فرح

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Form 1فَرِحَ3 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarفَرَحٌ

Core sense — he rejoiced, was joyful or glad; he exulted beyond measuregenerated

1.1he rejoiced, was joyful or glad, or was happy, because of him, or it—فَرِحَ بِهِ

. He rejoiced; he was joyful, or glad; or he was happy; syn. سُرَّ.

Or: he felt a lightness in his heart; or his bosom became dilated with a delight or pleasure of short duration, passing, not lasting, as is the case with bodily and worldly pleasures. Er-Rāghib: فَرَحٌ differs from سُرُورٌ in the way explained below, though each is sometimes used with the meaning of the other.

Syn. سُرَّ.

1.1.1

He was, or became, well pleased, or content.

1.1.2

He exulted, or rejoiced beyond measure; or he exulted greatly and behaved insolently and ungratefully.

The verb is used in this sense in the Qurʾān 28:76.

Qur’ān 28:76 approximate — somewhere between 28:45 and 28:88 Lane cites “Kur xxviii. 76”

Qur’ān 28:76 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

إِنَّ قَـٰرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُۥ لَتَنُوٓأُ بِٱلْعُصْبَةِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ لَا تَفْرَحْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرِحِينَ

Qarun was doubtless, of the people of Moses; but he acted insolently towards them: such were the treasures We had bestowed on him that their very keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men, behold, his people said to him: "Exult not, for Allah loveth not those who exult (in riches).Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 3 shown of 16

10:58

قُلْ بِفَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِۦ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا۟ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Say: "In the bounty of Allah. And in His Mercy,- in that let them rejoice": that is better than the (wealth) they hoard.

30:4

فِى بِضْعِ سِنِينَ ۗ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِنۢ بَعْدُ ۚ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice-

40:75

ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ

"That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, A, L, Msb, K, &c.,) [aor. فَرَحَ ,] inf. n. فَرَحٌ , (S, * L, * Msb, &c.,) He rejoiced; was joyful, or glad; or was happy; (S, A, L, Msb, K, &c.;) syn. سُرَّ : (S, A, Msb, * &c.:) or he experienced a sensation of lightness in his heart: (Th, TA:) or his bosom became dilated with delight, or pleasure, of short continuance, transitory, or fleeting, not lasting, as is the case in bodily and worldly pleasures; فَرَحٌ differing from سُرُورٌ in the manner expl. below, though each is sometimes used as syn. with the other. (Er-Rághib, TA.) You say, فَرِحَ بِهِ He rejoiced, was joyful, or glad, or was happy, by reason of him, or it; syn. سُرَّ . (S, A, Msb. *) And He was, or became, well pleased, or content. And He exulted, or rejoiced above measure; or he exulted greatly, and behaved insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully. (S, Msb, K.) The verb is used in this sense in the Kur xxviii. 76. (TA.)

Form 2فَرَّحَ1 sense

Core sense — he gladdened him, he made him joyfulgenerated

2.1

See the entry that follows.

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see the paragraph here following.

Form 4افرحهُ5 senses · 2 main

maṣdarإِفْرَاحٌ

Core sense — he, or it, gladdened him; it grieved him; it overburdened himgenerated

4.1he, or it, rejoiced him, gladdened him, or made him happy—فرّحهُ

Maṣdar تَفْرِيحٌ.

[Or he gave him a sensation of lightness of heart; or made his bosom dilate with a delight or pleasure of short duration, passing, not lasting, as is the case with bodily and worldly pleasures. See فَرَحٌ.]

4.1.1

He, or it, made him well pleased, or content.

4.1.2

He, or it, made him exult, or rejoice beyond measure; or made him exult greatly and behave insolently and ungratefully.

4.2

Also he, or it, grieved him, or made him unhappy; literally, deprived him of joy or of happiness — as أَشْكَاهُ means “he made his complaint cease.” [So it has two opposite meanings.]

4.2.1

It burdened him, burdened him heavily, or overburdened him: said of a debt, according to AA, or of a thing.

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, (S, A, Msb, K,) inf. n. إِفْرَاحٌ ; (S;) and فرّحهُ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. تَفْرِيحٌ ; (S;) He, or it, rejoiced him; gladdened him; made him joyful, or glad; or made him happy: (S, A, Msb, K:) [or occasioned him a sensation of lightness of heart: or made his bosom to become dilated with delight, or pleasure, of short continuance, transitory, or fleeting, not lasting, as is the case in bodily and worldly pleasures. See فَرَحٌ .] And He, or it, made him to be well pleased, or content. (Msb.) And He, or it, made him to exult, or rejoice above measure; or to exult greatly, and to behave insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully. (Msb, K.) Also He, or it, grieved him; or made him unhappy; lit. deprived him of joy; or of happiness: like as أَشْكَاهُ signifies “ he made his complaint to cease. ” (L.) [Thus it has two contr. meanings.] And It (a debt, AA, S, TA, or a thing, TA) burdened him, burdened him heavily, or overburdened him. (AA, S, K, TA.)

Derived nouns 14

Nounفَرَحٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — joy, gladness, happiness; exultation beyond measure; a festivitygenerated

Maṣdar of فَرِحَ; and as a simple noun: joy, mirth, or gladness; or happiness; syn. سُرُورٌ.

Opposite of حُزْنٌ and of تَرَحٌ; in art. ترح.

Or a sensation of lightness of the heart; or a dilatation of the bosom with a delight or pleasure of short duration, passing, not lasting, as is the case with bodily and worldly pleasures; while سُرُورٌ is a dilatation of the bosom with a delight or pleasure in which there is quiet, tranquillity, or rest of mind, whether of short or of long duration. But each is sometimes used with the meaning of the other. Er-Rāghib.

1.1

A state of being well pleased, or content, with a thing.

1.2

Exultation, or a rejoicing beyond measure; or a state of exulting greatly and behaving insolently and ungratefully.

1.3

Also a festivity, or merry-making; particularly, as the word is used today, on the occasion of a marriage.

1.4

Plural أَفْرَاحٌ.

1.5

In the saying of Muteea Ibn-Iyás: [Sorrow, or sadness, has overcome happiness, and what we dislike has been given a turn to prevail over what we love]

shāhid

قَدْ ظَفِرَ الحُزْنُ بِالسُّرُورِ وَقَدْأُدِيلَ مَكْرُوهُنَا مِنَ الفَرَحِ

By مِنَ الفَرَحِ he means مِنَ المَفْرُوحِ بِهِ, that is, المَحْبُوبِ.

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[inf. n. of فَرِحَ , q. v.: as a simple subst.,] Joy, mirth, or gladness; or happiness; (S, L, Msb, K;) syn. سُرُورٌ ; (Msb, K;) contr. of حُزْنٌ , (L,) and of تَرَحٌ : (S and A in art ترح :) or a sensation of lightness of the heart: (Th, TA:) or dilatation of the bosom with delight, or pleasure, of short continuance, transitory, or fleeting, not lasting, as is the case in bodily and worldly pleasures; whereas سُرُورٌ is dilatation of the bosom with delight, or pleasure, wherein is quiet or tranquillity or rest of mind, of short or of long continuance; but each is sometimes used as syn. with the other. (Er-Rághib, TA.) And A state of being well pleased, or content, with a thing. (Msb.) And Exultation, or a rejoicing above measure; or a state of exulting greatly, and behaving insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully. (S, Msb, K.) [Also A festivity, or merry-making; particularly, as used in the present day, on the occasion of a marriage. Pl. أَفْرَاحٌ .] In the saying of Muteea Ibn-Iyás, 1 [Sorrow, or sadness, has overcome happiness, and the object of our dislike, or hatred, has been given a turn to prevail over the object of our love], by مِنَ الفَرَحِ he means مِنَ المَفْرُوحِ بِهِ , i. e. المَحْبُوبِ . (Ham p. 391.) قَدْ ظَفِرَ الحُزْنُ بِالسُّرُورِ وَقَدْ | أُدِيلَ مَكْرُوهُنَا مِنَ الفَرَحِ

Nounفَرُحٌ1 sense

Core sense — rejoicing, joyful, or gladgenerated

See the entry that follows.

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: see the paragraph here following.

Nounفَرِحٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — rejoicing, joyful, glad; well pleased; exulting beyond measuregenerated

1rejoicing because of what God has given them of his bounty—فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ ٱللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ

Also فَرْحَانُ and فَرُحٌ, as in some copies of the K and in the L and other lexicons, or فَرُوحٌ as in other copies and mentioned by IJ, and فَارِحٌ and مَفْرُوحٌ, the last mentioned by IJ.

Feminine of the first فَرِحَةٌ; of the second فَرْحَى and فَرْحَانَةٌ, though ISd was not certain that this last is correct.

Plural of the first فَرِحُونَ; of the second فَرَاحَى and فَرْحَى.

Rejoicing, joyful, or glad; or happy; or feeling a lightness in the heart; or having the bosom dilated with a delight or pleasure of short duration, passing, not lasting, as is the case with bodily and worldly pleasures. See فَرَحٌ.

Hence, in the Qurʾān 3:164.

1.1every sect is well pleased, or content, with the religion which it has—كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

And well pleased, or content; from which, in the Qurʾān 23:55 and 30:31.

1.2God does not love those who exult, or rejoice beyond measure—إِنَّ ٱللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الفَرِحِينَ

And exulting, or rejoicing beyond measure; or exulting greatly and behaving insolently and ungratefully; from which, in the Qurʾān 28:76.

Qur’ānic occurrences فَرِح 3 shown of 6

11:10

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـٰهُ نَعْمَآءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتُ عَنِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ

But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversity hath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:" Behold! he falls into exultation and pride.

23:53

فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself.

30:32

مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ شِيَعًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!

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and فَرْحَانُ (Msb, K) and فَرُحٌ , as in some copies of the K and in the L and other lexicons, or فَرُوحٌ , as in other copies and mentioned by IJ, (TA,) and فَارِحٌ and مَفْرُوحٌ , (K,) the last mentioned by IJ; (TA;) fem. [of the first] فَرِحَةٌ and [of the second] فَرْحَى (Msb, K) and فَرْحَانَةٌ , (K,) but of the correctness of this last ISd was not certain: (TA:) pl. [of the first] فَرِحُونَ (S, Msb) and [of the second] فَرَاحَى and فَرْحَى : (K, TA:) Rejoicing, joyful, or glad; or happy: (Msb, K:) [or experiencing a sensation of lightness in the heart: or having the bosom dilated with delight, or pleasure, of short continuance, transitory, or fleeting, not lasting, as is the case in bodily and worldly pleasures. See فَرَحٌ .] Hence, in the Kur [iii. 164], فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ ٱللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ [Rejoicing by reason of that which God has given them of his bounty]. (Msb.) And Well pleased, or content: whence, in the Kur [xxiii. 55 and xxx. 31], كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ [Every sect is well pleased, or content, with that religion which it has]. (Msb.) And Exulting, or rejoicing above measure; or exulting greatly, and behaving insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully: (S, Msb, K:) whence, in the Kur [xxviii. 76], إِنَّ ٱللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الفَرِحِينَ [Verily God does not love those who exult, or rejoice above measure; &c.]. (S, Msb.)

Nounفَرْحَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a joy, a gladness, a happinessgenerated

A joy, or gladness; or a happiness: see an example under تَرْحَةٌ.

1.1

See also the entry that follows, in two places.

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[A joy, or gladness; or a happiness]: see an ex. voce تَرْحَةٌ . See also the next paragraph, in two places.

Nounفُرْحَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a cause of joy; a gift given to one who brings good newsgenerated

A cause of joy or gladness, or of happiness; a thing by which one is made joyful, glad, or happy; as also فَرْحَةٌ; syn. مَسَرَّةٌ.

1.1you have a gift from me for announcing a joyful event, if you announce such an event to me—لَكَ عِنْدِى فَرْحَةٌ إِنْ بَشَّرْتَنِى

And a thing that you give to one who gladdens you; a recompense that you give him; as also فَرْحَةٌ.

In one of my copies of the S أَىْ بَشَّرْتَنِى, as though this were an explanation, but the former is the right reading.

the same—فُرْحَةٌ

Meaning بُشْرَى.

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A cause of joy or gladness, or of happiness; a thing whereby one is made joyful or glad, or happy; as also فَرْحَةٌ ; syn. مَسَرَّةٌ . (K.) And A thing that thou givest to him that rejoices thee; (L, K;) a recompense that thou givest him; (L;) [as also فَرْحَةٌ ; for] you say, لَكَ عِنْدِى فَرْحَةٌ إِنْ بَشَّرْتَنِى , (S, A, [in one of my copies of the S أَىْ بَشَّرْتَنِى , as though this were an explanation, but the former is the right reading,]) and فُرْحَةٌ , (S,) meaning بُشْرَى [i. e. There is for thee, with me, a gift for announcing a joyful event, if thou announce to me such an event]. (A.)

Nounفَرْحَانُ1 sense

Core sense — rejoicing, joyful, or gladgenerated

Feminine فَرْحَى, and according to the K فَرْحَانَةٌ also: see فَرِحٌ.

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; fem. فَرْحَى , and accord. to the K فَرْحَانَةٌ also: see فَرِحٌ .

Nounفَرْحَانَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — white trufflesgenerated

White كَمْأَة [or truffles]: from Kr. But ISd states that the word transmitted to him is with ق, that is, قُرْحَانٌ, of which قُرْحَانَةٌ is mentioned as an ism waḥda.

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White كَمْأَة [or truffles]: (K:) from Kr: but ISd states the word transmitted to him to be with ق [i. e. قُرْحَانٌ , of which قُرْحَانَةٌ is mentioned as a n. un.]. (L, TA.)

Nounفَرُوحٌ1 sense

Core sense — rejoicing, joyful, or gladgenerated

See فَرِحٌ.

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: see فَرِحٌ .

Nounفَارِحٌ1 sense

Core sense — rejoicing, joyful, or gladgenerated

See فَرِحٌ.

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: see فَرِحٌ .

Nounمُفْرَحٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man overburdened by debt and unable to pay it; needy; poorgenerated

1one who is overburdened by debt shall not be left unbefriended among the Muslims—لاَ يُتْرَكُ فِى الإِسْلَامِ مُفْرَحٌ

A man burdened, or heavily burdened, or overburdened, by debt, or by a fine or the like, and unable to pay it; or needy, or in want; overcome; and poor; or poor, possessing no property; or one who is not known to have any kinsfolk or near relations.

In a tradition where it occurs in this last sense as some relate it, others relate it with ج, and so also in the sense next following: a slain person found between two towns or villages.

they shall not leave one who is overburdened by debt until they help him discharge what has become due from him, of a bloodwit or a ransom—لاَيَتْرُكُوا مُفْرَحاً حَتَّى يُعِينُوهُ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَقْلٍ أَوْ فِدَآءٍ

In the tradition where this is said, the word has the first of the meanings given above, according to A'Obeyd.

These words were in the writing that the Apostle of God wrote as a covenant between the Muhájirs and the Anṣār. Ez-Zuhree: in it مُفْرَحاً means مَفْدُوحاً.

The meaning is that his debt shall be paid for him from the treasury of the state; so says As, and he disallowed saying in this case مُفْرَجٌ, with ج.

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A man burdened, or burdened heavily, or overburdened, by debt, (A'Obeyd, S, TA,) or by a fine, or the like, and unable to pay it: (A'Obeyd, TA:) or needy, or in want; overcome; and poor: (K:) or poor, possessing no property: (TA:) one who is not known to have any kinsfolk or near relations; (K, TA;) but in a trad. in which it occurs in this sense as related by some, it is, as others relate the trad., with ج ; and so in the sense next following: (TA:) and a slain person found between two towns or villages. (K.) In the trad. in which it is said لاَ يُتْرَكُ فِى الإِسْلَامِ مُفْرَحٌ it has the first of the significations mentioned above accord. to A'Obeyd [i. e. the saying means One who is burdened, or burdened heavily, or overburdened, by debt, &c., shall not be left unbefriended among the Muslims]. (TA.) And in the writing that the Apostle of God wrote [as a covenant] between the Muhájirs and the Ansár were the words, لاَيَتْرُكُوا مُفْرَحاً حَتَّى يُعِينُوهُ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَقْلٍ أَوْ فِدَآءٍ , in which مُفْرَحاً means مَفْدُوحاً , (Ez-Zuhree, As, S,) i. e. [They shall not leave] one who is burdened, or burdened heavily, or overburdened, by debt, [until they aid him to acquit himself of what has become incumbent on him, of a bloodwit or a ransom,] meaning that his debt shall be paid for him from the treasury of the state: so says As; and he disallowed the saying [in this case] مُفْرَجٌ , [q. v.,] with ج . (S.)

Nounمُفْرِحٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing that makes one joyful, glad, or happygenerated

1nothing that makes joyful, and by which one is made joyful, makes me happy by it—مَا يَسُرُّنِى بِهِ مُفْرِحٌ

A thing that makes joyful or glad, or that makes happy; and مَفْرُوحٌ بِهِ: a thing by which one is made joyful or glad, or happy.

the same—مَفْرُوحٌ بِهِ

One should not say مَفْرُوحٌ by itself.

Said of an affair, or event. See also فُرْحَةٌ.

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A thing that makes joyful or glad, or that makes happy: (T, L:) [and مَفْرُوحٌ بِهِ a thing by which one is made joyful or glad, or by which one is made happy:] one says, مَا يَسُرُّنِى بِهِ مُفْرِحٌ , (As, T, S, L,) and مَفْرُوحٌ بِهِ , for which one should not say مَفْرُوحٌ [alone], (As, S,) [i. e. Nothing that makes joyful &c., and by which one is made joyful &c., renders me happy by means of it,] relating to an affair, or event. (S.) [See also فُرْحَةٌ .]

Nounمُفَرِّحٌ1 sense

Core sense — a medicine that gladdens one who is in griefgenerated

A certain well-known medicine that raises the spirits; a medicine given to drink to one who is in grief, after which he becomes happy. It is called this by the physicians; others call it سُلْوَانٌ. In art. سلو.

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A certain well-known [exhilarating] medicine; (S, K;) a certain medicine which is given to drink to him who is in grief, and in consequence of which he becomes happy; thus called by the physicians, and by others called سُلْوَانٌ . (S in art. سلو .)

Nounمِفْرَاحٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who rejoices much, or oftengenerated

One who rejoices much, or often; or one who rejoices whenever fortune makes him happy.

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One who rejoices much, or often: (K:) or one who rejoices [app. much] whenever fortune renders him happy. (S.)

Nounمَفْرُوحٌ2 senses

Core sense — a thing by which one is made joyful or gladgenerated

See مُفْرِحٌ, in two places.

And see فَرِحٌ.

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: see مُفْرِحٌ , in two places: and see فَرِحٌ .