فَرْع

1. فَرَعَ

1 faraEa * [ He, or it, overtopped, or surpassed in height or tallness: this seems to be the primary signification]. It is said in a trad., yakaAdu yaforaEu Aln~aAsa TuwlFA (O, TA) He is, or was, near to overtopping the people, or surpassing them in tallness. (TA.) And one says, faraEa fiY qawomihi

2. فَرْعٌ

faroEN * The upper, or uppermost, part of anything; (S, O, Msb, K;) the faroE being what branches forth ( yatafar~aEu ) from the lower, or lowest, part thereof: (Msb:) pl. furuwEN only. (TA.) It is said in a trad. A^aY~u Al$~ajari A^aboEadu mina AlxaArifi qaAluwA faroEuhaA qaAla waka*`lika AlS~af~u

3. فَرَعٌ

faraEN * The firstling of the camel, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) or of the sheep or goat, (L, K,) which they used to sacrifice to their gods, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) looking for a blessing thereby; (S, O, Msb;) and ↓ faraEapN signifies the same: (Mgh, Msb:) hence, (Mgh, O, K,) it is said in a trad., [implying