فاره

See also: فارة and فأرة

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَأْرَة (faʔra, “mouse, rat”), singulative form of فَأْر (faʔr), from Proto-Semitic *paʔr- (“mouse”).

Noun

فاره • (fare) (definite accusative فاره‌یی (fareyi), plural فاره‌لر (fareler))

  1. mouse, rat, any small or medium-sized rodent of the genera Mus and Rattus
    Synonyms: صیچان (sıçan), موش (muş)

Derived terms

  • فاره قولاغی (fare kulağı, “sweet marjoram”)
  • فاره قپانی (fare kapanı, “mouse trap”)
  • فرعون فاره‌سی (firʼavun faresi, “ichneumon”)
  • هند فاره‌سی (hind faresi, “guinea pig”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: fare

Further reading

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