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فءر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to mice and the concept of a pleasant fragrance, particularly associated with animals or plants. It extends to describe places infested with mice and a specific type of pleasant scent emanating from camels.

Derived headwords

الفَأْرnoun
  1. 1.
    mouseboth

    The common rodent, often considered a pest.

فَأْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    so he is skillfulboth

    so he is skillful

  2. 2.
    between al-farwaha and al-faraha and al-farahiyaboth

    between al-farwaha and al-faraha and al-farahiya

فَئِرadjective
  1. 1.
    mouse-infestedmodern

    Describing a place that has many mice.

مُفْأَرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant with micemodern

    Describing land that is characterized by a large population of mice.

فَوَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Of the pot, with damma and without shadda: what boils from its heat.both

    Of the pot, with damma and without shadda: what boils from its heat.

فَأْرَة الإِبِلnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's pleasant scentclassical

    A good fragrance that emanates from camels, especially after they graze on fragrant plants, drink water, and their skin becomes moist.

Parallel reading

الفأر مهموز: جمع فأرة.
Al-fa'r (mouse) is hamzated: it is the plural of fa'rah.
ومكان فئر: كثير الفأر.
And a place is fa'ir: abundant with mice.
وأرض مفأرة: ذات فأر.
And land is mufa'arah: possessing mice.
والفأرة: ريح تجتمع في رسغ البعير، فإذا مست انفشت.
And al-fa'rah: a scent that gathers in the camel's pastern, and if touched, it dissipates.
وفارة المسك غير مهموزة: النافجة.
And fawarat al-misk (musk pod) is not hamzated: it is the naafijah (scent gland).
وفأرة الإبل: أن تفوح منها ريح طيبة، وذلك إذا رعت العشب وزهره ثم شربت وصدرت عن الماء، نديت جلودها ففاحت منها رائحة طيبة، فيقال لتلك: فأرة الابل، عن يعقوب.
And fa'rat al-ibil (camel's pleasant scent): is that a good fragrance emanates from them, and that is when they graze on grass and its flowers, then drink and return from the water, their skins become moist and a good scent emanates from them, so that is called fa'rat al-ibil, according to Ya'qub.
لها فأرة ذفراء كل عشية * كما فتق الكافور بالمسك فاتقه
They have a fragrant scent every evening * like camphor is opened with its musk.