الفرس

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to horses, their riders, and associated concepts. It extends to meanings of predation, killing, and keen perception, as well as place names and personal names.

Derived headwords

الفَرَسnoun

1.
horseboth
The animal, male or female, known as a horse.
2.
Persiaclassical
Refers to the land of Persia or its people.
3.
black datesclassical
A type of black dates, not the 'shahrizi' variety.
4.
plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly Qadqad, Buruq, or Haban.

فَرَسَةnoun

1.
female horseboth
A female horse.
2.
windclassical
A wind that affects the back, as it 'preys upon' the back.

أَفْرَاسnoun

1.
horsesboth
Plural of 'faras' (horse).

فَارِسnoun

1.
riderboth
One who rides a horse; a horseman.
2.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.
3.
Persianclassical
A person from Persia.

فَوَارِسnoun

1.
horsemenboth
Plural of 'faris' (rider/horseman).
2.
sand dunesclassical
A term for sand dunes in Al-Dahnaa.

فَرَسَانname

1.
islandclassical
An inhabited island in the sea of Yemen.
2.
tribe nameclassical
The name of a tribe, not based on direct lineage but a coalition.

الفَرَسَانِيname

1.
Abdud al-Farasaniclassical
A man from the 'Farasani' group.

الفُرُوسnoun

1.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.

الفِرَاسnoun

1.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.

فَرَسَverb

1.
to crush the neckclassical
To crush the neck of its prey.
2.
to killclassical
To kill; to cause death.

فَرِيسnoun

1.
killed preyclassical
The prey that has been killed.
2.
wooden ringclassical
A wooden ring at the end of a rope.

فَرِيس بْن ثَعْلَبَةname

1.
Faris bin Tha'labaclassical
A Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet).

أَبُو فِرَاسname

1.
Abu Firasclassical
A kunya (patronymic) for Al-Farazdaq, the lion, and Rabi'a bin Ka'b.

فِرَاس بْن يَحْيَى الهَمْدَانِيname

1.
Firas bin Yahya Al-Hamdaniclassical
A scholar from Kufa who transmitted hadith.

الفِرْسَةnoun

1.
windclassical
A wind that affects the back, as it 'preys upon' the back.

الفُرْسnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly Qadqad, Buruq, or Haban.

فَرَسَ (كسحاب)noun

1.
black datesclassical
A type of black dates, not the 'shahrizi' variety.

فَرَسَ (كسمع)verb

1.
to persist in eatingclassical
To continue eating something persistently.
2.
to graze on horsesclassical
To graze on the pasture meant for horses.

الفِرَاسَةnoun

1.
intuitionboth
The ability to discern or understand things intuitively; insight.
2.
skill in horsemanshipboth
Expertise and skill in riding and managing horses.

الفُرُوسَةnoun

1.
skill in horsemanshipboth
Expertise and skill in riding and managing horses.

الفُرُوسِيَّةnoun

1.
skill in horsemanshipboth
Expertise and skill in riding and managing horses.

فَرَسَ (ككرم)verb

1.
to be skilled in horsemanshipclassical
To possess skill and expertise in horsemanship.

الفَرْسَنnoun

1.
camel's hoofboth
The hoof of a camel, analogous to a horse's hoof.

الفَرْنَاسnoun

1.
chief of farmersclassical
The head or chief of the farmers (Dahaqin).
2.
lionclassical
A name for a lion.
3.
strong and brave manclassical
A description for a strong and courageous man.

فَرْنَاسname

1.
Furnasclassical
A man from the tribe of Bani Sulait.

أَفْرَسَverb

1.
to take remaining wealthclassical
To take a portion of remaining wealth, leaving some behind.
2.
to neglect and lose sheepclassical
For a shepherd to be negligent, allowing a wolf to take a sheep.
3.
to let a lion take a donkeyclassical
For a man to leave his donkey for a lion to prey upon, so he can escape.

تَفَرَّسَverb

1.
to observe carefullyboth
To observe carefully, to examine, to look closely.
2.
to appear as a riderclassical
To make people think one is a rider (Faris).

افْتَرَسَهُverb

1.
to prey uponboth
To hunt and kill prey; to devour.

فِرْنَسةnoun

1.
household managementclassical
A woman's good management and planning of her household affairs.

فَرَسِيسname

1.
Farsisclassical
Names of two villages in Egypt, Farsis al-Sughra and Farsis al-Kubra.

Parallel reading

الفَرَس، للذكر والأنثى، أو هي فَرَسَة ج: أَفْرَاس وفُرُوس.

The horse, for male and female, or it is a mare, plural: afraas and furus.

ورَاكِبُهُ فَارِس، أي: صاحب فَرَس.

And its rider is a Fares, meaning: owner of a horse.

و"هما كفَرَسَيْ رِهَان" يُضرب لاثنين يستبقان إلى غاية فيستويان.

And 'they are like two racehorses' is said of two people competing towards a goal and being equal.

والفَوَارِس: حبال رمل بالدهناء.

And Al-Fawaris: are sand dunes in Al-Dahnaa.

ويقال: مَرَّ فَارِس على بَغْل، وكذا على كل ذي حافر، أو لا يُقال.

And it is said: A Fares passed by on a mule, and likewise on any hoofed animal, or it is not said.

وفُرْسَان، محركة: جزيرة مأهولة ببحر اليمن، ولقب قبيلة ليس بأب ولا أم، وإنما هم أخلاط من تغلب، اصطلحوا على هذا الاسم.

And Fursan, with vowels: an inhabited island in the sea of Yemen, and the title of a tribe not based on father or mother; rather, they are a mixture from Taghlib who agreed upon this name.

وعَبْدِيد الفَرَسَانِي: من رجالهم.

And Abdud Al-Farasani: is among their men.

والفَارِس والفُرُوس والفِرَاس: الأسد.

And Al-Faris, Al-Furus, and Al-Firas: are the lion.

وفَرَسَ فَرِيسَتَهُ يَفْرِسُهَا: دَقَّ عُنُقَهَا.

And he 'farasa' his prey, he 'yafursuha': crushed its neck.

وكل قتل: فَرَس.

And every killing: is a 'faras'.

والفَرِيس: القَتِيل ج: كَقَتْلَى، وحلقة من خشب في طرف الحبل، فَارِسِيَّتُهُ جَنْبَر.

And Al-Faris: the killed one, plural: like qatla, and a wooden ring at the end of the rope, its 'farsiyyah' is janbar.

وفَرِيس بن ثَعْلَبَة: تابعي.

And Faris bin Tha'laba: a Tabi'i.

وأبو فِرَاس، ككتاب: كنية الفرزدق والأسد وربيعة بن كعب الصحابي.

And Abu Firas, like Kitab: is the kunya of Al-Farazdaq, the lion, and Rabi'a bin Ka'b the companion.

وفِرَاس بن يحيى الهَمْدَانِي: كوفي مكتب محدث.

And Firas bin Yahya Al-Hamdani: a Kufan scholar who transmitted hadith.

وفَارِس: الفَرَس، أو بلادهم.

And Fars: the horse, or their land.

والفِرْسَة: ريح الحدب، لأنها تَفْرِسُ الظهر.

And Al-Firsah: is the wind of the hunchback, because it 'tafursu' the back.

وفرس: ع لهذيل، او د من بلادهم.

And Fars: a spring for Hudhayl, or a valley from their lands.

والفُرْس، بالكسر: نبت، أو هو القضقاض، أو البروق، أو الحبن.

And Al-Furs, with kasra: a plant, or it is Al-Qadqad, or Al-Buruq, or Al-Habn.

وكسحاب: تمر أسود، وليس بالشهريز.

And like Suhab: black dates, and not the Shahrizi.

وفرس: كسمع: دام على أكله، ورعى الفرس.

And 'faras', like sami'a: persisted in eating it, and grazed on the horses' pasture.

والفِرَاسَة، بالكسر: اسم من التفرس، وبالفتح: الحذق بركوب الخيل وأمرها، كالفروسة والفروسية، وقد فرس، ككرم.

And Al-Firasah, with kasra: is a noun from 'tafarrus', and with fatha: is skill in riding horses and their management, like Al-Furusah and Al-Furusiyyah, and he 'farasa', like karuma.

والفَرْسَن للبعير: كالحافر للفرس، مؤنثة، والنون زائدة.

And Al-Farsan for a camel: is like the hoof for a horse, feminine, and the 'noon' is extra.

والفَرْنَاس: رئيس الدهاقين ج: فَرَاسَة، والأسد، كالفرانس، والشديد الشجاع.

And Al-Farnas: the chief of the farmers, plural: Farasah, and the lion, like Al-Farans, and the strong brave one.

وفرناس: رجل من بني سليط.

And Farnas: a man from Bani Sulait.

وأفرس عن بقية مال: أخذه وترك منه بقية.

And 'afarsa' from remaining wealth: he took it and left some of it.

و الراعي: غفل فأخذ الذئب شاة من غنمه.

And the shepherd: was negligent, so the wolf took a sheep from his flock.

و الرجل الأسد حماره: تركه له ليفترسه، وينجو هو.

And the man 'afarsa' the lion his donkey: he left it for it to prey upon, and he escaped.

وتفرس: تثبت، ونظر، وأرى الناس أنه فارس.

And 'tafarrasa': he observed carefully, he looked, and he made people think he was a rider.

وافتترسه: اصطاده.

And 'iftarasa' it: he hunted it.

وفرنسة المرأة: حسن تدبيرها لأمور بيتها.

And the 'farnasah' of a woman: is her good management of her household affairs.

وفرسيس الصغرى والكبرى: قريتان بمصر.

And Farsis Al-Sughra and Al-Kubra: are two villages in Egypt.