فَرْق
difference
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Highlights
Plural
فِرَق
Other plural
فِرْقَات
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form III
فَارَقَ
to separate oneself from
Verb · Form VIII
اِفْتَرَقَ
to part
Verb · Form II
فَرَّقَ
to separate
Noun
فَارِق
a difference
Noun
تَفْرِيق
distinguishing
فِرْقَة in English
Noun · feminine
- part, portion
- troop of people, number of men, distinct body
- division, detachment, section, unit
- party, group, band, company
- sect
- class
- class (in school)
- a separate herd
- a portion of a thing in a state of dispersion
Word origin
From ف ر ق (f r q); compare فَرَقَ (faraqa, “to separate”).
Words from the root ف-ر-ق
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
فَرَقَ
· present يَفْرُقُ
Form I · The plain action
to split, to separate; to part the hair; to distinguish
فُرْقَان
The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
فَارِق
a difference
مَفْرُوق
part
فُرْقَة
separation
فَرِقَ
· present يَفْرَقُ
Form I · The plain action
to be spaced far apart, to be gappy (of teeth); to have a split crest (of a rooster); to enter a group (of a person)
فَرَق
فَرِق
أَفْرَق
فَرِقَ
· present يَفْرَقُ
Form I · The plain action
to fear, to be afraid; to be terrified; to feel sorry
فَرَق
فَرِق
مَفْرُوق
فَرَّقَ
· present يُفَرِّقُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to separate; to distinguish, to differentiate, to discriminate (constructed with بين) between (two things); to disperse
تَفْرِيق
distinguishing
تَفْرِقَة
separation
مُفَرِّق
مُفَرَّق
فَارَقَ
· present يُفَارِقُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to separate oneself from; to withdraw from, to depart from; to leave, to forsake, to abandon
فِرَاق
parting
مُفَارَقَة
مُفَارِق
مُفَارَق
تَفَرَّقَ
· present يَتَفَرَّقُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to go apart, to disperse, scatter
تَفَرُّق
مُتَفَرِّق
scattered
تَفَارَقَ
· present يَتَفَارَقُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to separate from one another
تَفَارُق
مُتَفَارِق
مُتَفَارَق
اِفْتَرَقَ
· present يَفْتَرِقُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to part, to leave each other
اِفْتِرَاق
مُفْتَرِق
مُفْتَرَق
junction
مُفْتَرَق
passive participle of اِفْتَرَقَ
مُتَفَرِّقَات
miscellany
team
تَفْرِيقِيّ
differential
فِرْقَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | فِرْقَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | فِرَق |
| Alternative plurals | فِرْقَات |
فِرْقَة in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَكْهَنُ فِي نَوْبَةِ فِرْقَتِهِ أَمَامَ اللهِ،And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,Luke 1:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَجْعَلُ فَرْقًا بَيْنَ شَعْبِي وَشَعْبِكَ. غَدًا تَكُونُ هذِهِ الآيَةُ».And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.Exodus 8:23, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
الْجَرَادُ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَلِكٌ، وَلكِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ كُلُّهُ فِرَقًا فِرَقًا.The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;Proverbs 30:27, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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