فرنگ farang P s. m. Europe.

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

فـﮩم fahm A s. m. Understanding, intellect, com- prehension.

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

فراده furāda A plur. (of فرد) Alone, single, so litary.

فولادي fūlād-ī P. 1. adj. Made of steel. 2. s. f. A pikestaff.

فارغ fārig̠ẖ A (part. act. of فرغ) adj. 1. Free, disengaged, at leisure, ceasing from labour on finishing it. 2. Absolved, discharged. 3. Con- tented. فارغ البال fārig̠ẖu-l-bāl, or فارغ الحال fārig̠ẖu-l-ḥāl, adj. Independent, contented, at ease. فارغ خطي fārig̠ẖ-ḵẖat̤t̤-ī, s. f. A deed of release or discharge, quittance. فارغ هونا fārig̠ẖ honā, To cease on finishing (from).

فلک falak A (Heb. Any thing round) s. m. 1. The heavens, sky, firmament, sphere. 2. Fate, fortune. (Plur. افلاک aflāk). فلک زده falak-zada, Stricken of fate, poor, crazy, lu- natick. فلک کو خبر نـﮩوني کسيکي falak ko ḵẖa- bar na honī kisī ke (lit. A thing being unknown to oneʼs stars) implies great inattention and ig- norance. Mīr Aﻌbdullāh Tajarrud says:-- تجهـ رو مين لطف هي سو ملک کو خبر نـﮩين خورشيد کيا هي اسکي فلک کو خبر نـﮩين Tujh rū meṅ lut̤f hai so malak ko ḵẖabar nahīṅ; ḵẖụrshaid kyā hai? uske falak ko ḵẖabar nahīṅ, There is a charm in thy face unknown even to angels; (compared to it) what is the sun? It is unknown to his orbit or sphere. فلک الافلاک falaku-l-aflāk, The primum mobile, empyrean heaven. فلک سير falak-sair, Like the heavens in motion, rapid in motion. فلک نشان falak- nishān, Like the heavens, high or vast as the heavens.

فتوح futūḥ A s. f. plur. (of فتح) 1. Victories. 2. (met.) Abundance, easy circumstances, income received gratuitously.

فالح fālij A (from فلج Heb. To divide) s. m. The palsy (especially, hemiplegia).