فرس

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 • (fars) m

  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 • (faras) m or f (plural أَفْرَاس‎ (ʔafrās))

  1. horse, mare
    Synonyms: حِصَان‎ (ḥiṣān), خَيْل‎ (ḵayl)
Declension
Descendants
  • → Baldemu: pilish (possibly)
  • → Portuguese: alfaraz, Alfaraz
  • → Swahili: farasi
References

Etymology 3

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Verb

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

  1. to persianize/persify
Conjugation

Noun

فُرْس • (furs) m (collective, singulative فَارِسِيّ‎ m (fārisiyy))

  1. Persians
Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَرَس‎ (faras).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

فرس • (faras) m (plural أفراس‎ (ʔafrās))

  1. mare
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic فُرْس‎ (furs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /furs/, [fʊrs]
  • (file)

Noun

فرس • (furs) pl

  1. plural of فارسي‎ (fārsi, “Persian”)

Adjective

فرس • (furs)

  1. plural of فارسي‎ (fārsi, “Persian”)
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