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فرفص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a lion, emphasizing its strength, ferocity, and bulk. It extends to describe men who are similarly strong, powerful in their grip, and courageous. Several personal names are derived from this root.

Derived headwords

الفَرَافِصnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A strong, thickset lion. This is the primary meaning, often used metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    Strong manclassical

    A man who is strong in his grip and powerful, likened to a lion that seizes its prey.

الفَرَافِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A strong, thickset lion.

  2. 2.
    Strong manclassical

    A man who is strong, large, and courageous.

  3. 3.
    Abu Na'ilahclassical

    The kunyah (patronymic) of a woman, the wife of Uthman (may God be pleased with him). She is noted as being the only person in Arab history named Al-Farafisah with the definite article.

فَرَفَّاصadjective
  1. 1.
    Strong-gripping studclassical

    A strong stud (male animal) that has a powerful grip, particularly in the context of livestock.

  2. 2.
    Persistent breederclassical

    Describing a stud that is constantly mounting female animals.

فَرَفَّاصَةname
  1. 1.
    Abu Na'ilahclassical

    The kunyah of a woman, wife of Uthman (may God be pleased with him).

فَرَفْصَةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Farafisah bin Al-Ahwasclassical

    A man from the Kalbi tribe whose name is pronounced with a fatha on the first letter, unlike the common pronunciation.

فَرَافِصَةname
  1. 1.
    Abu Na'ilahclassical

    The kunyah of a woman, wife of Uthman (may God be pleased with him).

فَرَافِصnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong manclassical

    A man who is strong in his grip, likened to a lion that seizes things.

فَرَافِصَةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Farafisah bin Al-Ahwasclassical

    A man from the Kalbi tribe whose name is pronounced with a fatha on the first letter.

فَرَافِصَةname
  1. 1.
    Uthman's wife's kunyahclassical

    The kunyah of a woman, wife of Uthman (may God be pleased with him), noted as unique.

فَرَافِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thickset manclassical

    A man who is thickset and strong.

Parallel reading

وهو الأسد الشديد الغليظ
And it is the strong, thickset lion.
فرافصة: الأسد
Farafisah: The lion.
وبه سمي الرجل، أي غير مجرى كأسامة
And a man was named after it, meaning a change from the name 'Usamah'.
الفرافص: الرجل الشديد البطش، عن ابن فارس
Al-Farafis: The man of strong grip, from Ibn Faris.
كأنه يفترص الأشياء، أي يقتطعها
As if he seizes things, meaning he cuts them off.
رجل فرافص وفرافصة: شديد، ضخم شجاع
A man is Farafis and Farafisah: strong, large, courageous.
والفرافصة: أبو نائلة امرأة عثمان، رضي الله تعالى عنه
And Al-Farafisah: Abu Na'ilah, the wife of Uthman, may God Almighty have mercy on him.
كل ما في العرب فرافصة، بضم الفاء، إلا فرفصة أبا نائلة امرأة عثمان، رضي الله تعالى عنه، بفتح الفاء لا غير
Everything in Arab [names] is Farafisah, with a damma on the fa, except for Farafasah, Abu Na'ilah, the wife of Uthman, may God Almighty have mercy on him, with a fatha on the fa, and nothing else.
كل اسم في العرب فرافصة مضموم الفاء إلا الفرافصة بن الأحوص بن عمرو بن ثعلبة بن الحارث بن حصن الكلبي، فإنه مفتوح الفاء
Every name among the Arabs is Farafisah with a damma on the fa, except for Al-Farafisah bin Al-Ahwas bin Amr bin Thaalabah bin Al-Harith bin Hisn Al-Kalbi, for it has a fatha on the fa.
الفرافصة: الغليظ من الرجال
Al-Farafisah: The thickset of men.
الفرفاص: الفحل الشديد الأخذ
Al-Farfas: The stud with a strong grip.
فرفاص، أو بازل خجأة
Farfas, or a mature, shy [camel].
الفرفاص الذي لا يزال قاعيا على كل ناقة
The Farfas who is constantly mounting every she-camel.
الحجاج بن فرافصة، بالضم وعمير بن فرافصة، بالفتح، مجهول
Al-Hajjaj bin Farafisah, with damma, and Umayr bin Farafisah, with fatha, are unknown.
فرافصة بن عمير الحنفي، رأى عثمان، روى عنه القاسم بن محمد
Farafisah bin Umayr Al-Hanafi, saw Uthman, and Al-Qasim bin Muhammad narrated from him.
عيسى بن حفص بن فرافصة الحنفي، روى عنه عمر بن يونس اليمامي
Isa bin Hafs bin Farafisah Al-Hanafi, and Umar bin Yunus Al-Yamami narrated from him.
داوود ابن حماد بن فرافصة أبو حاتم، حدث عنه علي بن سعيد الرازي
Dawud ibn Hammad bin Farafisah Abu Hatim, and Ali bin Said Al-Razi narrated from him.