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فرع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root 'فرع' primarily relates to the concept of branching, extending, or being high/upper. This extends to physical branches of trees, hair, and geographical features, as well as abstract concepts like nobility, first offspring, and leadership. It also encompasses actions like ascending, descending, and initiating.

Derived headwords

فَرْعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    top, upper partboth

    The highest or uppermost part of anything, such as a tree or a mountain.

  2. 2.
    branchboth

    A branch of a tree, or a metaphorical branch of a family or group.

  3. 3.
    nobleman, distinguished personclassical

    A distinguished or noble person from a group or family.

  4. 4.
    abundant wealthclassical

    Abundant wealth that has been accumulated.

  5. 5.
    full hairclassical

    Complete or abundant hair, often used metaphorically.

  6. 6.
    bowclassical

    A type of bow, possibly made from a specific part of a plant.

  7. 7.
    water channelclassical

    A channel or stream of water leading to a larger body or a valley.

  8. 8.
    first offspringclassical

    The first offspring produced by a female animal, especially a camel or sheep, which was sometimes sacrificed.

  9. 9.
    division, sectionclassical

    A part or division, sometimes specifically referring to a section of water.

  10. 10.
    place name

    A name of a place, including a location in Hijaz and other areas.

فُرُوعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    branchesboth

    Plural of 'farʿ', referring to branches of trees or metaphorical extensions.

  2. 2.
    hair (of a woman)classical

    Plural of 'farʿ', referring to a woman's long hair.

فُرْعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    great louseclassical

    A large louse, or the singular form of lice.

  2. 2.
    leather patch for a waterskinclassical

    An additional piece of leather added to a waterskin to reinforce it.

  3. 3.
    place name

    A name of a place.

فِرَاعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A valley or a water channel leading to a شعب (shaʿb).

فُرْعَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    bald-headed peopleclassical

    Plural of 'afraʿ', referring to people who are bald, as opposed to 'aṣlaʿ'.

أَفْرَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    baldclassical

    Bald-headed, the opposite of having abundant hair.

  2. 2.
    having abundant hairclassical

    Having abundant or thick hair, especially a large mane or head of hair.

فَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to ascend, climbboth

    To go up or climb something, like a mountain or a tree.

  2. 2.
    to descend, go downboth

    To go down or descend, which is a contrary meaning to ascending.

  3. 3.
    to surpass, excelboth

    To surpass or excel others in height, nobility, or beauty.

  4. 4.
    to break, violateclassical

    To break or violate something, such as a vow or a rule.

  5. 5.
    to deflowerclassical

    To deflower a virgin, referring to the first sexual intercourse.

  6. 6.
    to strike, hitclassical

    To strike or hit something, often with a stick or sword.

  7. 7.
    to restrain, curbclassical

    To restrain, curb, or control something, like a horse's reins.

  8. 8.
    to mediate, interveneclassical

    To intervene, mediate, or make peace between two parties.

فَرَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to branch out, spreadboth

    To branch out, spread, or extend, like a river or a family.

  2. 2.
    to descend, dismountclassical

    To descend or dismount, often used when arriving at a place.

  3. 3.
    to sacrifice the first offspringclassical

    To sacrifice the 'farʿ', the first offspring of an animal.

  4. 4.
    to initiate, beginclassical

    To initiate or begin something, like a conversation or an action.

  5. 5.
    to wound (horse's mouth)classical

    To wound the mouth of a horse with the bit or reins.

  6. 6.
    to care for, provide forclassical

    To care for, provide for, or suffice for a family or group.

اِفْتَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to deflowerclassical

    To deflower a virgin, similar to 'faraʿa'.

  2. 2.
    to initiate, beginclassical

    To initiate or begin something, especially conversations.

تَفْرِيعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    branching outboth

    The act of branching out, spreading, or dividing.

  2. 2.
    descentclassical

    The act of descending or going down.

اِسْتِفْرَاعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    initiationclassical

    The act of initiating or beginning something.

فَارِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, highboth

    Tall, high, elevated, or beautiful in form.

  2. 2.
    low, descendingclassical

    Low or descending, a contrary meaning to tall.

  3. 3.
    place name

    A name of a place.

فَارِعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    high stream bedclassical

    A high or elevated stream bed or channel.

  2. 2.
    place name

    A name of a place.

فُرَيْعَةٌname
  1. 1.
    female name

    A feminine given name, often a diminutive of 'farʿ'.

فَرَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    liceclassical

    Lice, or small lice.

فِرْعَوْنٌname
  1. 1.
    Pharaohclassical

    The title of the ancient Egyptian rulers.

مُفَرَّعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    restrained, curbedclassical

    Restrained or curbed, especially referring to a horse.

مُفْرِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    initiatingclassical

    Initiating or beginning something.

تَمِيمُ بْنُ فَرَعٍname
  1. 1.
    Tamim ibn Fara'

    A Tabi'i (successor) who witnessed the second conquest of Alexandria.

Parallel reading

فرع كل شيء: أعلاه
The upper part of everything: its highest point.
والجمع: فروع
And its plural is: furūʿ.
من المجاز: الفرع من القوم: شريفهم
Metaphorically: The branch from the people is their noble.
يقال: هو من فروعهم، أي من أشرافهم
It is said: He is from their branches, meaning from their nobles.
الفرع: المال الطائل المعد
The farʿ: abundant accumulated wealth.
الفرع: الشعر التام وهو مجاز
The farʿ: complete hair, and this is metaphorical.
وفرع يزين المتن أسود فاحم أثيث كقنو النخلة المتعثكل
And abundant hair that adorns the back, black and thick, like a clustered palm frond.
الفرع: القوس عملت من طرف القضيب ورأسه
The farʿ: the bow, made from the tip and head of a rod.
الفرع من المرأة: شعرها
The farʿ from a woman: her hair.
يقال: لها فرع تطؤه
It is said: She has hair that she treads upon.
الفرع: مجرى الماء إلى الشعب، وهو الوادي
The farʿ: the water channel to the شعب (shaʿb), which is the valley.
ومن الأذن: أعلاها
And from the ear: its upper part.
كان يرفه يديه إلى فروع أذنيه. أي أعاليها
He used to raise his hands to the upper parts of his ears. Meaning their highest points.
الفرع، بالضم: ع، بالحجاز
Al-Faraʿ, with dammah: a place in Hijaz.
الفرع أيضا: فرع، أي واد يتفرع من كبكب بعرفات
Al-Faraʿ also: a branch, meaning a valley that branches off from Kabkab in Arafat.
الفرع: جمع الأفرع، لضد الأصلع
Al-Faraʿ: the جمع (plural) of 'afraʿ', for the opposite of 'aṣlaʿ' (bald).
آلصلعان خير أم الفرعان
Are the bald ones better or the ones with abundant hair?
الفرعان خير
The ones with abundant hair are better.
لقد حسد الفرعان أصلع لم يكن إذا ما مشى بالفرع بالمتخايل
The ones with abundant hair envied a bald man who did not strut with pride when he walked.
الفرع، بالتحريك: أول ولد تنتجه الناقة
Al-Faraʿ, with harakah (vowelization): the first offspring produced by a she-camel.
وكانوا يذبحونه لآلهتهم، يتبركون بذلك
And they used to slaughter it for their gods, seeking blessings thereby.
لا فرع ولا عتيرة
No 'faraʿ' and no 'ʿatīrah'.
فرعوا إن شئتم، ولكن لا تذبحوه غراة حتى يكبر
Sacrifice the 'faraʿ' if you wish, but do not slaughter it while it is young until it grows older.
الفرع: القسم، وخص به بعضهم الماء
Al-Faraʿ: the division, and some specified it for water.
حل أهلي حيث لا أطلبها جانب الحصن وحلت بالفرع
My family settled where I do not seek them, by the side of the fort, and they settled by Al-Faraʿ.
بانت سعاد وأمسى حبلها انقطعا واحتلت الغمر فالجدين فالفرعا
Su'ad departed and her bond became severed, and she settled in Al-Ghamr, then Al-Jadain, then Al-Faraʿ.
إذا كثر شعره، وهو ضد صلع
If his hair became abundant, and it is the opposite of being bald.
لابد للقرعاء من حسد الفرعاء
The bald one must envy the one with abundant hair.
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أفرع ذا جمة
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was 'afraʿ' with abundant hair.
الفرع: القمل، وقيل: هو الصغير منه، ويسكن
Al-Faraʿ: lice, and it was said: it is the small ones among them, and they are quiescent.
وفرع الرجل في الجبل، كمنع، إذا صعد وعلا
And the man ascended in the mountain, as in 'manaʿa', if he climbed and went high.
أقول وقد جاوزن من صحن رابغ صحاصح غبرا يفرع الأكم آلها
I say, and they have passed the plain of Rabigh, dry, dusty lands whose hills they ascend.
فرع، إذا نزل وانحدر، فهو ضد
He descended, if he went down and descended, so it is the opposite.
فرع البكر: افتضها، كافترعها
To deflower a virgin: to deflower her, like 'iftaraʿahā'.
فرع رأسه بالعصا والسيف فرعا: علاه بها ضربا
He struck his head with a stick and a sword, 'faraʿan': he hit it hard with it.
فرع القوم فرعا وفروعا: علاهم بالشرف أو بالجمال
He surpassed the people in rank and stature ('faraʿan' and 'furūʿan'): he excelled them in nobility or beauty.
يكاد يفرع الناس طولا، أي يعلوهم
He almost surpasses the people in height, meaning he towers over them.
فرع الفرس باللجام يفرعه فرعا: قدعه، وكبحه وكفه
He controlled the horse with the reins, controlling it ('yafruʿuhu' 'faraʿan'): he checked it, curbed it, and restrained it.
بمفرع الكتفين حر عيطله نفرعه فرعا ولسنا نعتله
With broad shoulders, a noble, slender one, we control him with force, and we do not tire him.
فرع بينهم يفرع فرعا: حجز، وكف، وأصلح
He intervened between them, intervening ('yafruʿu' 'faraʿan'): he separated, restrained, and reconciled.
الفارع: المرتفع العالي الهيئ الحسن
Al-Fāriʿ: the high, elevated, well-formed, and beautiful.
الفارع: العالي، والفارع: المستفل، فهو ضد
Al-Fāriʿ: the high, and Al-Fāriʿ: the low, so it is its opposite.
رباب بني النجار أرباب فارع
The leaders of Banu Al-Najjar, the lords of Fāriʿ.
رسا بين سلع والعقيق وفارع إلى أحد للمزن فيه غشامر
It settled between Salaʿ, Al-ʿAqīq, and Fāriʿ, towards Uḥud, with heavy rain clouds.
الفرعة، محركة: أعوان السلطان، جمع فارع، وهو مثل الوازع
Al-Furʿah, with harakah: the helpers of the ruler, the plural of 'fāriʿ', and it is like 'wāziʿ' (deterrent).
الفوارع: تلاع مشرفات المسايل، جمع فارعة
Al-Fawāriʿ: elevated stream beds, the plural of 'fāriʿah'.
عفا ذو حسى من فرتنى فالفوارع فجنبا أريك فالتلال الدوافع
Dhū Ḥisā has been deserted, from Fartana, then Al-Fawāriʿ, then the sides of Arīk, then the pushing hills.
وكجهينة: فريعة بنت أبي أمامة أسعد بن زرارة
And like Juhaynah: Furayʿah daughter of Abī Umāmah Asʿad ibn Zurārah.
وهي أم حسان بن ثابت
And she is the mother of Hassan ibn Thābit.
وحسان بن ثابت رضي الله عنه يعرف بالبن الفريعة، كجهينة، وهي أمه
And Hassan ibn Thābit, may Allah be pleased with him, is known as the son of Al-Furayʿah, like Juhaynah, and she is his mother.
تميم بن فرع المهري المصري، كعنب: تابعي
Tamīm ibn Faraʿ Al-Mahri Al-Miṣrī, like 'ʿanab: a Tābiʿī.
شهد فتح الإسكندرية الثاني، وله رواية عن عمرو بن العاص
He witnessed the second conquest of Alexandria, and he narrated from ʿAmr ibn Al-ʿĀṣ.
أفرع في الجبل: انحدر
He descended in the mountain: he went down.
لقيت فلانا فارعا مفرعا، يقول: أحدنا مصعد، والآخر منحدر
I met so-and-so ascending and descending, meaning: one of us is ascending, and the other is descending.
فإن كرهت هجائي فاجتنب سخطي لا يدركنك إفراعي وتصعيدي
If you dislike my satire, then avoid my wrath; let not my descent and ascent reach you.
إذا أفرعت في تلعة أصعدت بها ومن يطلب الحاجات يفرع ويصعد
When I descend into a valley, I ascend it, and whoever seeks needs descends and ascends.
فساروا فأما جل حيى ففرعوا جميعا، وأما حي دعد فصعدوا
So they traveled; as for the main part of Hayy, they descended all together, and as for Hayy Dʿad, they ascended.
أفرعنا بفلان فما أحمدناه، أي نزلنا به
We descended with so-and-so, and we did not praise him, meaning we dismounted with him.
أفرع الفرعة، محركة: نحرها، ومنه الحديث: أفرعوا
He sacrificed the 'furʿah', with harakah: he slaughtered it, and from it is the Hadith: 'Offer the 'faraʿ'.
أفرعت الإبل: نتجت الفرع، محركة، وهو أول النتاج
The camels gave birth: they produced the 'faraʿ', with harakah, which is the first offspring.
أفرع بنو فلان، أي انتجعوا في أول الناس
The children of so-and-so became 'afraʿ', meaning they sought pasture before the people.
وأفرع الوادي أهله: كفاهم
And the valley sufficed its people: it provided enough for them.
صدت عن الأعداء يوم عباعب صدود المذاكي أفرعتها المساحل
I turned away from the enemies on the day of ʿUbābib, the turning away of mares whose mouths the bits have wounded.
بئس ما أفرعت به، أي ابتدأت به
What a bad thing you initiated it with, meaning you started with it.
إذا استفرع القوم الأحاديث ساهيا
When people initiate conversations, he is absent-minded.
أفرع الأرض: جول فيها، فعرف خبرها، وعلم علمها
He explored the land: he roamed in it, so he knew its news and learned its knowledge.