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الفرسخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of distance, time, and intervals, encompassing measures of distance like a farsakh, periods of time, and pauses or breaks. It also extends to meanings of relief, relaxation, and spaciousness.

Derived headwords

فُرْسُخnoun
  1. 1.
    farsakhboth

    A unit of distance, equivalent to three Hashimite miles, or twelve thousand cubits, or ten thousand cubits.

  2. 2.
    intervalclassical

    An interval or space between things.

  3. 3.
    pauseclassical

    A pause or period of rest.

  4. 4.
    timeclassical

    A long period of time.

  5. 5.
    interimclassical

    The interim period between stillness and movement.

  6. 6.
    constant thingclassical

    A continuous and abundant thing that does not cease.

فُرْسَخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    break in coldclassical

    A break in the cold weather.

  2. 2.
    relief from worryclassical

    Relief from worry or distress.

  3. 3.
    break in feverclassical

    A break or remission in a fever.

تَفَرُّسُخnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking of coldclassical

    The breaking of cold weather.

  2. 2.
    relief from worryclassical

    Relief from worry or distress.

  3. 3.
    breaking of feverclassical

    The breaking of a fever.

اِفْرِنْسَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking of coldclassical

    The breaking of cold weather.

  2. 2.
    relief from worryclassical

    Relief from worry or distress.

  3. 3.
    breaking of feverclassical

    The breaking of a fever.

مُفَرَّسَخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    wideclassical

    Wide, referring to trousers.

Parallel reading

وهو السكون، والساعة، والراحة
And it is stillness, the hour, and rest.
فرسخ الطريق: ثلاثة أميال هاشمية، أو اثنا عشر ألف ذراع، أو عشرة آلاف
A farsakh of the road: three Hashimite miles, or twelve thousand cubits, or ten thousand.
والفرجة، وشيء لا فرجة فيه، كأنه ضد
And the gap, and something with no gap in it, as if it were its opposite.
والطويل من الزمان
And the long period of time.
والفينة بين السكون والحركة
And the interim between stillness and movement.
والشيء الدائم الكثير الذي لا ينقطع
And the continuous, abundant thing that does not cease.
والتفرسخ والافرنساخ: انكسار البرد، كالفرسخة، وانفراج الهم، وانكسار الحمى
And tafarrusukh and ifrinsakh: the breaking of the cold, like al-farsakhah, and the relief of worry, and the breaking of the fever.
وسراويل مفرسخة: واسعة
And mufarrasakhah trousers: wide.