فرقة

See also: قرفة‎

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

part, portion
troop of people, number of men, distinct body
division, detachment, section, unit
party, sect, group, band, company
class
class (in school)
troupe
team
a separate herd
a portion of a thing in a state of dispersion

Declension

Declension of noun فِرْقَة (firqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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
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”)

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

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