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ف ل ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a single derived term, 'al-falāwirah', which is identified as a Persian loanword. It refers to apothecaries or pharmacists, with its etymology traced back to Persian words related to bringing silver.

Derived headwords

الفلاورةnoun
  1. 1.
    apothecariesclassical

    A term referring to apothecaries or pharmacists. It is noted as a loanword from Persian.

فلاورnoun
  1. 1.
    singular of apothecariesclassical

    The singular form of 'al-falāwirah', likely referring to a single apothecary.

Parallel reading

الفلاورة، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وقال صاحب اللسان: وهم الصيادلة.
Al-falāwirah, it was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani, and the author of Al-Lisan said: they are the pharmacists.
معرب بلاوره.
It is an Arabized form of 'bilāwirah'.
كأن واحده فلاور بالضم، وهو بالفارسية كلمة مركبة بل آور ومعناها الذي يأتي بالفضة.
It is as if its singular is 'falāwir' with dammah, and it is in Persian a compound word 'bil āwar' meaning he who brings silver.