فرشة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ف ر ش (f r š); compare فَرَشَ (faraša, “to spread on the floor, spread out”).
Noun
فَرْشَة • (farša) f (plural فَرْشَات (faršāt))
- carpet
- mat
- mattress
- bed
Declension
Declension of noun فَرْشَة (farša)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَرْشَة farša | الْفَرْشَة al-farša | فَرْشَة faršat |
| Nominative | فَرْشَةٌ faršatun | الْفَرْشَةُ al-faršatu | فَرْشَةُ faršatu |
| Accusative | فَرْشَةً faršatan | الْفَرْشَةَ al-faršata | فَرْشَةَ faršata |
| Genitive | فَرْشَةٍ faršatin | الْفَرْشَةِ al-faršati | فَرْشَةِ faršati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَرْشَتَيْن faršatayn | الْفَرْشَتَيْن al-faršatayn | فَرْشَتَيْ faršatay |
| Nominative | فَرْشَتَانِ faršatāni | الْفَرْشَتَانِ al-faršatāni | فَرْشَتَا faršatā |
| Accusative | فَرْشَتَيْنِ faršatayni | الْفَرْشَتَيْنِ al-faršatayni | فَرْشَتَيْ faršatay |
| Genitive | فَرْشَتَيْنِ faršatayni | الْفَرْشَتَيْنِ al-faršatayni | فَرْشَتَيْ faršatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَرْشَات faršāt | الْفَرْشَات al-faršāt | فَرْشَات faršāt |
| Nominative | فَرْشَاتٌ faršātun | الْفَرْشَاتُ al-faršātu | فَرْشَاتُ faršātu |
| Accusative | فَرْشَاتٍ faršātin | الْفَرْشَاتِ al-faršāti | فَرْشَاتِ faršāti |
| Genitive | فَرْشَاتٍ faršātin | الْفَرْشَاتِ al-faršāti | فَرْشَاتِ faršāti |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فرچه (fırça), فورچه (furça), from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα (broútsa), from Vulgar Latin *bruscia, a Germanic borrowing, equalling German Bürste.
Noun
فُرْشَة • (furša) f (plural فُرَش (furaš))
- brush
Declension
Declension of noun فُرْشَة (furša)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُرْشَة furša | الْفُرْشَة al-furša | فُرْشَة furšat |
| Nominative | فُرْشَةٌ furšatun | الْفُرْشَةُ al-furšatu | فُرْشَةُ furšatu |
| Accusative | فُرْشَةً furšatan | الْفُرْشَةَ al-furšata | فُرْشَةَ furšata |
| Genitive | فُرْشَةٍ furšatin | الْفُرْشَةِ al-furšati | فُرْشَةِ furšati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فُرْشَتَيْن furšatayn | الْفُرْشَتَيْن al-furšatayn | فُرْشَتَيْ furšatay |
| Nominative | فُرْشَتَانِ furšatāni | الْفُرْشَتَانِ al-furšatāni | فُرْشَتَا furšatā |
| Accusative | فُرْشَتَيْنِ furšatayni | الْفُرْشَتَيْنِ al-furšatayni | فُرْشَتَيْ furšatay |
| Genitive | فُرْشَتَيْنِ furšatayni | الْفُرْشَتَيْنِ al-furšatayni | فُرْشَتَيْ furšatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُرَش furaš | الْفُرَش al-furaš | فُرَش furaš |
| Nominative | فُرَشٌ furašun | الْفُرَشُ al-furašu | فُرَشُ furašu |
| Accusative | فُرَشًا furašan | الْفُرَشَ al-furaša | فُرَشَ furaša |
| Genitive | فُرَشٍ furašin | الْفُرَشِ al-furaši | فُرَشِ furaši |
Synonyms
- فُرْشَاة (furšāh)
References
- Procházka, Stephan (2009), “Turkish Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 592
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “فرشة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 784
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فرشة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 825
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ر ش |
Etymology
From Arabic فَرْشَة (farša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /far.ʃe/, [ˈfar.ʃe]
- IPA(key): /far.ʃa/, [ˈfar.ʃa]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
فرشة • (farše) f (plural فرشات (faršāt))
- mattress
See also
- فراش (frāš, “bedding”)