فِقْرَةٌ
Root: فقر
Full Definition
فِقْرَةٌ
: see فَقَارٌ.
2 [Hence] الفِقَرَاتُ is a name of
3 And hence, or as being likened to a vertebra of the back,
4 And hence, as being likened to the best verse in an ode, فِقْرَهٌ means
5 And in like manner it is applied to signify
6 And
def.2 Also A piece of land, such as is termed قَرَاح [q. v.], for sowing.
def.3 And A thing that serves as a mark, or sign, to men contending, or competing, in shooting, or casting, such as a mountain, or such as a hill, or a hollow dug in the ground, or a هَدَف [or butt, &c.], and the like: they say, in such contending or competing, أُرَامِيكَ مِنْ أَدْنَى فِقْرَةٍ [I will contend, or compete, with thee in shooting, or casting, from the nearest فقرة] and مِنْ أَبْعَدِ فِقْرَةٍ [from the furthest فقرة].
2 [Hence] الفِقَرَاتُ is a name of
3 And hence, or as being likened to a vertebra of the back,
4 And hence, as being likened to the best verse in an ode, فِقْرَهٌ means
5 And in like manner it is applied to signify
6 And
def.2 Also A piece of land, such as is termed قَرَاح [q. v.], for sowing.
def.3 And A thing that serves as a mark, or sign, to men contending, or competing, in shooting, or casting, such as a mountain, or such as a hill, or a hollow dug in the ground, or a هَدَف [or butt, &c.], and the like: they say, in such contending or competing, أُرَامِيكَ مِنْ أَدْنَى فِقْرَةٍ [I will contend, or compete, with thee in shooting, or casting, from the nearest فقرة] and مِنْ أَبْعَدِ فِقْرَةٍ [from the furthest فقرة].
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