See also: فرش, قرش, and ف ر س

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *paras-, compare Ge'ez ፈረሰ (färäsä, to demolish), Hebrew פָּרַס (pārás, to divide), Aramaic פְּרַס (pᵊras, to divide), Akkadian 𒋻 (parāsum, to cut off). From the root ف ر س (f-r-s).

Also, from Proto-Semitic *paraš-, Aramaic פְרַשׁ (pᵊraš, to cut off).

Further, Arabic فَرَصَ (faraṣa, to slit), Hebrew פָּרַץ (pāraṣ, to breach), Akkadian 𒉺𒊏𒍮 (parāṣum, to lie, to break an oath or breach trust), Ge'ez ፈረጸ (färäṣä, to break open), Ugaritic 𐎔𐎗𐎕 (prṣ, to open), as well as Arabic فَرَضَ (faraḍa, to notch).

Also, Arabic فَرَقَ (faraqa, to separate), widespread in Semitic.

Also, Arabic فَرَثَ (faraṯa, to scatter), Aramaic פְּרַת (pᵊraṯ, to tear apart)

Verb

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فَرَسَ (farasa) I, non-past يَفْرِسُ‎ (yafrisu)

  1. to maul, to tear up, to tatter
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Noun

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فَرْس (farsm

  1. verbal noun of فَرَسَ (farasa) (form I)
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Hebrew פָּרָשׁ (pārā́š, horseman), Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܐ (parašā, horseman), Ge'ez ፈረስ (färäs, horse).

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فَرَس (farasm or f (plural أَفْرَاس (ʔafrās))

  1. horse, mare
    Synonyms: حِصَان (ḥiṣān), خَيْل (ḵayl)
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Etymology 3

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From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

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فَرَّسَ (farrasa) II, non-past يُفَرِّسُ‎ (yufarrisu)

  1. to persianize/persify
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فُرْس (fursm (collective, singulative فَارِسِيّ m (fārisiyy))

  1. Persians
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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic فَرَس (faras).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fa.ras/, [ˈfa.ras]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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فرس (farasm (plural أفراس (ʔafrās))

  1. mare
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic فُرْس (furs).

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Noun

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فرس (furspl

  1. plural of فارسي (fārsi, Persian)

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فرس (furs)

  1. plural of فارسي (fārsi, Persian)