فر

See also: فرـ, قر, and فز

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ر ر (f r r)
5 terms

Verb

فَرَّ • (farra) I (non-past يَفِرُّ (yafirru), verbal noun فَرّ (farr) or فِرَار (firār) or مَفَرّ (mafarr))

1. to flee, run away, run off, escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَرَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, impersonal passive (?), verbal nouns فَرّ, فِرَار, مَفَرّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَرّ, فِرَار, مَفَرّ farr, firār, mafarr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَارّ fārr
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْرُور mafrūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَرَرْتُ farartu	فَرَرْتَ fararta	فَرَّ farra		فَرَرْتُمَا farartumā	فَرَّا farrā		فَرَرْنَا fararnā	فَرَرْتُمْ farartum	فَرُّوا farrū
	f		فَرَرْتِ fararti	فَرَّتْ farrat			فَرَّتَا farratā			فَرَرْتُنَّ farartunna	فَرَرْنَ fararna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفِرُّ ʔafirru	تَفِرُّ tafirru	يَفِرُّ yafirru		تَفِرَّانِ tafirrāni	يَفِرَّانِ yafirrāni		نَفِرُّ nafirru	تَفِرُّونَ tafirrūna	يَفِرُّونَ yafirrūna
	f		تَفِرِّينَ tafirrīna	تَفِرُّ tafirru			تَفِرَّانِ tafirrāni			تَفْرِرْنَ tafrirna	يَفْرِرْنَ yafrirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفِرَّ ʔafirra	تَفِرَّ tafirra	يَفِرَّ yafirra		تَفِرَّا tafirrā	يَفِرَّا yafirrā		نَفِرَّ nafirra	تَفِرُّوا tafirrū	يَفِرُّوا yafirrū
	f		تَفِرِّي tafirrī	تَفِرَّ tafirra			تَفِرَّا tafirrā			تَفْرِرْنَ tafrirna	يَفْرِرْنَ yafrirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفِرَّ, أَفِرِّ, أَفْرِرْ ʔafirra, ʔafirri, ʔafrir	تَفِرَّ, تَفِرِّ, تَفْرِرْ tafirra, tafirri, tafrir	يَفِرَّ, يَفِرِّ, يَفْرِرْ yafirra, yafirri, yafrir		تَفِرَّا tafirrā	يَفِرَّا yafirrā		نَفِرَّ, نَفِرِّ, نَفْرِرْ nafirra, nafirri, nafrir	تَفِرُّوا tafirrū	يَفِرُّوا yafirrū
	f		تَفِرِّي tafirrī	تَفِرَّ, تَفِرِّ, تَفْرِرْ tafirra, tafirri, tafrir			تَفِرَّا tafirrā			تَفْرِرْنَ tafrirna	يَفْرِرْنَ yafrirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فِرَّ, فِرِّ, اِفْرِرْ firra, firri, ifrir			فِرَّا firrā				فِرُّوا firrū
	f		فِرِّي firrī							اِفْرِرْنَ ifrirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	فُرَّ furra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفَرُّ yufarru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفَرَّ yufarra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفَرَّ, يُفَرِّ, يُفْرَرْ yufarra, yufarri, yufrar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

فَرّ • (farr) m

1. verbal noun of فَرَّ (farra) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun فَرّ (farr)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَرّ farr	الْفَرّ al-farr	فَرّ farr
nominative	فَرٌّ farrun	الْفَرُّ al-farru	فَرُّ farru
accusative	فَرًّا farran	الْفَرَّ al-farra	فَرَّ farra
genitive	فَرٍّ farrin	الْفَرِّ al-farri	فَرِّ farri

Noun

فِرّ • (firr) m (collective, singulative فِرَّة f (firra))

1. quail (Coturnix coturnix)
   • 2014 September 8, “موسم صيد ”الفر“ و"الحمام" يبدأ الأسبوع المقبل”, in ArabiaWeather‎^[1]:

     قررت لجنة الأحياء البرية في الجمعية الملكية لحماية الطبيعة فتح موسم صيد فصل الخريف في مناطق غرب سكة الحديد لطائري الفر والحمام البري يومي الجمعة والأحد بواقع 15 طيراً لكل صياد مرخص، اعتباراً من الرابع عشر من أيلول الجاري وحتى نهاية تشرين الأول المقبل.

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Declension

Declension of noun فِرّ (firr)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِرّ firr	الْفِرّ al-firr	فِرّ firr
nominative	فِرٌّ firrun	الْفِرُّ al-firru	فِرُّ firru
accusative	فِرًّا firran	الْفِرَّ al-firra	فِرَّ firra
genitive	فِرٍّ firrin	الْفِرِّ al-firri	فِرِّ firri
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِرَّة firra	الْفِرَّة al-firra	فِرَّة firrat
nominative	فِرَّةٌ firratun	الْفِرَّةُ al-firratu	فِرَّةُ firratu
accusative	فِرَّةً firratan	الْفِرَّةَ al-firrata	فِرَّةَ firrata
genitive	فِرَّةٍ firratin	الْفِرَّةِ al-firrati	فِرَّةِ firrati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِرَّتَيْن firratayn	الْفِرَّتَيْن al-firratayn	فِرَّتَيْ firratay
nominative	فِرَّتَانِ firratāni	الْفِرَّتَانِ al-firratāni	فِرَّتَا firratā
accusative	فِرَّتَيْنِ firratayni	الْفِرَّتَيْنِ al-firratayni	فِرَّتَيْ firratay
genitive	فِرَّتَيْنِ firratayni	الْفِرَّتَيْنِ al-firratayni	فِرَّتَيْ firratay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِرَّات firrāt	الْفِرَّات al-firrāt	فِرَّات firrāt
nominative	فِرَّاتٌ firrātun	الْفِرَّاتُ al-firrātu	فِرَّاتُ firrātu
accusative	فِرَّاتٍ firrātin	الْفِرَّاتِ al-firrāti	فِرَّاتِ firrāti
genitive	فِرَّاتٍ firrātin	الْفِرَّاتِ al-firrāti	فِرَّاتِ firrāti

Etymology 2

Verb

فِرْ • (fir) (form I) /fir/

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of وَفَرَ (wafara)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “فر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2355.
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “فر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 949

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

فر • (fır)

1. whirr, whoosh, a sound of high speed

Descendants

• Turkish: fır

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “fır”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “فر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 889a

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫡𐫍 (prh /⁠farrah⁠/), from Old Persian *farnah (“glory”).

Alternative forms

• فره (farrah)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈfarr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ(ː)]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ(ː)]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäɾ(ː)]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäɾ(ː)]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæɹ(ː)]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäɾ(ː)]

Readings
Classical reading?	farr
Dari reading?	farr
Iranian reading?	farr
Tajik reading?	farr

Noun

فر • (farr) (Tajik spelling фар)

1. splendour, splendor
2. beauty
3. elegance
4. brilliance
5. luster

Derived terms

• فریال (faryāl / faryâl)

Etymology 2

یک فوتبالیست با موهای فِر

Borrowed from French fer (“iron”). With the sense of "curly" specifically being a clipping of fer à lisser (“curling iron”).

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [feɹ]

Readings
Iranian reading?	fer

Noun

فر • (fer) (chiefly Iran)

1. oven, furnace, kitchen-stove
2. curly (hair, etc)

   موهای برادرم فر است. ― muhây-e barâdaram fer ast. ― My brother has curly hair.

Derived terms

• فِر خوردن (fer-xordan)
• فِرفِری (ferferi)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Sistani) IPA^(key): /foɾ/

Noun

فر • (for) (dialectal, Sistani)

1. dusk
2. sunset
3. sorting the sides of the creek during dredging

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “فر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “فر”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul