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.

فو fū A s. m. Valerian.

فرمان farmān P s. m. 1. A mandate, command, order, edict. 2. A royal patent, grant. فرمان بردار farmān-bardār, adj. Subject to orders, subject, obedient, charged with orders. فرمان برداري farmān-bardār-ī, s. f. Obedience, fealty, subjection. فرمان ده farmān-dih, Giving or- ders, a ruler. فرمان روا farmān-rawā, Whose command passes current, entitled to command, a sovereign, a commander. فرمان روائي farmān- rawā-ī, s. f. Sovereignty, sway. P. H. فرمانا farmānā (from فرمان) v. a. To order, to command; (speaking with great respect) to say, to make or do, to grant, deign, vouchsafe, commit (to).

فرصت furṣat A (from فرص) s. f. Leisure, free- dom, ease, convenience, opportunity, occasion, time, relief, rest.

فحوا faḥwā A s. m. Style, contents, signification, sense, drift, tenour, meaning. (Plur. فحاوي faḥāwī). فحواي کلام faḥwā-e-kalām, Significa- tion, sense, scope, meaning, spirit, contents, drift, tenour of the speech or discourse.

فرامرز farāmarz P s. m. Keeper of a fortress: n. prop. The son of Rustam.

فاضل fāẓil A (part. act. of فضل) adj. 1. Excel- lent, learned, virtuous. 2. Abundant.

فرانا farrānā H. (perhaps, from s. r. स्फुर Start, throb. See فرّاٿا) v. n. 1. To sneeze (a horse). 2. (for پهـرانا) To come quickly.

فغفور fag̠ẖfūr P s. m. The emperour of China.

فاخر fāḵẖir A (part. act. of فخر) 1. adj. Excellent, precious, sumptuous, valuable: (fem. فاخره). 2. s. m. A boaster, an egotist.