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فرشخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of distance, measurement, and intervals, particularly in terms of travel and time. It also encompasses notions of spaciousness or gaps, and by extension, rest or a pause.

Derived headwords

الفَرَسَخnoun
  1. 1.
    distance unitboth

    A unit of distance, commonly understood as three or six Hashemite miles, or a specified number of cubits (e.g., ten or twelve thousand).

  2. 2.
    interval of timeclassical

    A long period of time, whether day or night.

فَرَسَخnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessclassical

    A gap or open space.

  2. 2.
    lack of spaceclassical

    Something that has no gap or space, implying tightness or absence of openness.

فُرْسُخnoun
  1. 1.
    palm of the handclassical

    The palm of the hand, a place of rest.

Parallel reading

الفَرَسَخ: الرَّاحَةُ
The farsakh: the palm (of the hand).
أَخَذَ فَرَسَخَ الطَّرِيقِ
He covered a farsakh of the road.
ثَلَاثَةُ أَمْيَالٍ هَاشِمِيَّةٍ
Three Hashemite miles.
أَوْ عَشَرَةُ آلَافٍ
Or ten thousand (cubits).
سُمِّيَ بِذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ صَاحِبَهُ إِذَا مَشَى قَعَدَ وَاسْتَرَاحَ
It was named thus because its traveler, when he walked, would sit and rest.
كَأَنَّهُ سَكَنَ
As if he settled down.
الفَرَسَخُ: الفُرْجَةُ
The farsakh: the gap.
شَيْءٌ لَا فُرْجَةَ فِيهِ
Something that has no gap in it.
كَأَنَّهُ عَلَى السَّلَبِ
As if it is by negation (of space).
انْتَظَرْتُكَ فَرَسَخًا
I waited for you a farsakh (a long time).
أَيْ الطَّوِيلُ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ
Meaning the long period of time.