← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

الفرء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to wild asses and their young. It also extends to concepts of completeness or entirety, particularly in the context of a proverb, and can refer to a specific geographical location.

Derived headwords

الفَرَأnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assboth

    A wild ass, or a young wild ass.

أفراءnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assesboth

    Plural of الفَرَأ (wild ass).

فراءnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assesboth

    Another plural of الفَرَأ (wild ass).

فريءadjective
  1. 1.
    completeclassical

    Describing an امر (matter or affair) as complete or entire.

فَرَأnoun
  1. 1.
    islandclassical

    A specific island located in Yemen.

Parallel reading

الفَرَأ، كجبل وسحاب: حمار الوحش، أو فتيه، ج: أفراء وفراء.
Al-fara', like jabal and sahab: the wild ass, or its young, plural: afra' and farra'.
وأمر فريء: كفري.
And an affair is fari' (complete): like kafri (complete).
كل الصيد في جوف الفرا
All the hunt is in the belly of the wild ass (or its young).
أي: كله دونه
Meaning: all of it is less than it (i.e., the whole is contained within it).
وفرأ، محركة: جزيرة باليمن.
And fara', with vowel movement: an island in Yemen.