See also: فرش, قرش, and ف ر س

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

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

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

فَرْس (farsm

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

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

Noun edit

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

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

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Verb edit

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

  1. to persianize/persify
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Noun edit

فُرْس (fursm (collective, singulative فَارِسِيّ m (fārisiyy))

  1. Persians
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South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic فَرَس (faras).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

فرس (farasm (plural أفراس (ʔafrās))

  1. mare
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Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic فُرْس (furs).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

فرس (furspl

  1. plural of فارسي (fārsi, Persian)

Adjective edit

فرس (furs)

  1. plural of فارسي (fārsi, Persian)