فَقِيهٌ

Any one possessing knowledge of a thing. (TA.) فَفِيهُ العَرَبِ signifies The عَالِم [or man of knowledge] of the Arabs; (TA;) and was an appellation given to El-Hárith Ibn-Keledeh (الحٰرِثُ بْنُ كَلَدَةَ), who was also called طَبِيبُ العَرَبِ [as is said in the S in article ازم], because this appellation is synonym with the former; but IKh and El- Hareeree do not mean by فقيها لعرب any particular person. (Mz, close of the 39th نوع.)

[Particularly and predominantly,] فَقِيهٌ signifies One possessing knowledge of the law; [a lawyer;] (S, K;) as also ↓ فَقُهٌ; (Msb, K;) feminine فَقِيهَةٌ and ↓ فَقُهَةٌ: plural [of فَقِيهٌ] فُقَهَاءُ; and [of فَفِيهَةٌ] فَقَايءِهُ and فُقَهَاءُ; (K;) the last of these pls. mentioned by Lh, and anomalous, as applied to women: ISd says, “ in my opinion, he, of the Arabs, who says فُقَهَاء [in speaking of women] takes no account of the feminine ة: it is like فُقَرَاءُ applied to women. ” (TA.) [In Egypt, the appellation فِقِى, a vulgar corruption of فَقِيه, is now applied to A schoolmaster; and to a person who recites the Qur'an &c. for hire.]

فَحْلٌ فَقِيهٌ means A stallion [camel] expert in covering, (K, TA,) that knows well the she-camels that are lusting, and the pregnant. (TA.)