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فرنج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the Franks, a Germanic people who established kingdoms in Europe and the Levant. It also extends to a term for wine, possibly due to a historical association or linguistic borrowing.

Derived headwords

الإِفْرِنْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    The Franksboth

    A collective noun referring to the Germanic people known as the Franks, often used in historical contexts.

  2. 2.
    A peopleclassical

    A general term for a people or nation, derived from the specific group.

إِفْرِنْكname
  1. 1.
    Frank (singular)classical

    A singular term for a Frankish person, used as the basis for the collective noun.

فِرِنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Wineclassical

    A name for wine, possibly a loanword or derived term.

فِرِنْجِيْسname
  1. 1.
    Frankish kingclassical

    A title or name for a king of the Franks.

Parallel reading

الإِفْرِنْجَة: جيل، معرب إفرنك
Al-Ifranja: a people, a Persianized term for Ifrank.
هاكطا بإثبات الألف في أوله
It is pronounced with the alif confirmed at its beginning.
وعربه جماعة بحذفها
And a group Arabized it by omitting it.
وفي شفاء الغليل: فرنج : معرب فرنك
And in Shifa' al-Ghalil: Firanj: a Persianized term for Frank.
سموا بذالك لأن قاعدة ملكهم فرنجة
They were named thus because the base of their kingdom was Firanja.
وملكها يقال له الفرنسيس
And its king is called Al-Faransis.
وقد عربوه أيضا
And they have also Arabized it.
والقياس كسر الراء، إخراجا له مخرج الإسفنط
And the standard pronunciation is with a kasra on the ra, treating it like isfanj.
اسم للخمر
A name for wine.
على أن فتح فائها أي الإسفنط لغة صحيحة
Although the fath on its fa, meaning isfanj, is a correct pronunciation.
ولكن الكسر أعلى عند الحذاق
But the kasra is preferred by the experts.