فره

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns skill, adroitness, and excellence, often applied to animals, particularly horses, and also to people. It extends to meanings of being lively, energetic, and sometimes implies a strong appetite or a state of exuberance and pride.

Derived headwords

فَرِهَ، كَرُمَverb

1.
to be skillfulboth
To possess adroitness, skill, and excellence in a task or quality.
2.
to be proudboth
To be exuberant, boastful, or proud.

فَرَاهَةٌnoun

1.
skillfulnessboth
The state of being skillful, adroit, or excellent.
2.
livelinessboth
A quality of being lively, energetic, and spirited.
3.
beautyclassical
Comeliness and attractiveness, particularly referring to a young woman.

فَرَاهِيَةٌnoun

1.
skillfulnessboth
The state of being skillful or adroit.
2.
livelinessboth
A quality of being lively, energetic, and spirited.

فَارِهٌadjective

1.
skillfulboth
Possessing skill, adroitness, and excellence, often used for animals like mules and donkeys.
2.
livelyboth
Energetic, spirited, and strong.
3.
beautifulclassical
Comely and attractive, used for a young woman.
4.
strong eaterclassical
Someone who eats a lot.

فُرَةٌnoun

1.
young animalboth
A young offspring, particularly of a camel or other livestock.

فَرْهَةٌnoun

1.
skillclassical
A collective noun for skill or adroitness.
2.
livelinessclassical
A collective noun for liveliness or spiritedness.

سُفْرَةٌnoun

1.
groupclassical
A group or collection, similar to 'sahaba' (company) from 'sahib' (companion).

فَارِهَةٌadjective

1.
skillfulboth
A skillful or adroit female.
2.
beautiful young womanclassical
A comely and attractive young woman.
3.
strong eaterclassical
A female who eats voraciously.

أَفْرَهَتِ النَّاقَةُverb

1.
to give birth to youngboth
Said of a female camel when she gives birth to a young offspring.

مُفْرِهٌadjective

1.
giving birth to youngboth
Said of a female animal that is producing offspring.

مُفْرَهَةٌadjective

1.
giving birth to youngboth
Said of a female animal that is producing offspring.

أَفْرَهَ فُلَانٌverb

1.
to take a handsome servantclassical
To acquire a young male servant who is handsome or good-looking.

فَرِهَ، كَفَرِحَverb

1.
to be proud and boastfulboth
To be arrogant, conceited, and excessively proud.

فَرِهِينَadjective

1.
proud and boastfulboth
In a state of arrogance and excessive pride.
2.
skillfulboth
Possessing skill and adroitness.

يَسْتَفْرِهُ الأَفْرَاسَverb

1.
to consider excellentclassical
To regard horses or other animals as excellent or noble.

ابْنُ فِيرَهْname

1.
Ibn Firahclassical
A kunya referring to Abu al-Qasim and Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Firah ibn Khalaf al-Shatibi, a renowned scholar.

فَرَاهَةٌnoun

1.
beauty and comelinessboth
A state of beauty, attractiveness, and grace.

فَرَاهِيَةٌnoun

1.
liveliness and energyboth
A state of being lively, energetic, and spirited.

غُلَامٌ فَرِهٌother

1.
handsome young manclassical
A young man who is handsome and good-looking.

أَفْرَهَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb

1.
to have handsome childrenclassical
Said of a woman when she gives birth to beautiful children.

Parallel reading

فراهة وفراهية: حذق، هو فاره

Faraaha and Faraahiya: skillfulness; he is skillful.

نادر مثل حمض فهو حامض، وقياسه فريه وحميض، مثل صغر فهو صغير وملح فهو مليح.

Rare like 'hamd' (acidic) is 'hamid' (acidic), and its pattern is 'farih' and 'hamid', like 'saghur' (small) is 'saghir' (small) and 'maluh' (salty) is 'malih' (salty).

ويقال للبغل والبرذون والحمار: فاره (بين الفروهة)

And it is said of a mule, a packhorse, and a donkey: 'farih' (skillful) (with 'farwahah').

ويقال برذون فاره، وحمار فاره إذا كانا سيورين، ولا يقال للفرس إلا جواد، ويقال له رائع.

And it is said of a packhorse and a donkey that they are 'farih' if they are swift, but it is not said of a horse except 'jawad' (generous/swift), and it is called 'ra'i'.

دابة فارهة، أي نشيطة حادة قوية.

A 'farhah' animal, meaning energetic, sharp, and strong.

والأنثى فارهة.

And the female is 'farhah'.

فصاف يفري جله عن سراتهيبذ الجياد فارها متتايعا

So he gallops, his body separating from his back, among the swift horses, their 'farhah' following.

والفارهة: الجارية الحسنة (المليحة،)

And 'al-farhah': the beautiful young woman (the comely one).

أعطى لفارهة حلو توابعها من المواهب لا تعطى على حسد

He gave to a 'farhah' (beautiful young woman) sweet gifts, which are not given out of envy.

رجل فاره شديد الأكل.

A 'farih' man, a strong eater.

لا تشترني، آكل فارها، وأمشي كارها.

Do not buy me, I eat voraciously, and I walk reluctantly.

وأنشد الجوهري لأبي ذؤيب: ومفرهة عنس قدرت لساقهافخرت كما تتايع الريح بالقفل.

And Al-Jawhari narrated for Abu Dhu'ayb: And a 'mufrihah' (giving birth) she-camel, her leg was measured, she gave birth as the wind follows the lock.

تحل على مفرهة سناد على أخفافها علق يمور

She alights upon a 'mufarrah' (giving birth) she-camel, with her hooves moving.

اتخذ غلاما فارها، أي: حسن الوجه

He took a 'farih' young man, meaning: handsome of face.

وفره، كفرح: أشر وبطر.

And 'faraha', like 'faraha': to be proud and boastful.

بيوتا فرهين

Houses 'furihin' (proud and boastful).

ومن قرأه {فارهين} فهو من فره، بالضم، انتهى. فعلى الأولى أي أشرين بطرين، وعلى الثانية حاذقين، قاله الفراء.

And whoever reads it as 'farihin' (skillful), it is from 'faraha' (to be skillful), with the dammah. So according to the first, it means proud and boastful, and according to the second, skillful, said Al-Farra'.

وهو يستفره الأفراس: أي يستكرمها.

And he 'yastafrihu' the horses: meaning he considers them excellent.

فلان يستفره الدواب.

So-and-so 'yastafrihu' the animals.

ومعناه الجديدة بالمغربية

And its meaning is 'new' in Moroccan.

معناه الحديد، هكذا هو بالحاء المهملة، ومثله نص التكملة.

Its meaning is 'iron', thus it is with the unpointed 'ha', and similar is the text of Al-Takmilah.

منها الإمام اللغوي أبو نصر الفراهي السنجري مؤلف نص اب الصبيان باللغة الفارسية.

From it is the linguist Imam Abu Nasr Al-Farahi Al-Sanajari, author of 'Nassab al-Sibyan' in the Persian language.

غلام فره، كفاره كحاذر وحادر، وبه فسر أيضا قوله تعالى: {بيوتا فرهين} أي: حادقين.

A 'farah' young man, like 'farah' (skillful), like 'hadhir' (cautious) and 'hadir' (present). And with this, it is also interpreted the Almighty's saying: {houses 'furihin'} meaning: skillful.

وأفرھت المرأة: جاءت بأولاد ملاح.

And the woman 'afrahat': she came with handsome children.

وفرسا أنثى وعبدا فارها

And a female horse and a 'farih' slave.

والفراهة: الحسن والملاحة

And 'al-faraahah': beauty and comeliness.

إذا كان لهن فراهة زيد في كسوتهن ونفقتهن.

If they have 'faraahah' (beauty), their clothing and expenses are increased.

والفراهية: النشاط، كالفرهة والفروهة.

And 'al-faraahiyah': liveliness, like 'al-farhah' and 'al-farwahah'.

أبو علي الحسين بن محمد بن فيره بن سكرة بن حيون الصدفي، محدث مشهور من مشايخ القاضي عياض

Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Firah ibn Sukrah ibn Hayyun Al-Sadafi, a famous traditionist from the teachers of Qadi Iyad.

ويوسف بن محمد بن فيره الأنصاري المغربي سمع قاضي المارستان

And Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Firah Al-Ansari Al-Maghribi heard from the judge of the hospital.

ويوسف بن عبدالعزيز بن يوسف بن فيره اللخمي الحافظ معروف.

And Yusuf ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Yusuf ibn Firah Al-Lakhmi, the memorizer, is known.