فرخ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'فرخ' primarily relates to young birds, chicks, and by extension, the young of other creatures. It extends metaphorically to concepts of revealing secrets, the calming of fear, and the clarification of matters. It also appears in terms related to agriculture and personal names.

Derived headwords

الفَرْخnoun

1.
the offspring of a birdboth
the offspring of a bird

فَرْخَةnoun

1.
the femaleboth
the female

أَفْرُخnoun

1.
plural of paucityboth
plural of paucity
2.
the bird hatchedboth
the bird hatched

أَفْرَاخnoun

1.
plural of paucityboth
plural of paucity

فِرَاخnoun

1.
plural of multitudeboth
plural of multitude

أَفْرَخَverb

1.
plural of paucityboth
plural of paucity
2.
the bird hatchedboth
the bird hatched

فَرَّخَverb

1.
to hatch: it became having chicksboth
to hatch: it became having chicks

استَفْرَخَverb

1.
to raise young birdsclassical
To raise pigeons or other birds for the sake of their young.

انْفَرَّخَverb

1.
to sproutclassical
Crops prepared to split open after emerging.

تَفْرِيخnoun

1.
hatchingclassical
The act of hatching or raising young birds.
2.
sproutingclassical
The process of crops splitting open after emerging.

فَرِيخnoun

1.
diminutive of chickclassical
A diminutive form of 'chick', used metaphorically for praise or endearment.
2.
name of a manclassical
A proper name of a man from the pre-Islamic era, known for arrow-making.

فَرِيخ قُرَيْشnoun

1.
elite of Qurayshclassical
A term of endearment or praise, referring to a distinguished member of the Quraysh tribe, using the diminutive for emphasis.

فِرَاخُ الجَمَاجِمnoun

1.
brainsclassical
A poetic and metaphorical term for the brains, derived from the idea of the contents of a skull.

Parallel reading

الفرخ: ولد الطائر

The chick: the young of a bird.

والأنثى فرخة

And the female is a 'farhah'.

وجمع القلة أفرخ وأفراخ

And the collective noun for a small number is 'afrukh' and 'afrakh'.

والكثير فراخ

And for a large number is 'farakh'.

وأفرخ الطائر وفرخ

And the bird hatched, and 'farrakha' (hatched).

وأفرخ القوم بيضهم، إذا أبدوا سرهم

And the people revealed their secrets, when they showed their hidden matters.

وأفرخ الروع، أي ذهب الفزع

And fear subsided, meaning the panic departed.

يقال: ليفرخ روعك أي ليخرج عنك فزعك كما يخرج الفرخ عن البيضة

It is said: 'May your fear subside', meaning may your panic leave you, just as a chick leaves the egg.

وأفرخ روعك يا فلان، أي سكن جأشك

And your fear subsided, O so-and-so, meaning your heart became calm.

وأفرخ الأمر: استبان بعد اشتباه

And the matter became clear: it became evident after confusion.

واستفرخت الحمام، إذا اتخذته لفراخه

And one raised pigeons, if one took them for their young.

وانفرخ الزرع، إذا تهيأ للانشقاق بعد ما يطلع

And the crops sprouted, when they prepared to split after emerging.

وقد فرخ الزرع تفريخا

And the crops have sprouted with sprouting.

ويوم جعلنا البيض فيه لعامر * مصممة تفأى فراخ الجماجم

And on a day when we made the skulls for 'Amir * prepared, revealing the brains of the skulls.

ومقذوذين من برى الفريخ

And two shafts from the arrow-making of Al-Farikh.

فهو مصغر، اسم رجل كان في الجاهلية يبرى السهام

It is a diminutive, the name of a man who in the Jahiliyyah used to make arrows.

وفلان فريخ قريش، إنما صغر على وجه المدح

And so-and-so is a 'farikh' of Quraysh, it is only a diminutive used for praise.