فراش

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Arabic

Etymology

From فَرَشَ (faraša, to spread, to spread out); ف ر ش (f-r-š).

Noun

فَرَاش (farāšm (collective, singulative فَرَاشَة f (farāša))

  1. butterflies
  2. moths

Declension

Noun

فَرَاش (farāšm

  1. mill wheel

Declension

Noun

فِرَاش (firāšm (plural فُرُش (furuš) or أَفْرِشَة (ʔafriša))

  1. verbal noun of فَرَشَ (faraša) (form I)
  2. cushion, pillow
  3. blanket, cover
  4. mattress, bed
    أَنْهَضُ مِنَ الْفِرَاشِʔanhaḍu mina l-firāšiI get up from bed
  5. couch

Declension

Noun

فَرَّاش (farrāšm (plural فَرَّاشُونَ (farrāšūna), feminine فَرَّاشَة (farrāša))

  1. carpet layer, carpet spreader
  2. servant, attendant, valet
  3. office boy, errand boy

Declension

Further reading

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ف ر ش”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَرَّاش (farrāš).

Noun

فراش (ferraş)

  1. one who lays mats, carpets or cushions
  2. sweeper or servant of a mosque
  3. (in Persia) low-grade guard or servant
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Turkish: ferraş

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Arabic فِرَاش (firāš).

Noun

فراش (firaş) (plural فرش or فراشه)

  1. anything spread out such as a mat, carpet or cushion, but especially a bed or couch
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

فراش (ferâş)

  1. plural of فراشه (ferâşe, moth to a flame)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ر ش
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فِرَاش (firāš).

Noun

فراش (frāšm

  1. bed linen, bedding

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