فارغ
See also: فارع
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ر غ (f r ḡ) |
| 15 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of فَرَغَ (faraḡa, “to become empty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faː.riɣ/
Adjective
فَارِغ • (fāriḡ) (feminine فَارِغَة (fāriḡa), masculine plural فُرَّاغ (furrāḡ), elative أَفْرَغ (ʔafraḡ))
- active participle of فَرَغَ or فَرِغَ (faraḡa or fariḡa).
- empty
- إِنَاء فَارِغ ― ʔināʔ fāriḡ ― an empty vessel
- inane, vacuous, useless[1]
- كَلَام فَارِغ ― kalām fāriḡ ― idle talk
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَارِغ fāriḡ |
الْفَارِغ al-fāriḡ |
فَارِغَة fāriḡa |
الْفَارِغَة al-fāriḡa |
| nominative | فَارِغٌ fāriḡun |
الْفَارِغُ al-fāriḡu |
فَارِغَةٌ fāriḡatun |
الْفَارِغَةُ al-fāriḡatu |
| accusative | فَارِغًا fāriḡan |
الْفَارِغَ al-fāriḡa |
فَارِغَةً fāriḡatan |
الْفَارِغَةَ al-fāriḡata |
| genitive | فَارِغٍ fāriḡin |
الْفَارِغِ al-fāriḡi |
فَارِغَةٍ fāriḡatin |
الْفَارِغَةِ al-fāriḡati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَارِغَيْن fāriḡayn |
الْفَارِغَيْن al-fāriḡayn |
فَارِغَتَيْن fāriḡatayn |
الْفَارِغَتَيْن al-fāriḡatayn |
| nominative | فَارِغَانِ fāriḡāni |
الْفَارِغَانِ al-fāriḡāni |
فَارِغَتَانِ fāriḡatāni |
الْفَارِغَتَانِ al-fāriḡatāni |
| accusative | فَارِغَيْنِ fāriḡayni |
الْفَارِغَيْنِ al-fāriḡayni |
فَارِغَتَيْنِ fāriḡatayni |
الْفَارِغَتَيْنِ al-fāriḡatayni |
| genitive | فَارِغَيْنِ fāriḡayni |
الْفَارِغَيْنِ al-fāriḡayni |
فَارِغَتَيْنِ fāriḡatayni |
الْفَارِغَتَيْنِ al-fāriḡatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فُرَّاغ furrāḡ |
الْفُرَّاغ al-furrāḡ |
فَارِغَات fāriḡāt |
الْفَارِغَات al-fāriḡāt |
| nominative | فُرَّاغٌ furrāḡun |
الْفُرَّاغُ al-furrāḡu |
فَارِغَاتٌ fāriḡātun |
الْفَارِغَاتُ al-fāriḡātu |
| accusative | فُرَّاغًا furrāḡan |
الْفُرَّاغَ al-furrāḡa |
فَارِغَاتٍ fāriḡātin |
الْفَارِغَاتِ al-fāriḡāti |
| genitive | فُرَّاغٍ furrāḡin |
الْفُرَّاغِ al-furrāḡi |
فَارِغَاتٍ fāriḡātin |
الْفَارِغَاتِ al-fāriḡāti |
Synonyms
- (active participle): فَرِغ (fariḡ)
Descendants
- Maltese: fieragħ
- → Azerbaijani: fariğ
- → Persian: فارغ (fâreġ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: فارغ (fâriğ)
- → Turkish: fariğ
- → Phalura: faaríɣ
References
- ^ Wehr, Hans (1979) “فارغ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَارِغ (fāriḡ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /faː.ˈɾiɣ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fɑː.ɾɪ́ɣ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fɒː.ɹéɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fɔ.ɾíʁ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | fāriġ |
| Dari reading? | fāriġ |
| Iranian reading? | fâreġ |
| Tajik reading? | foriġ |
Adjective
فارِغ • (fâreġ) (comparative فارِغ‌تَر, superlative فارِغ‌تَرین)
- unencumbered, unburdened, free, unconcerned with
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 368:
- امتحان خود چو کردی ای فلان / فارغ آیی ز امتحان دیگران
- emtehân-e xod čo kardi ey folân / fâreġ âyi z-emtehân-e digarân
- When you have made trial of yourself, o such-and-such, you will be unconcerned with making trial of others.
- 1973, Iraj Pezeshkzad, translated by Dick Davis, دایی جان ناپلئون [My Uncle Napoleon], Random House, →ISBN:
- حتی یک لحظه از یاد چشمهای لیلی و نگاه او نمی‌توانستم فارغ شوم […]
- hattâ yek lahze az yâd-e češm-hâ-ye leyli va negâh-e u ne-mi-tavânestam fâreġ šavam […]
- I couldn't get free of the memory of Layli’s eyes and of her gaze even for a moment […]
- (of a woman) having delivered
Derived terms
- فارِغ شُدَن (fâreġ šodan)
- فارِغ کَردَن (fâreġ kardan)
Descendants
- → Gujarati: ફારગ (phārag)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਾਰਗ਼ (fāraġ)
- Shahmukhi script: فَارِغ (fāriġ)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فارغ (fāriġ), from Arabic فَارِغ (fāriḡ). Compare Punjabi فارَغ (fāraġ) / ਫ਼ਾਰਗ਼ (fāraġ), Gujarati ફારગ (phārag).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fɑː.ɾɪɣ/
- Rhymes: -ɪɣ
- Hyphenation: فا‧رِغ
Adjective
فارِغ • (fāriġ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling फ़ारिग़)
- free, unoccupied
- at leisure
- discharged, absolved
- (rare) empty
- (colloquial) fired (from a job)
- (slang) crap; useless
Further reading
- “فارغ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “فارغ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “فارغ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “فارغ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “فارغ”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 865
- John Shakespear (1834) “فارغ”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC