فراش farrāsh A (adj. superl. of فرش Heb. To spread) s. m. A servant whose business it is to spread the carpets, &c., bedmaker, chamber- lain. ¶ firāsh, Spreading. فراشخانه firāsh- ḵẖāna, s. m. The room where carpets, &c. are kept.

فاسقه fāsiḳa A s. f. (part. act. of فسق Heb. To distend, to divaricate, to quit the path of rectitude) A fornicator, an adulterer, or adultress, a sinner, a worthless fellow. adj. Impious.

فارس fāris A (part. act. of فرس) s. m. 1. A horseman, a cavalier. 2. Persia.

فيلسوف failsūf G. (Gr. *filosofos) 1. s. m. A phi- losopher. 2. adj. Intelligent, knowing; (met. in Hind.) Cunning, artful, crafty.

فلاکتي falākat-ī A. adj. Unfortunate.

فجر fajr A (orig. in cleaving, splitting or breaking; as the dawn breaks through the darkness. Hence also Heb. To be weak or wearied, fractis viribus) s. f. (dakh. s. m.) Morning, dawn of day, early. بڙي فجر baṛī fajr, Early dawn, early in the morning.

فرموده farmūda P part. pass. (of فرمودن) Or- dered, said; s. m. Order, command, precept.

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

فقه fiḳh A s. f. Knowledge of religion and law, theology, jurisprudence.

فراهم farāham P (comp. of فرا prep. and هم To- gether) 1. s. m. Collection. 2. Contraction. 3. adj. Collected, gathered. فراهم کرنا farāham karnā, To accumulate, to gather.