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فرض

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root 'فرض' (f-r-ḍ) primarily relates to setting limits, obligations, and fixed portions. It encompasses concepts of time-setting, decreeing, imposing duties, making cuts or notches, and designating specific shares or amounts. This extends to religious obligations, legal rulings, and even physical markings.

Derived headwords

الفَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    Obligation, dutyboth

    A religious or legal obligation imposed by God or authority, considered a fixed and binding duty.

  2. 2.
    Setting a timeclassical

    The act of appointing or setting a specific time for something.

  3. 3.
    Notch, cutclassical

    A cut, notch, or groove made in something, such as wood or bone.

  4. 4.
    Fixed portionboth

    A designated or allotted share or portion of something.

  5. 5.
    Bowstring grooveclassical

    The groove on a bow where the bowstring rests.

  6. 6.
    Type of dateclassical

    A specific kind or variety of date fruit.

  7. 7.
    Shieldclassical

    A type of light, round shield.

فَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To impose, decreeboth

    To impose an obligation, decree a law, or make something obligatory.

  2. 2.
    To set a time, appointclassical

    To set a specific time for something or appoint a time.

  3. 3.
    To cut, notchclassical

    To make a cut, notch, or groove in something.

  4. 4.
    To allot, assignboth

    To assign or allot a specific portion or share.

  5. 5.
    To reciteclassical

    To recite or read a portion of scripture or a text.

  6. 6.
    To establish, ordainclassical

    To establish a practice or custom, to ordain.

مَفْرُوضadjective
  1. 1.
    Obligatory, imposedboth

    That which is imposed as an obligation or duty.

  2. 2.
    Appointed, setclassical

    Appointed or set at a specific time.

  3. 3.
    Fixed, allottedboth

    A fixed or allotted portion or share.

فَرِيضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Obligation, religious dutyboth

    A divinely ordained obligation or religious duty, especially in Islamic law.

  2. 2.
    Fixed shareboth

    A prescribed or fixed share, portion, or quota.

  3. 3.
    Old female animalclassical

    An old, aged female animal, particularly a cow or camel.

التَّفْرِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    Notching, groovingclassical

    The act of making notches or grooves in something.

  2. 2.
    Imposition of dutiesclassical

    The act of imposing obligations or duties.

فَرَضَ اللهُ لَهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    God permitted for himclassical

    God allowed or did not prohibit something for a person.

فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الحَجَّverb phrase
  1. 1.
    He obligated himself to perform Hajjclassical

    He made the pilgrimage (Hajj) obligatory upon himself by entering the state of Ihram.

الفَرْضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Notch, grooveclassical

    A notch or groove, especially on a bow where the string sits.

فَرَضَ الزَّنْدَverb phrase
  1. 1.
    To notch the fire-stickclassical

    To make a notch in the fire-stick (zind) from which sparks are struck.

مُفَرَّضadjective
  1. 1.
    Notched, groovedclassical

    Having notches or grooves, referring to something that has been cut or marked.

الفُرُوضnoun
  1. 1.
    Grooves (of a bow)classical

    The grooves on a bow where the bowstring is placed.

  2. 2.
    Soldiers receiving stipendsclassical

    A group of soldiers who receive their stipends or allowances.

الفَرَائِضnoun
  1. 1.
    River mouths, estuariesclassical

    The mouths of rivers or streams where they flow into larger bodies of water.

  2. 2.
    Roads, pathsclassical

    Routes or paths, especially those used for travel.

  3. 3.
    Clothingclassical

    Garments or clothing.

فَرَضَ البَقَرَةُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    The cow became oldclassical

    The cow grew old and advanced in age.

فَارِضadjective
  1. 1.
    Old, agedboth

    Old and advanced in age, especially referring to female animals.

  2. 2.
    Large, massiveclassical

    Large, huge, or massive in size, applicable to both genders and things.

  3. 3.
    Knowledgeable in inheritanceclassical

    Knowledgeable about the laws of inheritance (fara'id).

الفَرِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    Old female animalclassical

    An old, aged female animal, similar to 'farid'.

  2. 2.
    Knowledgeable personclassical

    A person knowledgeable in the science of inheritance.

أَفْرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To be most knowledgeable in inheritanceclassical

    To be the most knowledgeable person regarding the division of inheritances.

الفَرْضِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Related to inheritance divisionclassical

    Pertaining to the science or division of inheritances.

الفَرْضِيَّتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Two specific young female animalsclassical

    The two-year-old ewe (jadh'ah) and the three-year-old she-camel (haqqah), often used in the context of Zakat.

فَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To become old (cow)classical

    To become old and advanced in age, specifically used for a cow.

فَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    To become old (animal)classical

    To become old and advanced in age, used for animals.

Parallel reading

فمن فرض فيهن الحج فكل واجب مؤقت فهو مفروض
And whoever obligates himself to perform Hajj during them, then every temporary obligation is considered imposed.
ما كان على النبي من حرج فيما فرض الله له أي وقت الله له
There was no blame upon the Prophet for what Allah had ordained for him, meaning what Allah had appointed for him.
نصيبا مفروضا، أي مؤقتا
A fixed portion, meaning a time-appointed one.
فمن فرض فيهن الحج أي أوجبه على نفسه بإحرامه
And whoever obligates himself to perform Hajj during them, meaning he made it obligatory upon himself by entering Ihram.
فرضت الزند والسواك
He notched the fire-stick and the tooth-stick.
فرض الزند حيث يقدح منه
The notch of the fire-stick is where sparks are struck from it.
إذا طرحا شأوا بأرض هوى له ... مفرض أطراف الذراعين أفلج
If they cast a stride in a land he desired... with notched ends of the forelegs, he is fleet-footed.
والجعلان مفرضة، كأن فيها حزوزا
And the dung beetles are described as notched, as if they have grooves.
فرض القوس: موقع الوتر
The notch of the bow: the place of the string.
ما فرض الله عليه، فبمعنى الإيجاب
What Allah has imposed upon him, it means obligation.
وما ورد من: فرض الله له، فهو أن لا يحظره على نفسه
And what is narrated as 'Allah ordained for him' means that He did not prohibit it for himself.
فرضت جزئي، أي قرأته
I recited my portion, meaning I read it.
فرض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أي سن
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained, meaning he established (a Sunnah).
إذا أكلت سمكا وفرضا ذهبت طولا وذهبت عرضا
If you eat fish and Fard (a type of date), you go long and you go wide.
الجند يفترضون، أي يأخذون عطاياهم
The soldiers receive their stipends, meaning they take their allowances.
يقلب بالكف فرضا خفيفا
He turns in his hand a light shield.
الفرض في البيت: عود
The Fard in the tent: a pole.
ما أصبت منه فرضا ولا قرضا
You did not obtain from it anything given freely nor anything lent.
سورة أنزلناها وفرضناها أي جعلنا فيها فرائض الأحكام
A chapter We have revealed and ordained, meaning We made in it the obligations of the rulings.
وفرضناها، بالتشديد، ومعناه حينئذ على وجهين: أحدهما على معنى التكثير
And We ordained it, with emphasis, and its meaning then has two aspects: one is in the sense of multiplicity.
ما عليه فراض، أي شيء من لباس
He has no clothing, meaning any kind of garment.
تجري خزائنه على فراض الجدول
His treasuries flow upon the mouths of the stream.
سددت فراضها لهم ببيتي
I blocked their paths with my house.
وفرضت، أي كبرت وطعنت في السن
And she became old, meaning she grew old and advanced in age.
الفارض: الهرمة
The aged one: the decrepit old woman.
لعمري لقد أعطيت ضيفك فارضا تجر إليه ما تقوم على رجل
By my life, you have given your guest an old cow that drags itself, unable to stand on its legs.
كميت بهيم اللون ليس بفارض ولا بخصيف ذات لون مرقم
A dark bay horse, not old nor speckled with varied colors.
رجل فارض وقوم فرض، وهو مجاز
An old man and old people, and this is metaphorical.
شيب أصداغي فرأسي أبيض محامل فيها رجال فرض
My temples have grayed, so my head is white, carrying men who are large/old.
له قروء كقروء الحائض
It has periods like the periods of a menstruating woman.
رجل فارض وفريض: عالم بالفرائض كعالم وعليم
A man who is 'farid' and 'farid': knowledgeable in the laws of inheritance, like 'alim and 'alim.
هو أفرض الناس، أي أعلمهم بقسمة المواريث
He is the most knowledgeable of people, meaning the most knowledgeable in the division of inheritances.
هذه فريضة الصدقة التي فرض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على المسلمين
This is the obligatory charity that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) imposed upon the Muslims.
وهي الفارض أيضا، كالفريض، بغير هاء
And it is also the 'farid', like 'farid', without the 'ta'.
وهو البعير المأخوذ في الزكاة، سمي فريضة لأنه فرض واجب على ذي المال
And it is the camel taken as Zakat, named 'faridah' because it is an imposed obligation upon the wealthy.