See also: قفزة and فقره

Arabic

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Root
ف ق ر (f-q-r)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiq.ra/, /faq.ra/, /fuq.ra/

Noun

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فِقْرَة or فَقْرَة or فُقْرَة (fiqra or faqra or fuqraf (plural فِقَرَات (fiqarāt) or فَقَرَات (faqarāt) or فِقْرَان (fiqrān) or فِقِرَان (fiqirān) or فِقَر (fiqar))

  1. (anatomy) vertebra
  2. finest couplet in a poem, choicest saying in rhymed prose
  3. line, paragraph

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: fəqərə
  • Persian: فقره
  • Ottoman Turkish: فقره

References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف ق ر
1 term

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic فَقْرَة (faqra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.qa.re/, [ˈfɑ.qɑ.rˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /fa.qa.ra/, [ˈfɑ.qɑ.rˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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فقرة (faqaraf

  1. (broadcasting) segment