فراش

Arabic

Etymology

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

Noun

فَرَاش • (farāš) m (collective, singulative فَرَاشَة f (farāša))

  1. butterflies
  2. moths

Declension

Noun

فَرَاش • (farāš) m

  1. mill wheel

Declension

Noun

فِرَاش • (firāš) m (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 الْفِرَاشِ ― ʔanhaḍu mina l-firāši ― I get up from bed
  5. couch

Declension

Noun

فَرَّاش • (farrāš) m (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
  • فراشلق (ferraşlık, “duties of a sweeper”)
  • فراشی (ferraşî, “office of a sweeper”)
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 • (frāš) m

  1. bed linen, bedding

See also

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