عبقر

Core meaning

What goes beyond the ordinary by the quality of its workmanship; the word, used once, names carpets of uncommon make.

Uses

1. عَبْقَرِىّ → "exceptional carpets" : the word names both the piece and its quality; the translation renders both.

   • «وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍۢ» — "and exceptional carpets, beautiful" (55:76)

Evidence from the text

The single use (55:76) places the word beside رَفْرَف, "green drapes", on which one reclines, and joins to it حِسَان, "beautiful". Like the drapes, these are pieces for rest; the word adds what sets them apart: exceptional workmanship.

See also

رفرف (the drapes) · حسن (beauty)