استغفرال‍له astag̠ẖfiru-llāh A I entreat forgiveness of. God. (An expression signifying negation, God forbid!).

فرار firār A s. m. Flight, running away.

فراست firāsat A (from فرس Heb. and To divide, to distinguish) s. f. 1. Physiognomy. 2. Penetration, sagacity, understanding.

فراق firāḳ A (from فرق Heb. To break, to separate) s. m. Separation, absence, departing, distance, distinction. فراق زده firāḳ-zada, adj. Absent, separated. A. P. فراقي firāḳ-ī, adj. Of separation, (one) se- parated (from friends or the beloved).

فراوان firāwān P adj. Much, abundant, copious, sufficient, opulent.

فراواني firāwān-ī P s. f. Abundance.

فردوس firdaus A (Heb. Aram. Gr. *paradeisos) s. m. A garden, paradise. فردوس مکاني firdaus-makān-ī, adj. Whose dwelling is paradise.

فردوسي firdaus-ī P n. prop. Name of a celebrated poet.

فرستاده firistāda P (part. pass. of فرستادن) adj. Sent.

فرشته firishta P (orig. فرسته from فرستن To send) s. m. An angel, an apostle, prophet, missionary, messenger.

فرشتگان firishta-gān P s. plur. (of فرشته) Angels, &c.

فرعون firʼaﻌun A (Heb. ) n. prop. 1. Pharaoh. 2. (met.) Any cruel tyrant.

فرعوني firʼaﻌun-ī A. s. f. Haughtiness, arrogance.

فرقه firḳa A (from فرق) s. m. A sect, tribe, class, kind, troop, company, society.

فرني firnī P s. f. A dish resembling hasty pud- ding, ground rice and milk.