فَارِطٌ
Root: فرط
Full Definition
فَارِطٌ
Preceding; going before; being, or becoming, before, beforehand, first, or foremost; having, or getting, priority, or precedence: pl. فُرَّاطٌ.
2 See the sing. and pl. voce فَرَطٌ, first sentence.
3 فُرَّاطُ القَطَا The foremost of the [birds called] قطا [meaning sand-grouse], who precede the others to the valley and the water.
4 فَارِطٌ also signifies One who goes before to dig the grave: pl. as above, and also فَوَارِطُ, which latter is extr., like فَوَارِسُ, pl. of فَارِسٌ, as is said in the O.
5 And hence, الفَارِطَانِ, in the A ,
2 See the sing. and pl. voce فَرَطٌ, first sentence.
3 فُرَّاطُ القَطَا The foremost of the [birds called] قطا [meaning sand-grouse], who precede the others to the valley and the water.
4 فَارِطٌ also signifies One who goes before to dig the grave: pl. as above, and also فَوَارِطُ, which latter is extr., like فَوَارِسُ, pl. of فَارِسٌ, as is said in the O.
5 And hence, الفَارِطَانِ, in the A ,
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