فارس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ر س (f-r-s)

Noun

فَارِس • (fāris) m (plural فُرْسَان (fursān) or فَوَارِس (fawāris))

1. horseman, rider
2. knight, cavalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
3. chevalier
4. hero
5. (in the plural) cavalry

Declension

Declension of noun فَارِس (fāris)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَارِس fāris	الْفَارِس al-fāris	فَارِس fāris
Nominative	فَارِسٌ fārisun	الْفَارِسُ al-fārisu	فَارِسُ fārisu
Accusative	فَارِسًا fārisan	الْفَارِسَ al-fārisa	فَارِسَ fārisa
Genitive	فَارِسٍ fārisin	الْفَارِسِ al-fārisi	فَارِسِ fārisi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَارِسَيْن fārisayn	الْفَارِسَيْن al-fārisayn	فَارِسَيْ fārisay
Nominative	فَارِسَانِ fārisāni	الْفَارِسَانِ al-fārisāni	فَارِسَا fārisā
Accusative	فَارِسَيْنِ fārisayni	الْفَارِسَيْنِ al-fārisayni	فَارِسَيْ fārisay
Genitive	فَارِسَيْنِ fārisayni	الْفَارِسَيْنِ al-fārisayni	فَارِسَيْ fārisay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُرْسَان‎; فَوَارِس fursān‎; fawāris	الْفُرْسَان‎; الْفَوَارِس al-fursān‎; al-fawāris	فُرْسَان‎; فَوَارِس fursān‎; fawāris
Nominative	فُرْسَانٌ‎; فَوَارِسُ fursānun‎; fawārisu	الْفُرْسَانُ‎; الْفَوَارِسُ al-fursānu‎; al-fawārisu	فُرْسَانُ‎; فَوَارِسُ fursānu‎; fawārisu
Accusative	فُرْسَانًا‎; فَوَارِسَ fursānan‎; fawārisa	الْفُرْسَانَ‎; الْفَوَارِسَ al-fursāna‎; al-fawārisa	فُرْسَانَ‎; فَوَارِسَ fursāna‎; fawārisa
Genitive	فُرْسَانٍ‎; فَوَارِسَ fursānin‎; fawārisa	الْفُرْسَانِ‎; الْفَوَارِسِ al-fursāni‎; al-fawārisi	فُرْسَانِ‎; فَوَارِسِ fursāni‎; fawārisi

Related terms

• فروسية

Descendants

• → Portuguese: alferes

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩 (pʾlsy /⁠Pārs⁠/).

Proper noun

فَارِس • (fāris) m or f

1. Persia

Declension

Declension of noun فَارِس (fāris)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	فَارِس fāris	—
Nominative	—	فَارِسُ fārisu	—
Accusative	—	فَارِسَ fārisa	—
Genitive	—	فَارِسَ fārisa	—

Related terms

• اَلْفَارِسِيَّة (al-fārisiyya)
• فُرْس (furs)
• فَارِسِيّ (fārisiyy)

Descendants

• → Persian: فارس (fârs)

Azerbaijani

Noun

فارس

1. Arabic spelling of fars

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Pārs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

Proper noun

فارس • (fârs)

1. Fars (a province of Iran)

   Synonym: پارس (pârs)

   استان فارس ― ostân-e fârs ― Fars Province

Noun

فارس • (fârs) (plural فارس‌ها (fârs-hâ))

1. Persian (people)
2. a Persian (person)

Synonyms

• پارس (pârs)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris).

Noun

فارس • (fâres)

1. horseman, rider

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَارِس (fāris), from Arabic فَارِس (fāris), from Early New Persian پَارْس (pārs, “Persia, Persis”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fɑː.ɾɪs/
• Hyphenation: فا‧رِس

Proper noun

فارِس • (fāris) f (Hindi spelling फ़ारिस)

1. Persia

   Synonym: اِیران (īrān)

   شَہَنْشاہِ فارِس ― śahanśāh-i fāris ― Emperor of Persia

Derived terms

• فارْسِی (fārsī, “Persian”)

References

• “فارس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.