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فرض

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root 'فرض' primarily relates to the concept of making a cut, incision, or mark. This extends to establishing something as obligatory or fixed, defining boundaries, and also includes specific objects or actions associated with these meanings, such as a notch, a type of date, or a religious duty.

Derived headwords

الفَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    the notch in somethingboth

    the notch in something

  2. 2.
    what God Almighty has made obligatoryboth

    what God Almighty has made obligatory

فرضت الزند والسواك — He made a cut in the fire-stick and the tooth-stick.
ما عليه فراض — He has nothing of clothing on him.
فَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    he allotted him a share in the giftboth

    he allotted him a share in the gift

  2. 2.
    he registered him in the registerboth

    he registered him in the register

  3. 3.
    meaning, he made it obligatoryboth

    meaning, he made it obligatory

فرضت الزند — He made a cut in the fire-stick.
فرض الله علينا كذا — Allah made such-and-such obligatory upon us.
فُرْضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    its bank from which water is drawnboth

    its bank from which water is drawn

  2. 2.
    the anchorage for shipsboth

    the anchorage for ships

فرضة النهر: ثلمته التي منها يستقى — The notch of the river: its opening from which water is drawn.
فرضة البحر: محط السفن — The inlet of the sea: the mooring place for ships.
فَرَائِضnoun
  1. 1.
    the science of dividing inheritancesboth

    the science of dividing inheritances

والاسم الفريضة — And the noun is al-farīḍah.
ويسمى العلم بقسمة المواريث فرائض — And the knowledge of dividing inheritances is called farāʾiḍ.
مَفْرُوضadjective
  1. 1.
    imposed, ordainedboth

    That which has been imposed, ordained, or made obligatory.

  2. 2.
    cut off, allottedclassical

    Portioned out or set aside as a specific share.

نصيبا مفروضا — A portion set aside.
مُفَرِّضnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting toolclassical

    An iron tool used for making cuts or notches.

تَفْرِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    notching, cuttingclassical

    The act of making a cut or incision.

التفريض: التحزيز — Al-tafrīḍ: the making of notches.
فَرِيضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the nounboth

    the noun

  2. 2.
    what is imposed on grazing livestock as charityboth

    what is imposed on grazing livestock as charity

وفرض الله علينا كذا وافترض، أي أوجب. والاسم الفريضة — And Allah imposed such-and-such upon us, meaning He made it obligatory. And the noun is al-farīḍah.
فَرَائِضِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    knowledgeable in dutiesclassical

    One who knows or teaches the religious duties and laws.

فَارِضadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, she grew old and advanced in ageboth

    meaning, she grew old and advanced in age

  2. 2.
    one who knows the obligatory duties (fara'id)both

    one who knows the obligatory duties (fara'id)

لحية فارضة، إذا كانت عظيمة — A 'fāriḍah' beard, if it is large.
لا فارض ولا بكر — Neither aged nor virgin.
افْتَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he made it obligatoryboth

    meaning, he made it obligatory

وفرضت له في العطاء — And he ordained for him in the giving.
وفرضت له في الديوان — And he ordained for him in the register.
فَرَضَ الله عليناverb phrase
  1. 1.
    Allah ordained upon usboth

    Allah made something obligatory or a duty for us.

وفرض الله علينا كذا وافترض — And Allah ordained such-and-such upon us and made it obligatory.
فَرِيضَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    two specific sacrificesclassical

    The two-year-old sheep (jadh'ah) and the three-year-old camel (huqqah) which are obligatory sacrifices.

والفريضة: الجذعة من الغنم والحقة من الابل — And the two obligatory ones: the jadh'ah from sheep and the huqqah from camels.
فَرَضَت البقرةverb phrase
  1. 1.
    the cow maturedclassical

    The cow became old and advanced in age.

وفرضت البقرة تفرض فروضا، أي كبرت وطعنت في السن — And the cow 'faraḍat' meaning it grew old and advanced in age.
فَرَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    notches, cutsclassical

    Plural of 'furḍah', referring to notches or openings.

  2. 2.
    river mouthclassical

    Plural of 'furḍah', referring to river mouths or inlets.

والجمع فراض — And the plural is 'firāḍ'.
فَرِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    marked, designatedclassical

    A designated or marked arrow, specifically one with a mark above it.

فَرَضْتُ الرجلverb phrase
  1. 1.
    I granted the manclassical

    I gave the man a gift or endowment.

وفرضت الرجل وأفرضته، إذا أعطيته — And I 'faraḍtu' the man and 'afraḍtuhu', if I gave him.
أَفْرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to grant, endowclassical

    To give a portion or grant something, especially a gift.

  2. 2.
    to make obligatoryclassical

    To impose something as a duty.

  3. 3.
    livestock became subject to zakatclassical

    Livestock reached the threshold where zakat (obligatory charity) becomes due.

وأفرضته، إذا أعطيته — And I endowed him, if I gave him.
أفرضكم زيد — Zayd was the most knowledgeable among you regarding the laws of inheritance.
فَرَاضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    maturity (of cattle)classical

    The state of being advanced in age, specifically for a cow.

وكذلك فرضت البقرة تفرض بالضم فراضة — And likewise the cow 'faraḍat' with dammah, meaning 'firāḍah'.
فَرْضاًadverb
  1. 1.
    as an ordained portionclassical

    Designated or allotted as a fixed share.

نصيبا مفروضا — A portion set aside.

Parallel reading

الحز في الشئ.
The cut in a thing.
يقال: فرضت الزند والسواك.
It is said: I made a cut in the fire-stick and the tooth-stick.
وفرض الزند: حيث يقدح منه.
And the cut of the fire-stick: where fire is struck from it.
وفرض القوس: هو الحز الذي يقع فيه الوتر، والجمع فراض.
And the cut of the bow: it is the notch where the string lies, and its plural is firāḍ.
والفراض أيضا: فوهة النهر.
And al-firāḍ also: the mouth of the river.
تجري خزائنه على من نابه * جري الفرات على فراض الجدول *
Its treasures flow upon whomever it befalls * like the Euphrates flowing upon the river's edge.
وقولهم: ما عليه فراض، أي شئ من لباس.
And their saying: he has no firāḍ on him, meaning nothing of clothing.
والفرض: جنس من التمر.
And al-farḍ: a type of date.
أجود تمر عمان الفرض والبلعق.
The best dates of Oman are al-farḍ and al-balʿaq.
إذا أكلت سمكا وفرضا * ذهبت طولا وذهبت عرضا *
If I ate fish and farḍ * I went long and I went wide *
والفرض: ما أوجبه الله تعالى، سمي بذلك لأن له معالم وحدودا.
And al-farḍ: what Allah Almighty has made obligatory, so named because it has marks and limits.
وقوله تعالى: {لأتخذن من عبادك نصيبا مفروضا}
And His saying, the Almighty: {I will surely take from Your slaves an appointed portion}
أي مقتطعا محدودا.
Meaning, a cut-off, limited portion.
والمفرض: الحديدة التى يحز بها.
And al-mafraḍ: the iron piece with which one cuts.
والفريض: السهم المفروض فوقه.
And al-farīḍ: the arrow that is marked above it.
والتفريض: التحزيز.
And al-tafrīḍ: the making of notches.
وقرئ: {سورة أنزلناها وفرضناها} بالتشديد، قال أبو عمرو بن العلاء: فصلناها.
And it was read: {A chapter We have sent down and imposed it} with emphasis, Abu Amr ibn al-ʿAlāʾ said: We have detailed it.
وفرضة النهر: ثلمته التي منها يستقى.
And the furḍah of the river: its opening from which water is drawn.
وفرضة البحر: محط السفن.
And the furḍah of the sea: the mooring place for ships.
وفرضة الدواة: موضع النقس منها.
And the furḍah of the inkwell: the place of pouring ink from it.
وفرضة الباب: نجرانه.
And the furḍah of the door: its jamb.
والفرض: الترس.
And al-farḍ: the shield.
أرقت له مثل لمع البشي‍ * ر قلب بالكف فرضا خفيفا *
I stayed awake for it like the gleam of lightning * a light shield in the hand *
ولا تقل: قرصا خفيفا.
And do not say: a light disc.
والفرض: القدح.
And al-farḍ: the dice cup.
فهو كنبراس النبيط أو الفر * ض بكف اللاعب المسمر *
It is like the lamp of the Nabataeans or the dice cup * in the hand of the studded player *
والفرض: العطية الموسومة.
And al-farḍ: the marked gift.
يقال: ما أصبت منه فرضا ولا قرضا.
It is said: I obtained nothing from it, neither a marked gift nor a loan.
ويقال: فرضت الرجل وأفرضته، إذا أعطيته.
And it is said: I granted the man and endowed him, if I gave him.
وقد فرضت له في العطاء، وفرضت له في الديوان.
And I ordained for him in the giving, and I ordained for him in the register.
وفرضت البقرة تفرض فروضا، أي كبرت وطعنت في السن.
And the cow 'faraḍat' meaning it grew old and advanced in age.
ومننه قوله تعالى: " لا فارض ولا بكر ".
And from it is His saying, the Almighty: "Neither aged nor virgin."
وكذلك فرضت البقرة تفرض بالضم فراضة.
And likewise the cow 'faraḍat' with dammah, meaning 'firāḍah'.
والفارض والفرضي: الذي يعرف الفرائض.
And al-fāriḍ and al-farḍī: one who knows the religious duties.
والفارض: الضخم من كل شئ.
And al-fāriḍ: the large of everything.
يقال لحية فارضة، إذا كانت عظيمة.
A 'fāriḍah' beard is said, if it is large.
شيب أصداغى فرأسي أبيض * محامل فيها رجال فرض *
The temples of my ears are gray and my head is white * litters carrying large men *
وفرض الله علينا كذا وافترض، أي أوجب.
And Allah ordained such-and-such upon us and made it obligatory, meaning He made it obligatory.
والاسم الفريضة.
And the noun is al-farīḍah.
ويسمى العلم بقسمة المواريث فرائض.
And the knowledge of dividing inheritances is called farāʾiḍ.
وفي الحديث: " أفرضكم زيد ".
And in the hadith: "Zayd was the most knowledgeable among you regarding the laws of inheritance."
والفريضة أيضا: ما فرض في السائمة من الصدقة.
And al-farīḍah also: what is ordained in the livestock as charity.
يقال: أفرضت الماشية، أي وجبت فيها الفريضة، وذلك إذا بلغت نصابا.
It is said: the livestock became subject to zakat, meaning the obligatory charity became due on them, and that is when they reach a certain threshold.
والفريضة: الجذعة من الغنم والحقة من الابل.
And the obligatory one: the jadh'ah from sheep and the huqqah from camels.