فريق

Arabic

Etymology

From ف ر ق‎ (f-r-q) meaning “to divide”, “to separate”, “to distinct”, “to fork”, “to make a faction” or “to make a sect”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.riːq/

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• (Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /fi.riːd͡ʒ/

Noun

فَرِيق • (farīq) m (plural أَفْرِقَة‎ (ʾafriqa))

1. team
2. division, detachment, section, unit
3. party, sect, group, band, company
4. (dialectal, Gulf, Oman, North Saudi, Negev, Sudan) camp, settlement, village

   Synonyms: قَرْيَة‎ (qarya), بَلَد‎ (balad), ضَيْعَة‎ (ḍayʿa), رِحَال‎ pl (riḥāl), حِلَّة‎ (ḥilla)

Declension

Declension of noun فَرِيق (farīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَرِيق farīq	الْفَرِيق‎ al-farīq	فَرِيق farīq
Nominative	فَرِيقٌ farīqun	الْفَرِيقُ‎ al-farīqu	فَرِيقُ farīqu
Accusative	فَرِيقًا‎ farīqan	الْفَرِيقَ‎ al-farīqa	فَرِيقَ farīqa
Genitive	فَرِيقٍ farīqin	الْفَرِيقِ‎ al-farīqi	فَرِيقِ farīqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَرِيقَيْن‎ farīqayn	الْفَرِيقَيْن‎ al-farīqayn	فَرِيقَيْ‎ farīqay
Nominative	فَرِيقَانِ‎ farīqāni	الْفَرِيقَانِ‎ al-farīqāni	فَرِيقَا‎ farīqā
Accusative	فَرِيقَيْنِ‎ farīqayni	الْفَرِيقَيْنِ‎ al-farīqayni	فَرِيقَيْ‎ farīqay
Genitive	فَرِيقَيْنِ‎ farīqayni	الْفَرِيقَيْنِ‎ al-farīqayni	فَرِيقَيْ‎ farīqay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْرِقَة‎ ʾafriqa	الْأَفْرِقَة‎ al-ʾafriqa	أَفْرِقَة‎ ʾafriqat
Nominative	أَفْرِقَةٌ‎ ʾafriqatun	الْأَفْرِقَةُ‎ al-ʾafriqatu	أَفْرِقَةُ‎ ʾafriqatu
Accusative	أَفْرِقَةً‎ ʾafriqatan	الْأَفْرِقَةَ‎ al-ʾafriqata	أَفْرِقَةَ‎ ʾafriqata
Genitive	أَفْرِقَةٍ‎ ʾafriqatin	الْأَفْرِقَةِ‎ al-ʾafriqati	أَفْرِقَةِ‎ ʾafriqati

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَرِيق‎ (farīq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈriːɡ/

Noun

فَريق • (farīg) m (plural فِرَق‎ ‎(firag) or أفرِقَة‎ ‎(ʼafriga))

1. team
2. football club