عبقري

Arabic

Etymology

From عَبْقَر (ʿabqar), name of a valley in Najd that was believed by Bedouins to be home to jinn poets.

Adjective

عَبْقَرِيّ (ʿabqariyy) m, feminine عَبْقَرِيَّة (ʿabqariyya), masculine plural عَبَاقِرَة (ʿabāqira) or عَبْقَرِيُّونَ (ʿabqariyyūna), feminine plural عَبْقَرِيَّات (ʿabqariyyāt)

  1. of or pertaining to the Abqar valley
  2. genius

Declension

Synonyms

  • نَابِغَة (nābiḡa)

Noun

عَبْقَرِيّ (ʿabqariyy) m (collective)

  1. a kind of carpet
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 55:76:
      مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ
      muttakiʾīna ʿalā rafrafin ḵuḍrin waʿabqariyyin ḥisānin
      Reclining on virid cushions and fair carpets

Declension

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