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))

1. part, portion
2. troop of people, number of men, distinct body
3. division, detachment, section, unit
4. party, sect, group, band, company
5. class
6. class (in school)
7. troupe
8. team
9. a separate herd
10. 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”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فرق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فرقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], 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