فره

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns skill, expertise, and excellence, particularly in relation to animals like donkeys and mules. It also extends to meanings of arrogance, haughtiness, and producing offspring.

Derived headwords

فَارِهadjective

1.
so he is skillfulboth
so he is skillful
2.
between al-farwaha and al-faraha and al-farahiyaboth
between al-farwaha and al-faraha and al-farahiya

فَرِهَverb

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'both
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'
2.
like bazil and buzlboth
like bazil and buzl
3.
he was insolent and arrogantboth
he was insolent and arrogant

فَرْهnoun

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'both
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'
2.
like bazil and buzlboth
like bazil and buzl
3.
he was insolent and arrogantboth
he was insolent and arrogant

فَرْوَهَةnoun

1.
excellenceclassical
Excellence or superiority, particularly attributed to a donkey, mule, or ass.

فَرَاهَةnoun

1.
excellenceclassical
Excellence or superiority, particularly attributed to a donkey, mule, or ass.

فَرَاهِيَةnoun

1.
alsoboth
also

بَرَاذِينُ فَرْهَةadjective

1.
excellent (mules)classical
Describing mules that are excellent or superior, similar to 'ṣāḥib' and 'ṣuḥbah'.

فَرْهadjective

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'both
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'
2.
like bazil and buzlboth
like bazil and buzl
3.
he was insolent and arrogantboth
he was insolent and arrogant

فَرْهadjective

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'both
from the category of 'ẓarufa' and 'sahula'
2.
like bazil and buzlboth
like bazil and buzl
3.
he was insolent and arrogantboth
he was insolent and arrogant

أَفْرَهَتverb

1.
to produce offspringclassical
A female camel (nāqah) produces offspring that are 'al-fara', meaning offspring that are highly valued or excellent.

مُفْرِهadjective

1.
producing offspringclassical
A female camel that produces offspring, specifically 'al-fara'.

مُفْرِهَةadjective

1.
producing offspringclassical
A female camel that produces offspring, specifically 'al-fara'.

فَرِهِينَadjective

1.
insolent, arrogantboth
insolent, arrogant

فَارِهِينَadjective

1.
skillfulboth
skillful

Parallel reading

الحاذق بالشئ.

The one skilled in a matter.

وقد فره بالضم يفره فهو فاره، وهو نادر مثل حامض، وقياسه فريه وحميض، مثل صغر فهو صغير، وملح فهو مليح.

And he became skilled (fariha, with dammah) he is skilled (fārih), and this is rare, like ḥāmiḍ from ḥamuḍa. Its standard form would be fariya and ḥamīḍ, like ṣaghura so he is ṣaghīr, and maluḥa so he is malīḥ.

ويقال للبرذون والبغل والحمار: فاره بين الفروهة والفراهة والفراهية، وبراذين فرهة مثل صاحب وصحبة، وفره أيضا مثل بازل وبزل، وحائل وحول.

And it is said of the mule, the donkey, and the ass: 'fārih' in the sense of 'al-farwahah', 'al-farāhah', and 'al-farāhiyah'. And 'braādhīn farhah' like ṣāḥib and ṣuḥbah, and 'farh' also like bāzil and buzl, and ḥā'il and ḥūl.

ولا يقال للفرس فاره، ولكن رائع وجواد.

And 'fārih' is not said of a horse, but rather 'rā'iʿ' and 'jawād'.

فنقلنا صنعة حتى شتا * فاره البال لجوجا في السنن

So we transferred craftsmanship until winter came, * skilled in mind, persistent in ways.

وأفرهت الناقة فهى مفره ومفرهة، إذا كانت تنتج الفره.

And the female camel became 'mufrih' (producing offspring), so she is 'mufrih' and 'mufrihah', if she produces 'al-fara' (offspring).

ومفرهة عنس قدرت لساقها * فخرت كما تتايع الريح بالقفل

And a female camel, old and producing offspring, I estimated for her leg, * she stumbled as the wind follows the lock.

تحل على مفرهة سناد * على أخفافها علق يمور

She alights upon a female camel producing offspring, with a hump, * on her hooves, a clinging thing moves.

وفرِه بالكسر: أشر وبطر.

And 'fariha' (with kasrah): arrogance and haughtiness.

وتنحتون من الجبال بيوتا فرهين

And you carve houses from the mountains, arrogant.

فمن قرأه كذلك فهو من هذا، ومن قرأه: (فارهين) فهو من فره بالضم.

So whoever reads it thus, it is from this (meaning arrogant), and whoever reads it: 'fārihīn', it is from faraha (with dammah, meaning skilled).