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f r s

42 lemmas · 8 languages
soundAll three consonants are regular📜 Exod.10.26
Themes:persia·5horse·4half·3television·3persians·2
POS shape:noun·25verb·9name·6adj·2

This root is attested across 8 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.

Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family

*p-r-sProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewפָּרַספ ר סto slice, to cut
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicפְּרַספ ר סto divide
Syriacܦܪܣܐܦ ܪ ܣflap, cloth, cover, covering
Assyrian NAܦܵܪܸܣܦ ܪ ܣPersia (the former term referring to Iran)
Arabic
Arabicفَرَسَف ر سto maul, to tear up, to tatter
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezፈረስፈ ረ ሰhorse
Amharicፈረሰፈ ረ ሰto collapse
Tigrinyaፈረስፈ ረ ሰhorse

Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.

Imperial Aramaic

arc · 3 lemmas
  • p’rasverbinferred𐡀 tg. Onk. Gen 33:19Wiktionary ↗
    to divide
    Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַס (pāras, “to slice, cut”).
  • pārāsnameinferred𐡀 tg. Onk. Gen 33:19Wiktionary ↗
    Persia, the Persians
    From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/). Compare Hebrew פָּרָס (pārās, “Persia”).
  • parsānouninferred𐡀 tg. Onk. Exod 26:36Wiktionary ↗
    a half-unit, such as a half-shekel or half-mina
    Related to פְּרַס (pəras, “to divide”).

Classical Syriac

syc · 7 lemmas
  • pərāsānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    flap, cloth, cover, covering
    From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to spreading. Compare Arabic فِرَاش (firāš) and فَرْش (farš).
  • purrāsānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    cunning, craftiness
    Derived from above.
  • nounattestedWiktionary ↗
    flat bread, wafer
    From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to spreading. Compare Arabic فَرِيسَة (farīsa) and Hebrew פְּרִיסָה (pərîsâ).
  • adjattestedWiktionary ↗
    feminine emphatic singular of ܦܪܝܣܐ
    From the root ܦ ܪ ܣ related to spreading. Compare Arabic فَرِيسَة (farīsa) and Hebrew פְּרִיסָה (pərîsâ).
  • pārīsnameinferredWiktionary ↗
    Paris
    Ultimately from French Paris
  • nouninferredWiktionary ↗
    royal guard, messenger
    From Middle Iranian *frēstak. Compare Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (fraēšta, “messenger”), Middle Persian plystk' (frēstag, “apostle, angel”) / prystg, Persian فرشته (ferešte, “angel”), and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic פְּרֵיסְתְּקָא (pərêstəqāʾ, “royal guard, messenger”).
  • pārēs ħezwānouninferredWiktionary ↗
    television, TV
    From ܦܪܣ (“spreading”) + ܚܙܘܐ (ḥezwā, “vision”)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

aii · 8 lemmas
  • pārisnameattestedWiktionary ↗
    Persia (the former term referring to Iran)
    Inherited from Aramaic פָּרָס (pārās), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/); compare Hebrew פָּרָס (parás, “Persia”).
  • pārēsverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to spread
    Inherited from Aramaic פְּרַס (pəras); related to Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (parás) and Arabic فَرَشَ (faraša).
  • mparrisverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to publish (to issue something, such as printed work for distribution and/or sale)
    Intensitive stem of the verb ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs, “to spread”).
  • purrāsānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    publication, issue, pamphlet, charter
    Verbal noun of ܡܦܲܪܸܣ (mparris, “to publish; to post”).
  • prīstānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    carpet, rug
    Feminine passive participle of ܦܵܪܹܣ (pārēs, “to spread out”); compare Arabic فَرِيسَة (farīsa) and Hebrew פְּרִיסָה (prisá).
  • prāsqālānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    radio (device that can capture the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound)
    Neologism from the construct form of ܦܪܵܣܵܐ (prāsā, “extension”) + ܩܵܠܵܐ (qālā, “voice, sound”)
  • mprasḥazzēverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to televise
    Denominal verb from ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ (prāsḥizwā, “television”).
  • prāsḥizwānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    television (a device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form)
    Neologism from the construct form of ܦܪܵܣܵܐ (prāsā, “extension”) + ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥizwā, “vision”).

Hebrew

he · 8 lemmas
  • parásverbattested📜 2Chr.36.20Wiktionary ↗
    to slice, to cut
  • péresnounattested📜 2Chr.36.20Wiktionary ↗
    bearded vulture (a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India)
  • péresnameattested📜 2Chr.36.20Wiktionary ↗
    a surname
  • prásnounattested📜 2Chr.36.20Wiktionary ↗
    a reward, a prize
    Strengthened due to phono-semantic matching of English prize or related internationalism.
  • parsanounattested📜 Exod.10.26Wiktionary ↗
    hoof
    Combination of the Hebrew forms ־ה + פָּרַס. Compare Hebrew פָּרַס (“divide”).
    2 derivations
  • prusánounattested✡︎ m. Eruv. 7:10Wiktionary ↗
    slice
    From the root פ־ר־ס , related to dividing, separating. See also פָּרַס (parás, “to slice, cut”).
  • parásnameinferred📜 2Chr.36.20Wiktionary ↗
    Persia
    From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).
  • par'síadjinferredWiktionary ↗
    Persian: of or pertaining to Persia, its people, or their language.
    From פָּרָס (parás) + ־ִי (-í).

Arabic

ar · 8 lemmas
  • farasaverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to maul, to tear up, to tatter
    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).
  • farsnounattestedWiktionary ↗
    verbal noun of فَرَسَ (farasa) (form I)
    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).
  • fārisnounattestedWiktionary ↗
    horseman, rider
    1 derivation
  • iftarasaverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to prey upon, to devour, to maul, to scarf down
  • iftirāsnounattestedWiktionary ↗
    verbal noun of اِفْتَرَسَ (iftarasa) (form VIII)
  • furūsiyyanounattestedWiktionary ↗
    horsemanship, hippology, farriery
  • farasnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    horse, mare
    Cognate with Hebrew פָּרָשׁ (pārā́š, “horseman”), Classical Syriac ܦܪܫܐ (parašā, “horseman”), Ge'ez ፈረስ (färäs, “horse”).
  • farrasaverbinferredWiktionary ↗
    to persianize/persify
    From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Ge'ez

gez · 2 lemmas
  • färäsnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    horse
    Cognate with Arabic فَرَسٌ (farasun), Hebrew פָּרָשׁ.
  • farsnameinferredWiktionary ↗
    Persia, the Persians

Amharic

am · 4 lemmas
  • färäsäverbinferredWiktionary ↗
    to collapse
  • färäsnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    horse
    From Proto-West Semitic *paraš-. Cognates include Ge'ez ፈረስ (färäs) and Arabic فَرَس (faras).
  • färäsäñanouninferredWiktionary ↗
    cavalry
    From ፈረስ (färäs).
  • fərsərašnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    remains

Tigrinya

ti · 2 lemmas
  • färäsnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    horse
    Cognate with Arabic فَرَس (faras)
  • färäsäñanouninferredWiktionary ↗
    dragonfly

Related rootsshare 2 of 3 consonants with f-r-s

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