فرقة

فرقة

See also: قرفة‎

Arabic

Root
ف ر ق‎ (f-r-q)

Etymology

From ف ر ق‎ (f-r-q); compare فَرَقَ‎ (faraqa, “to separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fir.qa/

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  • (Hejazi) IPA^(key): /fir.ɡa/

Noun

فِرْقَة • (firqa) f (plural فِرَق‎ (firaq) or فِرْقَات‎ (firqāt))

1. part, portion
2. troop of people, number of men, distinct body
3. division, detachment, section, unit
4. party, group, band, company
5. sect
6. class
7. class (in school)
8. a separate herd
9. a portion of a thing in a state of dispersion

Declension

Declension of noun فِرْقَة (firqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِرْقَة firqa	الْفِرْقَة‎ al-firqa	فِرْقَة firqat
Nominative	فِرْقَةٌ firqatun	الْفِرْقَةُ‎ al-firqatu	فِرْقَةُ firqatu
Accusative	فِرْقَةً firqatan	الْفِرْقَةَ‎ al-firqata	فِرْقَةَ firqata
Genitive	فِرْقَةٍ firqatin	الْفِرْقَةِ‎ al-firqati	فِرْقَةِ firqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِرْقَتَيْن‎ firqatayn	الْفِرْقَتَيْن‎ al-firqatayn	فِرْقَتَيْ‎ firqatay
Nominative	فِرْقَتَانِ‎ firqatāni	الْفِرْقَتَانِ‎ al-firqatāni	فِرْقَتَا‎ firqatā
Accusative	فِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ firqatayni	الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ al-firqatayni	فِرْقَتَيْ‎ firqatay
Genitive	فِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ firqatayni	الْفِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ al-firqatayni	فِرْقَتَيْ‎ firqatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِرَق‎‎; فِرْقَات‎ firaq‎; firqāt	الْفِرَق‎‎; الْفِرْقَات‎ al-firaq‎; al-firqāt	فِرَق‎‎; فِرْقَات‎ firaq‎; firqāt
Nominative	فِرَقٌ‎‎; فِرْقَاتٌ‎ firaqun‎; firqātun	الْفِرَقُ‎‎; الْفِرْقَاتُ‎ al-firaqu‎; al-firqātu	فِرَقُ‎‎; فِرْقَاتُ‎ firaqu‎; firqātu
Accusative	فِرَقًا‎‎; فِرْقَاتٍ‎ firaqan‎; firqātin	الْفِرَقَ‎‎; الْفِرْقَاتِ‎ al-firaqa‎; al-firqāti	فِرَقَ‎‎; فِرْقَاتِ‎ firaqa‎; firqāti
Genitive	فِرَقٍ‎‎; فِرْقَاتٍ‎ firaqin‎; firqātin	الْفِرَقِ‎‎; الْفِرْقَاتِ‎ al-firaqi‎; al-firqāti	فِرَقِ‎‎; فِرْقَاتِ‎ firaqi‎; firqāti

Derived terms

• فِرْقَة اَلْمَطَافِئ‎ (firqat al-maṭāfiʾ, “fire brigade, fire department”)
• فِرْقَة اَلْإِطْفَاء‎ (firqat al-ʾiṭfāʾ, “fire brigade, fire department”)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: فرقه‎ (fırka)
  • Turkish: fırka
• → Persian: فرقه‎ (ferqe)

Noun

فُرْقَة • (furqa) f

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Declension

Declension of noun فُرْقَة (furqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُرْقَة furqa	الْفُرْقَة‎ al-furqa	فُرْقَة furqat
Nominative	فُرْقَةٌ furqatun	الْفُرْقَةُ‎ al-furqatu	فُرْقَةُ furqatu
Accusative	فُرْقَةً furqatan	الْفُرْقَةَ‎ al-furqata	فُرْقَةَ furqata
Genitive	فُرْقَةٍ furqatin	الْفُرْقَةِ‎ al-furqati	فُرْقَةِ furqati

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “فرق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “فرقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “فرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN