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فَوْق
above /ˈfawq/
nounA1#572 most common
Also: over, on top of, beyond
Example sentences
الكِتابُ فَوْقَ الطّاوِلةِ.
The book is on the table.
القِطّةُ تَنامُ فَوْقَ السَّريرِ.
The cat sleeps on the bed.
تُحَلِّقُ الطّائِرةُ فَوْقَ السُّحُبِ.
The plane flies above the clouds.
دَرَجةُ الحَرارةِ فَوْقَ المُعَدَّلِ اليَوْمَ.
The temperature is above average today.
هذا العَمَلُ فَوْقَ طاقَتي.
This work is beyond my capacity.
يَضَعُ مَصْلَحةَ البِلادِ فَوْقَ كُلِّ اعْتِبارٍ.
He puts the country's interest above all else.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَوْقٌ | None |
| Genitive | فَوْقٍ | None |
| Accusative | فَوْقَ | None |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
فاقَto surpass, exceed
تَفَوَّقَto excel, be superior
تَفَوُّقsuperiority, excellence
فائِقsuperior, exceptionalفَوْقِيّupper, top
Etymology
فَوْق comes from the Semitic root f-w-q, which carries the idea of rising above and surpassing. The same root gives the verb فاقَ, 'to excel or exceed', and the noun تَفَوُّق, 'superiority'. The word began as a marker of physical position, 'on top of', and extended to rank and degree, 'above all'.
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