أَفْرَعُ
1.
Free from deficiency in the hair [of the head]; (S, O, K;) opposite of
أَصْلَعُ; (IDrd, S, O, K;) used only in this sense; not applied to a man who is large in the beard or in the whole head of hair: (IDrd, S, O:) the Prophet was أَفْرَع, (S, O,) and so was Aboo-Bekr, (O, K,) and 'Omar was أَصْلَع: (O:) feminine فَرْعَاءُ; (S, O, K;) according to IDrd, applied to a woman as meaning having much hair: (S, O:) plural فُرْعَانٌ, (O, K,) like its contr. صُلْعَانٌ; (O;) and also فُرْعٌ. (K.) 'Omar, being asked, “ Are the صُلْعَان better or the فُرْعَان, ” said “ The فرعان are better, ” meaning to assert the superior excellence of Aboo-Bekr over himself. (O.)
2.
فَرْعَاءُ الطَّرِيقِ: see فَرْعَةٌ.