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فرص

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root 'فرص' primarily relates to opportunities, chances, and opportune moments. It also extends to concepts of cutting, tearing, and specific anatomical or physical features, as well as a type of wind and a name for a lion.

Derived headwords

الفُرْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Opportunityboth

    A favorable chance or occasion; a moment when something can be done.

  2. 2.
    Turnclassical

    A period of time or a turn in a sequence of actions, such as drawing water from a well.

  3. 3.
    Windclassical

    A type of wind associated with a hump or swelling.

  4. 4.
    Piece of cotton/clothclassical

    A piece of cotton or a rag used by a woman to wipe herself during menstruation.

فُرْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the opportunityboth

    the opportunity

  2. 2.
    a piece of cotton or rag with which a woman wipes herself after menstruationboth

    a piece of cotton or rag with which a woman wipes herself after menstruation

فُرْصَتُكَnoun
  1. 1.
    Your turnclassical

    Your allotted time or opportunity to perform an action, such as drawing water.

يتفارصونverb
  1. 1.
    To take turnsclassical

    They take turns drawing water from their well, alternating their turns.

انتهزverb
  1. 1.
    To seizeboth

    To take advantage of an opportunity; to grasp it.

أفرصتنيverb
  1. 1.
    It gave me an opportunityclassical

    The opportunity presented itself to me; it became possible for me.

أفرصتهاverb
  1. 1.
    I seized itclassical

    I took advantage of the opportunity; I grasped it.

الفَرِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    One who shares turnsclassical

    One who shares the turn with you in drinking or in a sequence of actions.

  2. 2.
    Fleshy partclassical

    The fleshy part between the flank and the shoulder of an animal, which trembles.

  3. 3.
    Neck veinsclassical

    The veins or arteries of the neck.

الفُرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Cutsclassical

    Plural of 'furṣ', meaning cuts or incisions.

المِفْرَصnoun
  1. 1.
    Cutterclassical

    A tool used for cutting, specifically for cutting silver.

المِفْرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    Cutterclassical

    A tool used for cutting, specifically for cutting silver.

فُرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    the cuttingboth

    the cutting

فُرِصْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I struck his vital spotclassical

    I hit his vulnerable or vital spot, which is considered a fatal blow.

فَرَصَverb
  1. 1.
    the cuttingboth

    the cutting

فَرَّاصَةname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

فَرَافِصَةname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

الفَرِيصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleshy partclassical

    The fleshy part between the flank and the shoulder of an animal, which trembles.

  2. 2.
    Neck veinsclassical

    The veins or arteries of the neck.

فَرِيصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the flesh between the flank and the shoulder that trembles in an animalboth

    the flesh between the flank and the shoulder that trembles in an animal

فَرائِصnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of farīṣaboth

    plural of farīṣa

Parallel reading

الفرصة: الشرب والنوبة.
Opportunity: drinking and turn.
يقال: وجد فلان فرصة، أي نهزة.
It is said: So-and-so found an opportunity, meaning a chance.
وجاءت فرصتك من البئر، أي نوبتك.
And your turn came from the well, meaning your turn.
وبنو فلان يتفارصون بئرهم، إذا كانوا يتناوبونها.
And the sons of so-and-so take turns at their well, if they alternate it.
وانتهز فلان الفرصة، أي اغتنمها وفاز بها.
And so-and-so seized the opportunity, meaning he took advantage of it and won with it.
وأفرصتني الفرصة، أي أمكنتني.
And the opportunity presented itself to me, meaning it became possible for me.
وأفرصتها: اغتنمتها.
And I seized it: I took advantage of it.
والفريص: الذي يفارصك في الشرب والنوبة.
And the 'farīṣ': he who shares the turn with you in drinking and in the sequence.
والفرص، بالفتح: القطع.
And 'al-furs', with the opening (fatḥa): cuts.
والمفرص والمفراص: الذي يقطع به الفضة.
And 'al-mifraṣ' and 'al-mifrāṣ': that by which silver is cut.
وقد يكون الفرص الشق.
And 'al-furs' may be a split or tear.
يقول: فرصت النعل، إذا خرقت أذنيها للشراك.
It is said: I pierced the sandal, if its ears were torn for the thong.
والفرصة: الريح التي يكون منها الحدب.
And 'al-furṣah': the wind from which the hump arises.
وفرافصة: الأسد.
And 'Farāfiṣah': the lion.
والفرصة بالكسر: قطعة قطن، أو خرقة تمسح بها المرأة من الحيض.
And 'al-furṣah' with the kasra: a piece of cotton, or a rag with which a woman wipes herself from menstruation.
الفريصة اللحمة بين الجنب والكتف، التي لا تزال ترعد من الدابة، وجمعها فريص وفرائص.
The 'farīṣah' is the flesh between the flank and the shoulder, which constantly trembles from the animal, and its plural is 'farīṣ' and 'farā'iṣ'.
وفريص العنق: أوداجها، الواحدة فريصة.
And the 'farīṣ' of the neck: its jugular veins, the singular is 'farīṣah'.
تقول منه: فرصته، أي أصبت فريصته.
From this it is said: I struck him, meaning I hit his vital spot.
وهو مقتل.
And it is a fatal blow.
إنى لاكره أن أرى الرجل ثائرا فريص رقبته قائما على مريته يضربها.
Indeed, I dislike seeing a man whose neck muscles are bulging, standing over his camel and striking it.
كأنه أراد عصب الرقبة وعروقها، لانها هي التى تثور في الغضب.
As if he meant the nerves and veins of the neck, because they are what bulge in anger.