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

فرض farẓ A s. m. f. Divine command, a duty the omission of which is considered as a mortal sin, an obligation. فرض کرنا farẓ karnā, To consider as a positive indispensable duty, to consider as certain or unquestionable, to grant, admit, assume. فرض هونا farẓ honā, To be in- cumbent, to behoove.

فر far P (Arab. فرّ furr, The best and handsomest) s. m. State, pomp, dignity, splendour, glory, lustre, beauty, grace.

فساد fasād A (from فسد) s. m. Depravity, ini- quity, wickedness, mischief, violence, war, hor- rour, mutiny, sedition, rebellion.

فريدون farīdūn P or firīdūn, n. prop. An ancient king of Persia.

فايده fāʼịda A (from فيد) s. m. Profit, gain, ad- vantage, utility, benefit, interest. فايده مند fāʼịda-mand, adj. Profitable, with profit, gain, or advantage, advantageous. فاٴيده اٿهـانا fāʼida

ففط faḳat̤ A (q. d. then enough. Comp. of ف Then, &c. and قط ḳat̤, Enough, which from قط ḳat̤t̤a, Chald. To cut) adv. Merely, sim- ply, only, solely.

فگار figār P adj. 1. Lame, crippled, wounded. 2. Afflicted, confused, distracted. دل فگار dil-figār, Heart-afflicting. فگار دل figār-dil, adj. Wounded at heart, afflicted in mind.

فاحش fāḥish A (part. act. of فحش) adj. Obscene, indecent, impudent, shameful, gross.

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