فرط

فَارِطٌ ذ Preceding; going before; being, or becoming, before, beforehand, first, or foremost; having, or getting, priority, or precedence: pl. فُرَّاطٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- See the sing. and pl. voce فَرَطٌ, first sentence. ― -b3- فُرَّاطُ القَطَا The foremost of the [ birds called ] قطا [meaning sand-grouse ], who precede the others to the valley and the water. (S, TA.) ― -b4- فَارِطٌ also signifies One who goes before to dig the grave: pl. as above, and also فَوَارِطُ, which latter is extr., like فَوَارِسُ, pl. of فَارِسٌ, as is said in the O. (TA.) ― -b5- And hence, (Lth, TA,) الفَارِطَانِ, (Lth, S, O, K,) in the A ↓ الفَرَطَانِ, (TA,) (tropical:) Two stars, (Lth, S, O, K,) separate, each from the other, (Lth, S, O,) before [ the stars in the tail of the Bear, app. meaning the Greater Bear, called ] بَنَات نَعْش, (K,) or before the bier (سَرِير) of بنات نعش: [each] being likened to the فارط who goes before a company of men to dig the grave. (Lth, O, TA.)