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فره

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns skill, excellence, and abundance, particularly in the context of animals and people. It also extends to meanings of exuberance, excess, and a specific place name.

Derived headwords

فَرِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be skillfulboth

    To possess skill, mastery, or excellence in something.

  2. 2.
    to be exuberantboth

    To be lively, spirited, or excessively joyful; to be boastful or arrogant.

فَرَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    skillfulnessboth

    The state or quality of being skillful, adept, or excellent.

  2. 2.
    exuberanceboth

    Liveliness, high spirits, or excessive joy; also, boastfulness.

فَرَاهِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    skillfulnessboth

    The state or quality of being skillful, adept, or excellent.

  2. 2.
    exuberanceboth

    Liveliness, high spirits, or excessive joy; also, boastfulness.

فَارِهadjective
  1. 1.
    skillfulboth

    Possessing skill, mastery, or excellence.

  2. 2.
    excellentboth

    Of superior quality or ability.

  3. 3.
    well-fedclassical

    Having eaten abundantly, often implying good health and condition.

فُرُوهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    skillfulnessboth

    The state or quality of being skillful or excellent.

فُرُوهnoun
  1. 1.
    skillful onesclassical

    Plural of 'farih', referring to skillful or excellent individuals.

فَارِهَةadjective
  1. 1.
    beautiful young womanclassical

    A comely and attractive young female.

  2. 2.
    vigorousclassical

    Full of life and energy; robust.

  3. 3.
    voracious eaterclassical

    One who eats a great deal; gluttonous.

أَفْرَهَتverb
  1. 1.
    to produce offspringclassical

    Said of a female camel that gives birth to offspring possessing the quality of 'farah' (skill/excellence).

مُفْرِهadjective
  1. 1.
    producing offspringclassical

    Said of a female camel that is producing offspring with desirable qualities.

مُفْرَهَةadjective
  1. 1.
    producing offspringclassical

    Said of a female camel that is producing offspring with desirable qualities.

فَرَّهَتverb
  1. 1.
    to produce offspringclassical

    To give birth to offspring possessing the quality of 'farah' (skill/excellence).

اتَّخَذَ غُلَامًا فَارِهًاphrase
  1. 1.
    to take a skillful servantclassical

    To acquire or employ a servant who is skilled and capable.

فَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be exuberantboth

    To be excessively joyful, lively, or spirited; to be boastful or arrogant.

يَسْتَفْرِهُverb
  1. 1.
    to consider nobleclassical

    To regard horses as noble or excellent.

ابن فِيرَهname
  1. 1.
    Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibiclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) for Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibi, a scholar, meaning 'the new one in Morocco'.

فَرَاهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A town or region located in Sijistan.

Parallel reading

فراهة وفراهية: حذق
Skillfulness and excellence: mastery.
فهو فاره، بين الفروهة
He is skillful, possessing excellence.
والفارهة: الجارية المليحة، والفتية، والشديدة الأكل
And the 'farihah' is the beautiful young woman, the vigorous one, and the one who eats voraciously.
وأفرهت الناقة، فهي مفره ومفرهة: إذا كانت تنتج الفره
And the she-camel became 'mufrih' and 'mufarrahah' when she produces offspring of excellence.
كفرهت تفريها
As in, she produced offspring with excellence.
وفلان: اتخذ غلاما فارها
And so-and-so: he took a skillful servant.
وفره، كفرح: أشر، وبطر
And he was exuberant, as in 'faraha': he was boastful and insolent.
وهو يستفره الأفراس: يستكرمها
And he considers the horses noble: he esteems them.
وابن فيره، بكسر الفاء وضم الراء المشددة: أبو القاسم الشاطبي، رحمه الله تعالى
And Ibn Firah, with a kasra on the fa and a shadda on the ra: Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibi, may God have mercy on him.
ومعناه: الجديدة بالمغربية
And its meaning: the new one in Morocco.
وفراهة، كسحابة: ة بسجستان
And Farahah, like 'sahabah': a town in Sijistan.