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 פְּרַס (parás, to divide), Aramaic פְּרַס (pᵊras, to divide), Akkadian 𒋻 (/⁠parāsu⁠/, 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 (/⁠parāṣu⁠/, 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 (farasc (plural أَفْرَاس (ʾafrās))

  1. horse, mare
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants
  • possibly Baldemu pilish and several Chadic words for the horse; see that entry
References

Etymology 3

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Noun

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

  1. Persians, Persian people
Declension
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