فءر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the mouse and related small rodents. It extends to terms for digging, specific anatomical parts, and even certain scents or substances, sometimes metaphorically linked to the mouse.

Derived headwords

الفَأْرnoun

1.
mouseboth
The common mouse, a small rodent. This is the primary meaning and can refer to both male and female.
2.
musk podclassical
Refers to the pod or gland from which musk is derived, metaphorically named after the mouse.
3.
camel's scentclassical
A pleasant fragrance emanating from camels, particularly after grazing and drinking.
4.
treeclassical
A type of tree, the name of which is sometimes pronounced with or without the hamza.
5.
Mekka mountainsclassical
A Hebrew name for the mountains of Mecca.

فَأْرَةnoun

1.
mouse (female)both
The female mouse. It can also be used generically for mouse.
2.
musk podclassical
The gland or pod containing musk, often referred to as 'fara al-misk'.

فِئْرَانnoun

1.
miceboth
The plural of 'fara', referring to multiple mice.

فِئْرَةnoun

1.
mice (collective)classical
A collective noun for mice, or a group of mice.
2.
sweetened milkclassical
A dish made from milk and dates, cooked and given to a woman after childbirth.
3.
scent (camel)classical
A fragrance found in the wrist of a camel's leg.

الفُؤْرُورnoun

1.
male mouseclassical
A specific term for the male mouse.

فَأْرَverb

1.
to digboth
To excavate or dig holes, similar to how a mouse digs.
2.
to dig and buryclassical
To dig a hole and then bury something within it.

فَوَّاسِقnoun

1.
verminclassical
Refers to noxious creatures that are permitted to be killed even in sacred precincts, including mice.

فَأْرَةُ البَيْتnoun

1.
house mouseboth
A mouse found in houses.

فَأْرَةُ المِسْكnoun

1.
musk podclassical
The gland or sac containing musk, derived from a specific animal.

فَأْرَةُ التَّيْسnoun

1.
goat's musk glandclassical
A term for a musk-producing gland associated with a goat.

فَأْرَةُ الإِبِلnoun

1.
camel's pleasant scentclassical
A good fragrance emitted by camels, especially after grazing and drinking.

مَفْأَرَةnoun

1.
place with miceclassical
A location or land that is infested with mice.

مَكَانٌ فِئْرnoun

1.
place full of miceclassical
A place that is abundant with mice.

فَأْرَةٌ (لَبَن)adjective

1.
contaminated with mouseclassical
Describes milk that a mouse has fallen into.

الفِئْرَةُ والفُؤْرَةnoun

1.
camel's wrist scentclassical
A fragrance found in the wrist area of a camel's leg, which expands when touched and contracts when left alone.

الفِئْرَةُ والفُؤَارَةُ والفَئِيرَةnoun

1.
postpartum drinkclassical
A mixture of milk and dates, cooked and consumed by women after childbirth.

Parallel reading

الفأر معروف، وجمعه فئران وفئرة، والأنثى فأرة

The mouse is known, and its plural is 'fi'raan' and 'fi'rah', and the female is 'fa'rah'.

يقال لذكر الفأر الفؤرور

The male mouse is called 'al-fu'roor'.

خمس فواسق يقتلن في الحل والحرم، منها الفأرة

Five noxious creatures are to be killed in the settled and the sacred areas, among them is the mouse.

أرض فئرة، على فعلة، ومفأرة: من الفئران

An 'fi'rah' land, following the pattern 'fa'lah', and 'ma'farah': is from mice (i.e., infested with mice).

لبن فئر: وقعت فيه الفأرة

Milk 'fi'r': a mouse has fallen into it.

فأر الرجل: حفر حفر الفأر، وقيل: فأر حفر ودفن

A man 'fa'ara': he dug mouse-holes, and it was said: he dug and buried.

إن صبيح ابن الزنا قد فأرا ... في الرضم، لا يترك منه حجرا

Indeed, Sabeeh, son of fornication, has dug... in the rubble, leaving not a single stone unturned.

وربما سمي المسك فأرا لأنه من الفأر، يكون في قول بعضهم

And musk is sometimes called 'fara' because it is from the mouse, according to some.

وفأرة المسك: نافجته

And the musk pod: its sac.

سألت رجلا عطارا من المعتزلة عن فأرة المسك، فقال: ليس بالفأرة وهو بالخشف أشبه

I asked a perfumer from the Mu'tazila about the musk pod, and he said: it is not a mouse, but rather more like a young gazelle.

ويقع اسم الفأر على فأرة التيس وفأرة البيت وفأرة المسك وفأرة الإبل

And the name 'fara' applies to the goat's musk gland, the house mouse, the musk pod, and the camel's scent.

لها فأرة ذفراء كل عشية، ... كما فتق الكافور بالمسك فاتقه

It has a fragrant scent every evening, ... like camphor mixed with musk.

ومكان فئر: كثير الفأر

And a place 'fi'r': is abundant with mice.

وأرض مفأرة: ذات فأر

And a 'ma'farah' land: is one with mice.

والفأرة والفؤرة، تهمز ولا تهمز: ريح تكون في رسغ البعير

And 'al-fa'rah' and 'al-fu'rah', with or without hamza: is a scent found in the camel's wrist.

والفئرة والفؤارة، كلاهما: حلبة وتمر يطبخ وتسقاه النفساء

And 'al-fi'rah' and 'al-fu'arah', both: are milk and dates cooked and given to a woman after childbirth.

والفأر: ضرب من الشجر، يهمز ولا يهمز

And 'al-fa'r': is a type of tree, pronounced with or without hamza.

وفي الحديث ذكر فاران، هو اسم عبراني لجبال مكة

And in the hadith, 'Faraan' is mentioned, which is a Hebrew name for the mountains of Mecca.