ف ر س ك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of fruit, specifically a variety of peach or plum, and its characteristics. It also touches upon related agricultural or regional terms.

Derived headwords

الفِرِسْكnoun

1.
Peach/Plum varietyboth
A type of peach, specifically a Yemeni variety, or a similar fruit. It is described as smooth-skinned, red or yellow, and having a comparable taste.

فِرِسْكnoun

1.
Peach/Plumclassical
A specific type of fruit, likely a peach or plum, as used in a regional dialect.

الفِرِسْقnoun

1.
Peach/Plum varietyclassical
An alternative name for the 'firsik', referring to a type of peach or plum.

Parallel reading

الفرسك، كزبرج: الخوخ يمانية أو ضرب منه مثله في القدر أجرد أحمر وأصفر، وطعمه كطعمه

Al-firsik, like 'zubraj': a Yemeni peach or a type of it similar in form, smooth-skinned, red and yellow, and its taste is like its taste.

سمعت حميرية فصيحة سألتها عن بلادها فقالت: النخل قل، ولكن عيشنا آمقمح آمفرسك آمعنب آمحماط طوب، أي طيب

I heard a fluent Himyarite woman, and I asked her about her land, and she said: 'Few are the date palms, but our life is with wheat, with firsik, with grapes, and with mallows, meaning good.'

ما الفرسك

What is the firsik?

هو امتين عندكم

It is 'matin' among you.

كمزلعب الفرسك المهالب أو ما ينفلق عن نواه

Like the peeling of the firsik, the Mahlab, or what splits from its pit.

ضرب من الخوخ ليس ينفلق عن نواه

A type of peach that does not split from its pit.

ويقال له أيضا الفرسق بالقاف

And it is also called al-fursuq with a qaf.