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الفرض

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root الفرض (al-farḍ) primarily relates to the concept of imposing, obligating, or setting a fixed measure. This extends to defining, legislating, and assigning duties or portions. It also encompasses physical acts like cutting or marking, and specific objects or times associated with these actions.

Derived headwords

الفَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    Obligationboth

    What God has made obligatory, such as religious duties.

  2. 2.
    Lawboth

    A religious law or ordinance established by God or the Prophet.

  3. 3.
    Portionboth

    A fixed or allotted share, especially in inheritance or charity.

  4. 4.
    Time limitclassical

    A set time or deadline for an action.

  5. 5.
    Cuttingclassical

    A cut or incision in something.

  6. 6.
    Date varietyclassical

    A specific type of date.

  7. 7.
    Shieldclassical

    A shield.

  8. 8.
    Tent poleclassical

    A pole or support used in a tent or structure.

  9. 9.
    Garmentclassical

    A piece of clothing.

  10. 10.
    Marked giftclassical

    A gift that is specifically designated or marked.

  11. 11.
    Self-imposed dutyclassical

    A duty or vow that one imposes upon oneself.

  12. 12.
    Fire-starting notchclassical

    The notch on a fire drill (zind) where friction is applied.

  13. 13.
    Red date fruitclassical

    The fruit of the doum palm while it is still red.

كالضَّرْبother
  1. 1.
    Like strikingclassical

    Used as a comparison, similar to the verb 'to strike'.

التَّفْرِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    Cuttingclassical

    The act of making a cut or incision.

فِراضnoun
  1. 1.
    Bowstring grooveclassical

    The place on a bow where the string is fitted.

  2. 2.
    Clothingclassical

    Garments or attire.

  3. 3.
    River mouthclassical

    The opening of a river into a larger body of water.

  4. 4.
    Roadsclassical

    Paths or routes.

المَفْرُوضadjective
  1. 1.
    Obligatoryboth

    That which is imposed or made obligatory, especially by divine command.

  2. 2.
    Assignedboth

    A portion or share that has been assigned or determined.

فَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To imposeboth

    To make something obligatory or mandatory.

  2. 2.
    To legislateboth

    To establish laws or ordinances.

  3. 3.
    To set a timeclassical

    To appoint a specific time for something.

  4. 4.
    To cutclassical

    To make an incision or cut.

  5. 5.
    To assign a portionboth

    To determine or allot a share.

  6. 6.
    To become oldclassical

    To reach an advanced age (used for animals).

فُرُوضnoun
  1. 1.
    Obligationsboth

    Plural of 'farḍ', referring to religious duties or imposed laws.

  2. 2.
    Old ageclassical

    Plural of 'farāḍah', referring to old age (for animals).

فِرَاضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Old ageclassical

    Advanced age, particularly in animals.

الفَارِضadjective
  1. 1.
    Oldclassical

    Advanced in age, especially referring to animals.

  2. 2.
    Largeclassical

    Large or bulky, referring to men or objects.

  3. 3.
    Knowledgeableclassical

    Knowledgeable about religious obligations.

فَرْضadjective
  1. 1.
    Most imposingclassical

    The superlative form, meaning 'most imposing' or 'most obligating'.

الفَرِيضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Obligatory charityboth

    The mandatory charity (zakat) due on livestock that has reached the minimum threshold.

  2. 2.
    Old ageclassical

    An aged animal.

  3. 3.
    Fixed shareboth

    A determined or allotted portion.

فَرِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    Obligatoryboth

    Mandatory or imposed.

  2. 2.
    Fixedboth

    A fixed or predetermined share.

الفَرِيضَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    The two obligatoryclassical

    Refers to the Jadha' (one-year-old sheep) and the Huqqah (two-year-old camel), which are the minimum ages for zakat.

الفَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    Doum palm fruitclassical

    The unripe, red fruit of the doum palm tree.

الفِرْيَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    Spaciousclassical

    Wide or extensive.

الفَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    Cutting toolclassical

    An iron tool used for cutting or making notches.

الفُرْضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water intakeclassical

    A breach or opening in a riverbank from which water is drawn.

  2. 2.
    Harborclassical

    A place where ships dock or moor.

  3. 3.
    Inkwell slotclassical

    The place for the inkwell in a pen case.

  4. 4.
    Door jambclassical

    The upright part of a door frame.

  5. 5.
    Place nameclassical

    A location in Bahrain and on the Euphrates.

الفَوَارِضnoun
  1. 1.
    Healthy large animalsclassical

    Healthy and large animals, often referring to livestock.

  2. 2.
    Diseasedclassical

    The opposite of healthy; diseased or sick.

أَفْرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To giveclassical

    To bestow or grant something to someone.

  2. 2.
    To assign a portionclassical

    To set a fixed share or portion for someone.

  3. 3.
    To reach the thresholdclassical

    For livestock to reach the minimum amount (nisab) for zakat.

تَفْرِيضverb
  1. 1.
    To become subject to zakatclassical

    For livestock to reach the point where zakat is due.

افْتَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To obligateboth

    To make something obligatory or binding.

  2. 2.
    To become extinctclassical

    For a group or people to cease to exist.

  3. 3.
    To receive stipendsclassical

    For soldiers or troops to receive their pay or allowances.

Parallel reading

فمن فرض فيهن الحج
Whoever imposes Hajj upon them (i.e., during those months).
وما أوجبه الله تعالى
And what God has made obligatory.
يقال: فرض رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أي: سن
It is said: 'The Prophet, peace be upon him, ordained,' meaning: he established as a practice.
والجند يفترضون
And the soldiers receive their stipends.
ومن الزند: حيث يقدح منه
And from the fire drill: where it is struck from.
سورة أنزلناها وفرضناها
A chapter We have sent down and ordained.
جعلنا فيها فرائض الأحكام
We have made in it obligatory commandments.
وبالتشديد، أي: جعلنا فيها فريضة بعد فريضة
And with the shaddah, meaning: We made in it one obligation after another.
وفرضت البقرة، كضرب وكرم، فروضا وفراضة: طعنت في السن
And the cow, like 'ḍaraba' and 'karuma', became old, with 'furūḍan' and 'firāḍatan': it reached old age.
والفارض: الضخم من الرجال وكل شيء
And 'al-fāriḍ': the large one among men and everything.
والقديم، والعارف بالفرائض، كالفريض والفرضي
And the old, and the one knowledgeable about obligations, like 'al-farīḍ' and 'al-farḍī'.
وهو أفرض الناس
And he is the most imposing of people.
ما فرض في السائمة من الصدقة
What is obligatory from the charity on livestock.
والهرمة، والحصة المفروضة
And the aged one, and the fixed share.
وسهم فريض: مفروض فوقه
And an obligatory share: a predetermined portion above it.
والفريضتان: الجذعة من الغنم، والحقة من الإبل
And the two obligatory ones: the Jadha' from sheep, and the Huqqah from camels.
والفرض، بالكسر: ثمر الدوم ما دام أحمر
And 'al-farḍ', with kasrah: the fruit of the doum palm as long as it is red.
والفرضة بالضم، من النهر: ثلمة يستقى منها
And 'al-furḍah', with dammah, from the river: a breach from which water is drawn.
ومن البحر: محط السفن
And from the sea: a place for ships to dock.
ومن الدواة: محل النقس
And from the inkwell: the place for the ink.
وأفرضه: أعطاه
And 'afraḍahu': he gave him.
وله: جعل له فريضة، كفرض له فرضا
And for him: he assigned him an obligation, like 'farḍa lahu farḍan'.
والماشية: بلغت النصاب
And the livestock: reached the threshold (for zakat).
وفرض تفريضا: صارت في إبله الفريضة
And 'farraḍa' with 'tafrīḍan': the obligation became due on his camels.
وافترض الله: أوجب
And 'iftaraḍa Allāh': He obligated.
والقوم: انقرضوا
And the people: became extinct.
والجند: أخذوا عطاياهم
And the soldiers: took their stipends.