَرٌ and فِقْرَاتٌ and فِقَرَاتٌ and فِقِرَاتٌ, signifies the same as فَقَارَةٌ; as does also فَقْرَةٌ .
2 [Hence,] فَقَارُ الجَوْزَآءِ The three very bright stars [d and e and z] disposed obliquely in the midst of the constellation الجوزآء [i. e. Orion]. (Har p. 456. [See art. جوز.)
3 And [hence also,] ذُو الفَقَارِ the name of A [celebrated] sword of the Prophet, and afterwards, of 'Alee: it had previously belonged to El-'As Ibn-Munebbih, who was slain at Bedr, by 'Alee, by whom his sword was given to the Apostle: accord. to Abu-l-'Abbás [i. e. Th]. it was thus named because there were in it small beautiful hollows [app. meaning small scallops in the edge, such as some modern swords have, for the more easy cleaving of coats of mail]: it is also, accord. to some, called ذو الفِقَار; but this is said by El-Khattábee to be vulgar.
4 It (i. e. ذُوالفَقَارِ) is also used, metaphorically, as meaning The spear.

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