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فُقْوَةٌ

Root: فقو

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فُقْوَةٌ The فُوق [or notch] of the arrow; i. e. the part which is the place of the bowstring: [also called فُوقَةٌ, from which it is app. formed by transposition, like the other words mentioned in this art.:] pl. فُقًى, also written فُقًا. An ex. of the pl. occurs in a verse cited in art. عرقب, voce عُرْقُوبٌ.
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