ف ر ط

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

The root ف ر ط (f-r-ṭ) primarily relates to concepts of preceding, surpassing, and hastening, often with connotations of excess or falling short. It encompasses meanings of being early, going ahead, and also failing or neglecting. The root also extends to terms for specific geographical features, times, and even celestial bodies.

Derived headwords

فَرَطَ الرَّجُلُverb

1.
to precede, to go aheadboth
To be early, to go in front of others, to surpass.
2.
to fall short, to neglectboth
To be remiss, to fail in one's duty, to neglect something.
3.
to exceed, to be excessiveboth
To go beyond limits, to be extravagant or rash.

فُرُوطًاnoun

1.
precedence, going aheadclassical
The act of preceding or going ahead; being early.
2.
moderationclassical
A middle course, not extreme.

فَارِطٌadjective

1.
preceding, earlyboth
One who precedes or is early; something that has gone before.
2.
deceased (child)classical
A child who has died young, metaphorically preceding others to paradise.

فَرَّطَ فِي الأَمْرِverb

1.
to neglect, to failboth
To be negligent in a matter, to fail to do something, leading to its loss or passing.
2.
to exceed, to go too farboth
To be excessive or rash in speech or action.

فَرْطًاnoun

1.
negligence, falling shortboth
The act of neglecting or falling short in a matter.
2.
excess, transgressionboth
Going beyond the limit, exceeding the proper bounds.
3.
time, intervalclassical
A period of time, an interval between events.

فَرَّطَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to hasten against, to rushboth
To hasten towards someone, to act rashly or aggressively.
2.
to be lenient withclassical
To be lenient or hasty in dealing with someone.

إِفْرَاطًاnoun

1.
excess, going beyond limitsboth
The act of exceeding the limit, being excessive or extravagant.
2.
hasteningclassical
The act of hastening or rushing.

أَفْرَطَverb

1.
to exceed, to go too farboth
To go beyond the limit, to be excessive.
2.
to fill to overflowingboth
To fill a container (like a waterskin or basin) until it overflows.

فَرَّطَ وَلَدًاverb

1.
to lose children youngclassical
To have children die in infancy or childhood.

فَرَّطَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولَهُverb

1.
to send aheadclassical
To send a messenger or envoy ahead of oneself.

تَفْرِيطًاnoun

1.
neglect, falling shortboth
The act of neglecting, failing, or falling short in a duty or matter.
2.
sending aheadclassical
The act of sending someone ahead.

فَرَّطَ فِي جَنْبِ اللهِverb

1.
to neglect religious dutyboth
To fail in one's obligations towards God.

فَرَّطَverb

1.
to neglect, to loseboth
To neglect something, to let it slip away or be lost.
2.
to leave behind, to precedeclassical
To leave someone or something behind, to precede them.

فَرَّطَ نَخْلَةٌverb

1.
to fail to pollinateclassical
For a palm tree to be left unpollinated until its spathe opens.

فَرَطَ القَوْمُverb

1.
to precede others to waterclassical
To go ahead of a group to a water source.

فَرَاطَةٌnoun

1.
precedence to waterclassical
The act of preceding others to a water source; a shared water source that belongs to whoever reaches it first.

فُرَّاطٌnoun

1.
those who precede to waterclassical
Plural of 'fariṭ', those who go ahead to prepare water sources.

فُرُطٌnoun

1.
small hillclassical
A small hill or mound.
2.
injustice, transgressionclassical
Injustice, excess, or transgression.

أَفْرَاطٌnoun

1.
hillsclassical
Plural of 'furaṭ', small hills or mounds.
2.
early signs of dawnclassical
The first indications or harbingers of dawn.
3.
landmarksclassical
Prominent landmarks in a desert.

فُرْطٌnoun

1.
small hillclassical
A small hill or mound.

فُرُطٌnoun

1.
injustice, transgressionclassical
Injustice, excess, or transgression.

فُرْطٌnoun

1.
fast horseclassical
A swift horse that outpaces others.

فِرَاطَةٌnoun

1.
shared water sourceclassical
A water source shared by tribes, belonging to the one who reaches it first.

الفَارِطَانِname

1.
two stars (Ursa Minor)classical
Two stars preceding Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), likened to those who go ahead to dig a grave.

أَفْرَاطُ الصَّبَاحِnoun

1.
early dawnclassical
The first signs and harbingers of the morning.

فَرَّطَ الشَّيْءَverb

1.
to neglect, to loseboth
To neglect something, to fail to preserve it, causing it to be lost.

تَفْرِيطٌnoun

1.
neglect, falling shortboth
The act of neglecting or falling short in a matter, leading to its loss.

فَرَّطَ فِي جَنْبِ اللهِverb

1.
to neglect duty to Godboth
To fail in one's religious duties or obligations.

فَرَّطَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولًاverb

1.
to send aheadclassical
To send a messenger or envoy ahead.

فَرَّطَ فُلَانًاverb

1.
to leave behind, to precedeclassical
To leave someone behind, to precede them.

وِدَّهُ تَفْرِيطًاverb

1.
to praise excessivelyclassical
To praise someone excessively, beyond reasonable limits.

فَرَّطَ اللهُ عَنْهُverb

1.
to remove, to avertclassical
For God to remove or avert something undesirable from someone.

أَفْرَطَ المَزَادَverb

1.
to fill to overflowingclassical
To fill a waterskin until the water spills out.

أَفْرَطَ الحَوْضَverb

1.
to fill to overflowingclassical
To fill a basin or pond until it overflows.

غَدِيرٌ مُفْرِطٌadjective

1.
overflowing, fullclassical
A pond or pool that is full and overflowing.

Parallel reading

لا ذاهبا فروطا، ولا ساقطا سقوطا.

Neither going to extremes (excessively forward), nor falling into neglect.

أي دينا متوسطا لا متقدما بالغلو، ولا متأخرا بالتلو.

Meaning a moderate religion, neither advanced by extremism nor delayed by negligence.

خير الأمور أوساطها.

The best of matters are their moderate ones.

على ما فرط مني، أي سبق وتقدم.

For what has preceded and gone ahead from me (i.e., my past omissions).

وفرط في الأمر يفرط فرطا، بالفتح: قصر به، ... وضيعه. زاد في الصحاح: حتى فات.

And he neglected the matter, neglecting it through negligence, meaning he fell short in it, ... and lost it. Added in Al-Sahah: until it was missed.

وفرط عليه في القول: أسرف وتقدم.

And he was excessive in his speech: he was rash and went too far.

إنا نخاف أن يفرط علينا أو أن يطغى

Indeed, we fear that he may hasten against us or transgress.

أي يبادر بعقوبتنا.

Meaning he hastens our punishment.

والعرب تقول: فرط منه، أي بدر وسبق

And the Arabs say: 'It occurred from him,' meaning it was prompt and preceded.

نخاف أن تفرط علينا منه بادرة.

We fear that a rash action may occur from him against us.

فرط الرجل ولدا، بالضم، أي ماتوا له صغارا، فكأنهم سبقوه إلى الجنة.

The man lost children (died young), meaning they died young for him, as if they preceded him to Paradise.

فرط إليه رسوله، أي قدمه وأعجله.

He sent his messenger to him, meaning he sent him ahead and hastened him.

فرطت النخلة: إذا تركت وما لقحت حتى عسا طلعها.

The palm tree was left unpollinated: if it was left and not pollinated until its spathe opened.

تقدمهم إلى الورد، وفي الصحاح: سبقهم إلى الماء، زاد في العباب: وتقدمهم.

Preceding them to the watering place, and in Al-Sahah: preceding them to the water, and Al-Abab added: and preceding them.

وهم الفراط كرمان، جمع فارط،

And they are the 'firaṭ' like 'kiram', the plural of 'fariṭ',

فاستعجلونا وكانوا من صحابتنا ... كما تعجل فراط لوراد

They hastened us, and they were among our companions... just as those who precede to water hasten.

فأثار فارطهم غطاطا جثما ... أصواتها كتراطن الفرس

And their leader (to water) stirred up dense, low-lying plants... their sounds like the neighing of horses.

وهو مجاوزة الحد في الأمر، يقال: إياك والفرط في الأمر

It is exceeding the limit in a matter; it is said: Beware of excess in the matter.

والفرط: الغلبة، ومنه فرط الشهوة والحزن، أي غلبتهما.

And 'al-furṭ' is dominance; hence 'furṭ al-shahwah' (overwhelming desire) and 'furṭ al-ḥuzn' (overwhelming grief), meaning their dominance.

واحد الأفراط، وهي آكام شبيهات بالجبال

The singular of 'al-afrāṭ', which are mounds resembling mountains.

أم هل سموت بجرار له لجب ... جم الصواهل بين السهل والفرط

Or did you ascend with a roaring herd... with many neighs between the plain and the hill?

وهي ما استقدم من أعلامها.

And they are what are advanced from its landmarks.

لقيته في الفرط بعد الفرط، أي الحين بعد الحين

I met him at intervals after intervals, meaning time after time.

إنما آتيه الفرط، أي حينا.

I only come to him at intervals, meaning for a time.

إنما ألقاه في الفرط.

I only meet him at intervals.

تعار فتأتي ربها فرط أشهر

It is borrowed and comes to its Lord after months have passed.

كان الناس إنما يذهبون فرط يوم أو يومين فيبعرون كما تبعر الإبل

People would only go for a day or two's interval and then return, like camels returning.

مضيت فرط ساعة ولم أومن أن أنفلت.

I went for a short interval and did not feel secure that I would escape.

سرت من الفرط أو من نخلتين فلم ... ينشب بها جانبا نعمان فالنجد

I traveled from Al-Fart or from two palm trees, and soon the sides of Nu'man and Najd were reached.

فما لكم والفرط لا تقربونه ... وقد خلته أدنى مآب لقافل

What is wrong with you and Al-Fart, that you do not approach it... when I thought it the nearest return for a traveler?

أنتم لنا فرط ونحن لكم تبع

You are our predecessors and we are your followers.

اللهم اجعله لنا سلفا وفرطا وأجرا

O God, make him a forerunner for us, a precursor, and a reward.

فأنا فرطكم على الحوض.

So I am your precursor at the Al-Kawthar basin.

من كان له فرطان من أمتي دخل الجنة.

Whoever has two predecessors from my Ummah will enter Paradise.

تقدمين على فرط صدق يعني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبا بكر رضي الله عنه.

You will precede (us) with a truthful precursor, meaning the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, and Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with them.

وهو ما تقدمك من أجر وعمل.

And it is what precedes you of reward and deeds.

وكذا ما لم يدرك من الولد، أي لم يبلغ الحلم،

And likewise what is not reached of the child, meaning has not reached puberty,

وبه فسر قوله تعالى وكان أمره فرطا

And by this is interpreted the Almighty's saying: 'And his affair was a transgression.'

وهي فرس سريعة التي تتفرط الخيل، أي تتقدمها

And it is a swift mare that outpaces the horses, meaning it precedes them.

فرط وشاحي إذ غدوت لجامها

My sash preceded, as I went to bridle her.

والماء الفراط: الذي يكون لمن سبق إليه من الأحياء

And 'al-mā' al-firāṭ': the water that belongs to whoever among the tribes reaches it first.

وهذا ماء فراطة بين بني فلان وبني فلان.

And this is a shared water source ('firāṭah') between the children of so-and-so and the children of so-and-so.

وهو ما استقدم من أعلامها.

And it is what is advanced from its landmarks.

وقبل أفراط الصباح الفرط

And before the early signs of the morning.

فلن أفرطه ... أخاف أن ينجزوا الذي وعدوا

So I will not neglect it... I fear they will fulfill what they promised.

يقول لا أضيعه

He says: I will not lose it.

التفريط في الأمر: التقصير فيه وتضييعه حتى يفوت.

Neglecting a matter: falling short in it and losing it until it passes.

يا حسرتا على ما فرطت في جنب الله

Oh, my regret for what I have neglected in the matter of God.

ليس في النوم تفريط، إنما التفريط أن لا يصلي حتى يدخل وقت الأخرى.

There is no negligence in sleep; negligence is not praying until the time for the next prayer begins.

فرط إليه رسولا تفريطا: أرسله إليه في خاصته وقدمه.

He sent a messenger to him with 'tafrīṭ': he sent him to him as a confidant and sent him ahead.

فرطتك في كذا وكذا، أي تركتك.

I left you in such-and-such, meaning I abandoned you.

فرط الله تعالى عن فلان ما يكره، أي نحاه.

God removed from so-and-so what he disliked, meaning He averted it.

فلعل بطأكما يفرط سيئا ... أو يسبق الإسراع خيرا مقبلا

Perhaps your slowness will avert evil... or haste will precede good that is coming.

تنفي الرياح القذى عنه وأفرطه ... من صوب سارية بيض يعاليل

The winds clear the dust from it, and it overflows... from the direction of a rain cloud, white and refreshing.

من صوب سارية بيض يعاليل

From the direction of a rain cloud, white and refreshing.

وأفرطه من نوء سارية.

And it overflows from the rain of a cloud.

من ماء ألهاب بهن التألب

From the water of a stream mixed with their buzzing.

مفرط توكيرا

Overflowing with abundance.

بج المزاد مفرطا توكيرا

The waterskin was filled to overflowing with abundance.

على جانبي حائر مفرط ... ببرث تبوأته معشب

On the sides of an overflowing pool... in a marshy place it occupied, green.

لاع يكاد خفي الزجر يفرطه

He is weak, almost to the point that the subtle warning would make him overflow.