فُرْفُورٌ
Root: فر
Full Definition
فُرْفُورٌ
: see فُرَارٌ, in three places. [It is said that] it signifies A fat
جَمَل (Thus in copies of the K [an evident mistranscription for حَمَل, i. e. lamb, as is indicated in the TA by the addition such as has become what is termed
جَفْرٌ].)
2 And
3 And A certain bird; as also فُرْفُرٌ and فِرْفِرٌ : a small عُصفُور [i. e. sparrow, or passerine bird]: so it is said: and فُرْفُرٌ signifies the عُصْفُورٌ [in an absolute sense]; as also فُرْفُورٌ: accord. to AHát, Et-Táïfee says that , of which the pl. is الفَرَافِرُ, signifies the نَقَاقِير; thus he says, [using the pl.,] not the نُقَّار [or نَقَّار? (see عُصْفُورٌ)]; and he adds that sometimes it is said that the فُرْفُور is the صِرّ [q. v.]; and some say , with kesr, but he says, I am not confident of its chasteness: [accord. to Ed-Demeeree, as stated by Freytag, فُرْفُرٌ is the name of a small aquatic bird like the dove or pigeon: SM says, app. relying upon the correctness of a modern application of the word,] I have seen the فُرْفُور in Egypt, and it is smaller than the إوَذّ [which is applied to the goose and sometimes to the duck].
def.2 Also, and فُرَافِرٌ , Parched meal (سَوِيق) prepared from the يَنبُوت [a tree described in art. نبت, which see, and see also غَافٌ], i. e. from the fruit thereof; as some say, from the ينبوت of 'Omán.
2 And
3 And A certain bird; as also فُرْفُرٌ and فِرْفِرٌ : a small عُصفُور [i. e. sparrow, or passerine bird]: so it is said: and فُرْفُرٌ signifies the عُصْفُورٌ [in an absolute sense]; as also فُرْفُورٌ: accord. to AHát, Et-Táïfee says that , of which the pl. is الفَرَافِرُ, signifies the نَقَاقِير; thus he says, [using the pl.,] not the نُقَّار [or نَقَّار? (see عُصْفُورٌ)]; and he adds that sometimes it is said that the فُرْفُور is the صِرّ [q. v.]; and some say , with kesr, but he says, I am not confident of its chasteness: [accord. to Ed-Demeeree, as stated by Freytag, فُرْفُرٌ is the name of a small aquatic bird like the dove or pigeon: SM says, app. relying upon the correctness of a modern application of the word,] I have seen the فُرْفُور in Egypt, and it is smaller than the إوَذّ [which is applied to the goose and sometimes to the duck].
def.2 Also, and فُرَافِرٌ , Parched meal (سَوِيق) prepared from the يَنبُوت [a tree described in art. نبت, which see, and see also غَافٌ], i. e. from the fruit thereof; as some say, from the ينبوت of 'Omán.
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