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ف ص ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific, possibly obscure, terms for animals, particularly a type of donkey. The primary focus is on a single derived noun with variations in spelling and pronunciation.

Derived headwords

الفَيْصُورnoun
  1. 1.
    energetic donkeyclassical

    A term for a donkey that is characterized by its liveliness and vigor. This meaning is attributed to Ibn al-A'rabi.

الفَيْصَنُورnoun
  1. 1.
    energetic donkeyclassical

    An alternative spelling and pronunciation for the term referring to an energetic donkey, as noted by al-Saghani. The original author is said to have misspelled it.

Parallel reading

الفيصور، كقيصوم، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان، وهو الحمار النشيط
Al-Faysur, like Qaysum, was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan, and it is the energetic donkey.
ونقله الضاغاني عن ابن الأعرابي، وقد ضبطه هكذا: الفيصنور.
And Al-Daghani transmitted it from Ibn al-A'rabi, and he vocalized it thus: Al-Faysanur.
كذا رأيته مضبوطا مجودا بخط الصاغاني، وقد صحفه المصنف، فانظر وتأمل.
Thus I saw it vocalized and well-transcribed in Al-Saghani's handwriting, and the author [of the original text] misspelled it; so look and ponder.