Quranic root
عبقر
ʿ · b · q · r
The root denotes Abqar and its nisba عَبْقَرِيّ, associated with extraordinary quality, fine workmanship, and exceptional distinction; in the Qur'an it names a type of richly made carpet or furnishing.
The lexical development proceeds from the name of a legendary place associated with jinn to a nisba meaning remarkable or excellent, especially in craftsmanship or quality. The Qur'anic usage specializes this designation as a carpet or furnishing term.
- Lane · entry 1927
- Mufradāt · row 939
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- Quran-attested forms
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- Quran senses
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- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
عَبْقَرِيٌّ
ʿabqariyyun
- Part of speech
- Noun · substantivized nisba
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
A richly made, variegated, or figured carpet or floor covering.
In the Qur'anic expression وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ, the nisba noun is used substantivally for a type of carpet or furnishing. Classical explanations include thick figured carpets, brocade, and zarabi.
- Lane · entry 1927
- Mufradāt · row 939
Selected Quran examples
Quran 55:76word 5
“and carpets”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 55:76وَعَبْقَرِىٍّand carpets
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 5 Classical meanings
عَبْقَرٌ
A legendary place associated with jinn; the name is also reported for a desert locality or a town.
This place-name is the basis of the nisba عَبْقَرِيٌّ. The geographical identification is reported in more than one way.
- Lane · entry 1927
عَبْقَرِيٌّ
Remarkable, admirable, or excellent in workmanship or quality; fine, delicate, complete, or exceptionally strong.
Applied broadly to things admired for their quality or manufacture. The lexical evidence also applies it to such examples as an animal or a jewel, without restricting the meaning to those classes.
- Lane · entry 1927
عَبْقَرِيٌّ
A pure, unmixed lie, containing no truth.
A specialized classical usage for a lie wholly devoid of truth.
- Lane · entry 1927
عَبْقَرِيٌّ
A chief or lord of a people; a person without a superior, or a powerful and pre-eminent man.
Used in descriptions of a man's rank, authority, or strength, including the expression عَبْقَرِيُّ قَوْمٍ.
- Lane · entry 1927
عَبْقَرِيٌّ
Extreme or superlative in a given quality.
May denote an exceptionally high degree whether favorable or unfavorable; classical usage includes describing wrongdoing as extreme.
- Lane · entry 1927
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
Classical evidence records variant readings and variant analyses of the form, including عَبَاقِرِيّ and عَبَاقَرِيّ; these are not presented as separate public Quranic forms.
The identification of Abqar as a particular geographical place is reported inconsistently and should not be treated as a secure modern location.