Nounعَبْقَرٌ1 sense
Core sense — a place in the desert said to abound with Jinngenerated
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See the following entry, in two places.
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: see the following paragraph, in two places.
عبقر
Derived nouns 3
Nounعَبْقَرِىٌّ7 senses · 1 main
Core sense — admirably made; a kind of dyed, figured carpet; a chief, or lordgenerated
1a place the Arabs assert to be of the lands of the Jinn, or Genii; or a place in the desert abounding with Jinn—عَبْقَرٌ
The word is a relative noun from this place-name.
AO says: we have not found anyone who knows where this country is, or when it existed.
Hence it is applied as an adjective to anything wondered at, or admired, for the skilfulness it shows, or the excellence of its manufacture, and its strength; or to any work great in estimation, and fine and delicate.
It is both singular and plural, and the feminine is عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ.
[Cloths, or garments, of admirable manufacture]—ثِيَابٌ عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ
[Or such are so called in relation to a certain town; for] عَبْقَرٌ is also a town in El-Yemen, or, according to the Moajam, in El-Jezeereh, in which cloths or garments, and carpets, are variegated or figured, and of which the cloths or garments are of the utmost beauty.
1.1a kind of carpets, variously dyed and figured—عَبَاقِرِىٌّ
The Prophet used to prostrate himself on such when he prayed.
Some read عَبَاقِرِىّ in the Qur'ān 55:76, as a plural of عَبْقَرِىٌّ; but this is a mistake, since a relative noun has no such plural, unless it be from a singular noun of plural form, like حَضَاجِرِىٌّ from حَضَاجِرُ, and so be a relative noun from عَبَاقِرُ. So say the skilful grammarians Kh, Sb and Ks.
Az mentions the reading عَبَاقَرِىّ, with fet-h to the ق, as though it were a relative noun from عَبَاقَرٌ.
Fr says that عَبْقَرِىٌّ means thick [carpets of the kind called] طَنَافِسَ, and also silk brocade; synonym دِيبَاجٌ.
Kt says that it means what are called زَرَابِىّ.
Sa'eed Ibn-Jubeyr says that it means excellent زرابىّ.
The ism waḥda is عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ.
Qur’ān 55:76 approximate — somewhere between 55:68 and 55:78 Lane cites “Kur lv. 76”
Qur’ān 55:76 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍReclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
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Also good, or excellent; said of an animal, and of a jewel.
1.3
Perfect, or complete; said of anything.
1.4
A pure, unmixed lie, with no truth mixed into it.
1.5this is a strong man—هٰذَا عَبْقَرِىُّ قَوْمٍ
Said of a strong man. As, on the authority of 'Amr Ibn-El-'Alà: or it means, this is a chief, or lord, of a people.
[And I have not seen a chief of a people do his wonderful deeds]—فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا يَفْرِى فَرِيَّهُ
In a tradition it is said that the Prophet related a dream, mentioning 'Omar, and said this.
on this sense Also a lord, or chief, of men; or one who has none above him; and strong.
1.6[Excessive, or extreme, wrongdoing]—ظُلْمٌ عَبْقَرِىٌّ
They even said this.
It is also applied as an adjective denoting the highest degree [of any quality].
Qur’ānic occurrences عَبْقَرِىّ
55:76
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍReclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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a rel. n. from عَبْقَرٌ , a place which the Arabs assert to be of the lands of the Jinn, or Genii: (S, O, Msb:) or a certain place, (K,) in the desert, (TA,) abounding with Jinn: (K:) AO says, We have not found any one who knows where this country is, or when it existed. (TA.) Hence it is applied as an epithet to anything wondered at, or admired, for the skilfulness which it exhibits, or the excellence of its manufacture, and its strength: (S, O:) or to any work great in estimation, and fine, and delicate: (Msb:) it is both sing. and pl.; and the fem. is عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ : you say, ثِيَابٌ عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ [Cloths, or garments, of admirable manufacture]: (S, O:) [or such are so called in relation to a certain town; for] عَبْقَرٌ is also a town (M, K) in El-Yemen, (M,) or, accord. to the Moajam, in El-Jezeereh, in which cloths or garments, and carpets, are variegated, or figured, (TA,) and of which the cloths or garments are of the utmost beauty. (K.) And A kind of carpets, (S, O, K,) variously dyed and figured: upon such the Prophet used to prostrate himself when he prayed: (S, O:) as also عَبَاقِرِىٌّ : (K:) and some read عَبَاقِرِىّ in the Kur lv. 76: (S, O:) as pl. of عَبْقَرِىٌّ : (TA:) but this is a mistake; for a rel. n. has no such pl; (S;) unless it be from a sing. n. of a pl. form, like حَضَاجِرِىٌّ from حَضَاجِرُ , and so be a rel. n. from عَبَاقِرُ : so say the skilful grammarians, Kh and Sb and Ks: Az mentions the reading عَبَاقَرِىّ , with fet-h to the ق ; as though it were a rel. n. from عَبَاقَرٌ : Fr says that عَبْقَرِىٌّ signifies thick [carpets of the kind called] طَنَافِسَ : and also silk brocade; syn. دِيبَاجٌ : Kt, that it signifies what are called زَرَابِىّ : Sa'eed Ibn-Jubeyr, that it signifies excellent زرابىّ : (TA:) the n. un. is عَبْقَرِيَّةٌ . (Fr, TA.) Also Good, or excellent; applied to an animal, and to a jewel. (TA.) Perfect, or complete; applied to anything. (K.) A pure, unmixed, lie; (O, K, * TA;) that has no truth mixed with it. (O, TA.) A lord, or chief, (O, K,) of men: (TA:) or (TA, in the K, “ and ”) one who has none above him: and strong. (K.) You say of a strong man, هٰذَا عَبْقَرِىُّ قَوْمٍ : (S, O:) or this means This is a chief, or lord, of a people: (As, on the authority of 'Amr Ibn-El-'Alà:) and in a trad. it is said that the Prophet related a dream, mentioning 'Omar, and said, فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا يَفْرِى فَرِيَّهُ [And I have not seen a chief of a people do his wonderful deeds]. (S, * O, TA.) It is also applied as an epithet denoting superlativeness [of any quality]. (TA.) They even said ظُلْمٌ عَبْقَرِىٌّ [Excessive, or extreme, wrongdoing]. (S, O.)
Nounعَبَاقِرِىٌّ1 sense
Core sense — admirably made; a kind of dyed, figured carpetgenerated
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This, and عَبَاقَرِىٌّ: see the preceding entry.
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and عَبَاقَرِىٌّ : see the preceding paragraph.