فرس

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See also: فرش, قرش, and ف ر س

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

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

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

Noun

فَرْس (farsm

  1. verbal noun of فَرَسَ (farasa) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. horse, mare
    Synonyms: حِصَان (ḥiṣān), خَيْل (ḵayl)
Declension
Descendants
References

Etymology 3

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Verb

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

  1. to persianize/persify
Conjugation

Noun

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

  1. Persians
Declension
Related terms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَرَس (faras).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.ras/,
  • (file)

Noun

فرس (farasm (plural أفراس (ʔafrās))

  1. mare
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic فُرْس (furs).

Pronunciation

Noun

فرس (furspl

  1. plural of فارسي (fārsi, Persian)

Adjective

فرس (furs)

  1. plural of فارسي (fārsi, Persian)