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فرش

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root 'فرش' primarily relates to spreading, laying out, and making something wide or extensive. It extends to concepts of furnishings, carpets, and even the act of lying down or spreading out. Metaphorically, it can refer to generosity, abundance, and even falsehood or slander.

Derived headwords

فَرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To lay something out flat, to make it extensive or wide.

  2. 2.
    to furnishboth

    To equip a place with furnishings or bedding.

  3. 3.
    to make abundantclassical

    To make something ample or abundant, especially in terms of provision or opportunity.

  4. 4.
    to spread falsehoodclassical

    To utter lies or slander.

فرش فرشا وفراشا: بسطه — He spread it out.
وفرشه أمرا: أوسعه إياه — And He made the matter ample for him.
فِرَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    beddingboth

    What is spread out, such as bedding or furnishings in a house.

  2. 2.
    wifeclassical

    A man's wife, considered as someone who lies with him.

  3. 3.
    bird's nestclassical

    The nest of a bird.

  4. 4.
    base of the tongueclassical

    The location of the tongue at the bottom of the mouth.

وفرش مرفوعة — and raised couches.
وفرش مرفوعة — and raised couches.
فُرْشnoun
  1. 1.
    furnishingsboth

    Spread-out items of household furniture and equipment.

  2. 2.
    cropsclassical

    Crops that have spread out on the ground.

  3. 3.
    wide open spaceclassical

    An expansive, open area.

  4. 4.
    young camelsclassical

    Young camels, specifically those that are small.

  5. 5.
    small trees/firewoodclassical

    Small, dry pieces of wood or firewood.

  6. 6.
    cattleclassical

    Cattle, including cows and sheep.

  7. 7.
    liesclassical

    Falsehoods or lies.

ومن الأنعام حمولة وفرشا — and of the livestock, beasts of burden and some for meat.
ومن الأنعام حمولة وفرشا — and of the livestock, beasts of burden and some for meat.
المَفْرِشnoun
  1. 1.
    something like a saddlebagclassical

    An object resembling a saddlebag or a type of container.

  2. 2.
    spread-out cropsclassical

    Crops that have spread out on the ground.

المفرش، كمنبر: شيء كالشاذكونة — Al-Mafsh, like Minbar: something like a saddlebag.
المَفْرَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smaller saddle attachmentclassical

    A smaller version of the 'mafsh', placed on a saddle for sitting.

  2. 2.
    deep skull fractureclassical

    A fracture in the skull that cracks the bone without shattering it.

والمفرشة: أصغر منه، تكون على الرحل، يقعد عليها — And the Mafsha: smaller than it, placed on the saddle, upon which one sits.
فَرَاشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mothboth

    An insect that flutters into a lamp flame.

  2. 2.
    part of a lockclassical

    The part of a lock that engages or catches.

  3. 3.
    thin boneclassical

    Any thin bone.

  4. 4.
    small amount of waterclassical

    A small quantity of water.

  5. 5.
    light-footed personclassical

    A person who is light on their feet.

  6. 6.
    place name

    A place name, possibly a town or area.

والفراشة: التي تهافت في السراج — And the Farasha: that which flutters into the lamp.
فَرِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    mare after foalingclassical

    A mare seven nights after giving birth, considered prime for riding.

  2. 2.
    newly foaled mareclassical

    A mare that has recently given birth.

  3. 3.
    young womanclassical

    A young woman who has been 'spread' or lain with by a man.

الفريش: الفرس بعد نتاجها بسبع ليال — Al-Farish: the mare seven nights after her offspring.
والفريش: الفرس بعد نتاجها بسبع ليال — and the Farish: the mare seven nights after her offspring.
تَفْرِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading wingsclassical

    The act of a bird flapping its wings over something.

  2. 2.
    tiling a houseclassical

    The process of tiling or paving a house.

وتفريش الدار: تبليطها — And Tafreesh of the house: its paving.
وفرش الطائر تفريشا: رفرف على الشيء، كتفرش — And the bird spread its wings: it fluttered over the thing, like Tafarrush.
افْتَرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to lie onboth

    To lie down upon something, to spread oneself out on it.

  2. 2.
    to spread armsclassical

    To spread one's arms out on the ground.

  3. 3.
    to overcomeclassical

    To overpower and throw someone down.

  4. 4.
    to violate honorclassical

    To violate someone's honor through slander or gossip.

  5. 5.
    to speak freelyclassical

    To speak as one wishes, to let one's tongue run.

  6. 6.
    to seize wealthclassical

    To unlawfully seize or confiscate wealth.

وافترشه: وطئه — And he lay on it: he trod upon it.
وافترش ذراعيه: بسطهما على الأرض — And he spread his arms: he laid them out on the ground.
وافترش فلانا: غلبه وصرعه — And he overcame so-and-so: he defeated and threw him down.
وافترش عرضه: استباحه بالوقيعة فيه — And he violated his honor: he made it permissible by speaking ill of him.
وافترش لسانه: تكلم كيف شاء — And he let his tongue loose: he spoke as he wished.
وافترش المال: اغتصبه — And he seized the wealth: he usurped it.
مُفْرَشadjective
  1. 1.
    camel without a humpclassical

    A camel that lacks a hump.

وجمل مفرش، كمعظم: لا سنام له — And a Mufarrash camel, like Mu'azzam: it has no hump.
أَفْرَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to give generouslyclassical

    To give a generous amount, such as a herd of camels.

  2. 2.
    to sharpen a swordclassical

    To make a sword thin and sharp.

  3. 3.
    to spread a carpetboth

    To spread a carpet or rug for someone.

  4. 4.
    to make abundantclassical

    To make a place abundant with furnishings or spread-out items.

  5. 5.
    to speak illclassical

    To speak badly about someone, to backbite them.

وأفرشه: أساء القول فيه، واغتابه — And he spoke ill of him: he spoke badly about him, and backbit him.
وأعطاه فرشا من الإبل — And he gave him a herd of camels.
وأرهف السيف: رققه وأرهفه — And he sharpened the sword: he made it thin and sharp.
وأفرشه بساطا: بسطه له، كفرشه فرشا وتفريشا — And he spread a carpet for him: he laid it out for him, like Farshuhu and Tafreeshuhu.
وأفرش المكان: كثر فراشه — And he made the place abundant: its furnishings became numerous.
فُرْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    appearanceclassical

    A person's appearance or manner of presentation.

وهو حسن الفرشة، بالكسر، أي: الهيئة — And he is good in his appearance, with kasr, meaning: the form/manner.
فُرَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    dried mudclassical

    Mud that has dried on the ground after water.

  2. 2.
    sediment in wineclassical

    The sediment or dregs remaining in wine.

  3. 3.
    green veinsclassical

    Two green veins under the tongue.

  4. 4.
    bridle partsclassical

    The two iron pieces that connect the cheek straps of a bridle.

والفراش، كسحاب: ما يبس بعد الماء من الطين على الأرض — And Al-Furash, like Sahab: what dries after water from mud on the ground.
ومن النبيذ: الحبب الذي يبقى عليه — And of wine: the sediment that remains on it.
فَرِيشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    featherboth

    A feather, often used metaphorically.

فُرَاشَاءname
  1. 1.
    place name

    A place name, likely a location or settlement.

وفراشاء: ع — And Furashaa: a place.
فُرْشِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to furnishingsclassical

    Pertaining to furnishings or bedding.

فَرَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread wingsclassical

    To flap wings over something, similar to 'tafarrush'.

وفرش الطائر تفريشا: رفرف على الشيء، كتفرش — And the bird spread its wings: it fluttered over the thing, like Tafarrush.
مُفَرَّشadjective
  1. 1.
    spread outclassical

    Something that is spread out, like crops.

والمفرش: الزرع إذا انبسط — And Al-Mafarrash: the crops when they spread out.

Parallel reading

فرش فرشا وفراشا: بسطه.
He spread it out, spreading and spreading.
وفرشه أمرا: أوسعه إياه.
And He made the matter ample for him.
وهو كريم المفارش: يتزوج الكرائم.
And he is generous in his marriages: he marries noble women.
والفرش: المفروش من متاع البيت، والزرع إذا فرش، والفضاء الواسع، والموضع يكثر فيه النبات، وصغار الإبل، ومنه: {ومن الأنعام حمولة وفرشا} ، والدق الصغار من الشجر والحطب، كل ذلك لا واحد له، والبث والبقر، والغنم، والتي لا تصلح إلا للذبح، واتساع قليل في رجل البعير، وهو محمود، والكذب، وقد فرش، وواد بين عميس الحمائم وصخيرات اليمامة، نزله رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم.
And Al-Fursh: the spread-out furnishings of the house, and crops when spread, and the wide open space, and a place where plants are abundant, and young camels, and of them: {and of the livestock, beasts of burden and some for meat}, and small pieces of wood and firewood, all of which have no singular form, and cattle and sheep, and those only fit for slaughter, and a slight widening in a camel's leg, which is praiseworthy, and lies, and it has been spread, and a valley between 'Umays al-Hama'im and Sukhayrat al-Yamamah, where the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, descended.
والفراشة: التي تهافت في السراج ج: فراش، و من القفل: ما ينشب فيه، وكل عظم رقيق، والماء القليل، والرجل الخفيف، وة بين بغداد والحلة، وع بالبادية، وعلم.
And Al-Farasha: that which flutters into the lamp, pl. Farash, and of a lock: what it catches on, and every thin bone, and a little water, and a light-footed man, and a place between Baghdad and Hilla, and a place in the desert, and a banner.
ودرب فراشة: محلة ببغداد.
And Darb Farasha: a neighborhood in Baghdad.
والفراش، كسحاب: ما يبس بعد الماء من الطين على الأرض، و من النبيذ: الحبب الذي يبقى عليه، وعرقان أخضران تحت اللسان، والحديدتان يربط بهما العذاران في اللجام، وبالكسر: ما يفرش ج: فرش، وزوجة الرجل، قيل: ومنه: {وفرش مرفوعة} ، وعش الطائر، وموقع اللسان في قعر الفم.
And Al-Furash, like Sahab: what dries after water from mud on the ground, and of wine: the sediment that remains on it, and two green veins under the tongue, and the two iron pieces by which the cheek straps are tied in the bridle, and with kasr: what is spread, pl. Furush, and a man's wife, it is said: and of them: {and raised couches}, and the bird's nest, and the location of the tongue at the bottom of the mouth.
والفريش: الفرس بعد نتاجها بسبع ليال، وهو خير أوقات الحمل عليها، والتي وضعت حديثا، ومنه: لكم العارض والفريش ج: فرائش، والجارية التي افترشها الرجل.
And Al-Farish: the mare seven nights after her offspring, and it is the best time to ride her, and she who has recently given birth, and of it: you have the 'Arid and the Farish, pl. Fara'ish, and the young woman whom a man has lain with.
ووردان بن مجالد بن علفة بن الفريش: شارك ابن ملجم في دم أمير المؤمنين.
And Wardan bin Mujalid bin 'Ilfah bin Al-Farish: participated with Ibn Muljam in the blood of the Commander of the Faithful.
وكسكيت: د قرب قرطبة.
And Kaskit: a place near Cordoba.
وكشداد: ة قرب الطائف.
And Kashdad: a place near Ta'if.
والمفرش، كمنبر: شيء كالشاذكونة.
And Al-Mafsh, like Minbar: something like a saddlebag.
والمفرشة: أصغر منه، تكون على الرحل، يقعد عليها.
And Al-Mafsha: smaller than it, placed on the saddle, upon which one sits.
وهو حسن الفرشة، بالكسر، أي: الهيئة.
And he is good in his appearance, with kasr, meaning: the form/manner.
وما أفرش عنه: ما أقلع.
And what is removed from it: what has been uprooted.
وأفرشه: أساء القول فيه، واغتابه، وأعطاه فرشا من الإبل، و السيف: رققه وأرهفه، و فلانا بساطا: بسطه له، كفرشه فرشا وفرشه تفريشا، و المكان: كثر فراشه.
And he spoke ill of him: he spoke badly about him, and backbit him, and he gave him a herd of camels, and the sword: he made it thin and sharp, and he spread a carpet for him: he laid it out for him, like Farshuhu and Tafreeshuhu, and the place: its furnishings became numerous.
وتفريش الدار: تبليطها.
And Tafreesh of the house: its paving.
والمفرشة، مشددة: الشجة تصدع العظم ولا تهشم.
And Al-Mafshaha, with shadda: a wound that cracks the bone without shattering it.
والمفرش: الزرع إذا انبسط.
And Al-Mafarrash: the crops when they spread out.
وجمل مفرش، كمعظم: لا سنام له.
And a Mufarrash camel, like Mu'azzam: it has no hump.
وفرش الطائر تفريشا: رفرف على الشيء، كتفرش.
And the bird spread its wings: it fluttered over the thing, like Tafarrush.
وافترشه: وطئه، و ذراعيه: بسطهما على الأرض، و فلانا: غلبه وصرعه، و عرضه: استباحه بالوقيعة فيه، و الشيء: انبسط، و أثره: قفاه، و لسانه: تكلم كيف شاء، و المال: اغتصبه.
And he lay on it: he trod upon it, and his arms: he spread them out on the ground, and so-and-so: he overcame and threw him down, and his honor: he made it permissible by speaking ill of him, and the thing: it spread out, and his trace: he followed it, and his tongue: he spoke as he wished, and the wealth: he usurped it.